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Cleaner brows and added lashes make a more dramatic look
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the natural eyelash with a
specially formulated bonding
agent,” said Legette. Each
lash is applied to the individ
ual lash, one lash at a time,
making them more weightless
than the old brand, and with
out causing premature loss of
natural lashes, added
Legette.
Bond lashes have to be dis
posed of daily, however indi
vidual lashes can last up to
two weeks. While bond lash
es are cheaper (average cost
about $20) and can be done at
home, Legette explained they
tend to lift off the eye by the
end of the day. False lashes
also eliminate some make-up
costs, because they define the
Holiday spirit of giving
Holiday recipes from
Mert’s Heart and Soul
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Shrimp Pilau (serves 6)
' 4 slices bacon
2 tablespoons chopped bell
pepper
1/2 cup celery cut small
1 cup rice (raw)
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
2 cups shrimp
• 1 tablespoon flour, add salt
and pepper to taste
Cook bacon to a crisp. Save
tni later. In another pot melt
butter. Add celery and bell
pepper. Cook eight minutes.
Add shrimp which have been
sprinkled w/Worcestershire
sauce and flour. Cook until
flour is cooked. Season with
salt and nepper. Add cooked
' rice and mix imtil rice is “all
I buttery and shrimp}^. You
may add more butter.
Crumble the crisp bacon and
• stir into the pot.
' Catfish and Gravy
► This is a simple recipe and
' a one pan (old black iron fiy-
ing pan)
2-strips bacon
1 (3oz) onion
r 1 cup flour
» 1 (3oz) bell pepper
► 2 catfish fillets
- 4 cups water
- Salt and pepper
Fry bacon set aside. Flour
I fish (add salt and pepper)
• and brown in skillet. Set
r aside. Add bell pepper and
onion. Add flour to pan if
. needed. Blend in water as
needed. Add fish and let sim
mer 2-3 minutes. Serve over
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eye without the need for mas
cara.
Evangeline Bullock started
getting her lashes done about
a month ago. “I needed a dif
ferent look,” said Bullock.
“This is my third time getting
lashes done.”
Bullock likes they way they
look, and that they are a has
sle-free change. “I sleep in
my lashes and everything,”
said Bullock, “They feel com
pletely natural, and you for
get you have them on.”
Depending on your face and
eye shape, a combination of
lashes and arched brows
might be just the change you
need to add a little pizzazz to
your look. “If your eyes are
more slanted, you might want
a longer thinner eyebrow and
shorter lashes,” said Legette.
“If you have bigger eyes, a
thicker brow and longer lash
es would be peifect for you.”
‘TMy goal is to make you look
and feel as beautiful as you
are,” said Legette.
Costs depend on technique,
and in the case of lashes if you
are using synthetic or natural
lashes. Tb find out your facial
structure visit www.eye-
browz.com/faceshape.htm.
For more information or to a
consultation call Legette at
Eden Salon at (704) 348-0848.
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bought 10 more so he could feed 200.
‘We are feeding the body, mind and spirit of Charlotte. The
radio station, along with my foundation, Jaye Delai 101 Steps
to Sucdess, and people like Bi-Lo and Allure Restaurant and
Lounge are making a grassroots effort to feed the homeless of
Charlotte,” he said.
Delai said there will also be a collection of coats, new and gen
tly used, blankets and other clothing.
Things kick off at 10 a.m. at Allure, which is located at 1508
, S. Mint St, For more information, call (704) 877-7418.
Donations are needed for the New Outreach Christian
Center’s 16th annual Christmas Morning meal. The center is
seeking bicycles and breakfast items. "lb give or for more infor
mation, call Pastor Brenda Stevenson (704) 398-1777.
The Charlotte Chapter of Elizabeth City State LFniversity is
providing dinner at the Emergency Shelter on Statesville
Avenue. ECSU alumni are preparing food for the meal, to be
served Saturday at 6 p.m.
Lb give or for information, call chapter president Landon
Miales at (704) 948-1668.
The Christmas Cake
2-1/2 cups cake flour
8 egg yolks
2-1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
3/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-174 teaspoons lemon
flavor
3/4 cup butter
1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1-1/4 cups sugar
Sift flour and baking pow
der twice. Cream butter and
sugar until mixture is light.
Add egg yolks that have been
beaten until very thick. Add
dry ingredients alternating
with milk and flavorings.
Beat well after each addition.
Pour into 2 9-inch greased
cake pans.
The frosting
1 cup sugar
1 cup com syrup
2 tablespoons water
3 egg whites
2 teaspoons vanilla
Combine sugar, com syrup
and water. Cover and bring
to a brisk boil. Remove cover
and boil until hard ball stage
is reached when dropped into
cool water Beat egg whites
and while mixing add vanil
la.
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Gullah favorites, including
shrimp and grits, southern
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and cheese. Mert’s is located
at 214 North College Street
and open for lunch and din
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