Every month, Brighton beauty blogger Rosie Crompton brings you all the latest in beauty news and reviews – from reporting on the latest trends to discovering the best local beauty spots. This week, she tells us about her favourite new beauty treatment...

I wasn't blessed with lovely long lashes. Mine are short and straight – even the best mascaras don't improve them much, and don't even talk to me about eyelash curlers.

I'd really wanted to get eyelash extensions since my sister-in-law wowed me with her beautiful long, curled and natural looking lashes, until she told me she'd paid £80 to get them put on and a further £30 every two to three weeks for infills.

But then I found Lashes by Irene. Irene offers affordable eyelash extensions (among other beauty treatments) at her home salon in Brighton and asks for just £35 for a full set of premium silk lashes and £20 for infills.

Irene is lovely: she is so welcoming and takes great pride in her work, laboriously adding lashes for two hours until she knew they looked perfect. The treatment takes a long time, but is so worth it!

The finished look, pictured above, gives me long, luscious lashes that look and feel natural. There's no need for mascara (in the pictures I am only wearing mascara on my bottom lashes) and I am absolutely loving waking up in the morning being half made up already!

It’s a bold statement, but I’m not afraid to say it – eyelash extensions are topping my list of all time favourite beauty treatments. I can’t stop fluttering my lovely, long lashes.

To find out more about Lashes By Irene or book an appointment, visit www.lashesbyirene.co.uk

You can read more of Rosie’s beauty chatter on her blog www.everythingsrosieblog.com, or follow her on twitter @evrythngsrosiex