From a background on stage and screen, the Eylure brand has been at the forefront of eye enhancement for over 60 years. We have expanded our range over time to offer everyone the very best tricks of the beauty trade.
Legendary eyelash brand, Eylure, has created
the perfect recipe for success during its 60-year
history in the beauty business: a large dash
of creativity from its make-up artist founders
(and brothers) David and Eric Aylott mixed with
a generous dose of Hollywood sparkle.
David and Eric Aylott both served in the RAF
during the Second World War, but resumed their
careers as make-up artists in 1946. The Aylotts
set up their own business, developing techniques
that would hold them in good stead when they
went to Hollywood.
During this period, the brothers perfected
their eyelashes and worked with a number of
Hollywood's greatest actresses such as Marlene
Dietrich, Joan Collins, Joan Fontaine, Ingrid
Bergman, Deborah Kerr, Sophia Loren and Elizabeth
Taylor.
Skilled in the art of preparing wigs, beards,
moustaches and eyelashes, the pair worked on
several Hollywood blockbusters including: Alexander
The Great, No Highway,
Island in the Sun, Anastasia,
The Journey, The Millionairess
and Cleopatra.
By the late 1940's, their eyelashes were in such strong
demand that they set up Eylure's first outlet
in London's theatre district with a shop next
to the Warner Theatre in Leicester Square. While
usage in the 1940s and 1950s was predominantly
in the showbusiness world, by the 1960s, Eylure
lashes hit the mainstream - enabling ordinary
women to recreate the groundbreaking looks designed
by Mary Quant.
By now, Eylure's fame had spread to such an
extent that sponsorship of the Miss England
competition was followed by the opening of the
Eylure shop in London's über-glam Grosvenor
Street.
In 1991, Eylure became part of Original Additions
and was immediately snapped up by a host of
fashion-conscious A-list celebrities including
Nicole Kidman, Lisa Kudrow, Minnie Driver, Kylie
Minogue and Victoria Beckham. They are also
regularly used by make-up artists on popular
soap, EastEnders and Strictly
Come Dancing.