Defending champion Carol Ashby intends to have her eyelashes permed before the Potters Holidays Ladies World Match Play Championship semi-final against Julie Forrest.

It follows her decision to tattoo semi-permanent make-up on her eyes and lips 24 hours before Monday's quarter-final triumph over Amy Monkhouse at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk.

The Eastbourne bowler, who became the first woman to qualify for a World Bowls Tour event this season, said: "I am lazy and having this treatment will give me an extra few minutes in bed as I won't have to apply much make-up when I get up.

"It'll save me a fortune. The treatment on my eyes and lips should last for about five or six years.

"I'm also doing it because I can!

"I'd been intending to have my face and lips done but there was nowhere around Eastbourne that did it but there happened to be a place that did it near the world championships venue.

"I don't think my new look will put my opponent off, although it might have done if the treatment had gone wrong and it looked like I had two black eyes with lips looking like they'd been punched by a boxer.

"I won't be fluttering my eyelids at Julie to distract her. It wouldn't make any difference."

But extrovert Ashby, who has tattoos and piercings and has posed for glamour shots, is looking for revenge.

She was defeated by Forrest in the Scottish Masters final.

"I believe I played better than Julie but a tie-break system helped her. I can't be thinking about whether victory this time would be sweeter but it would be nice.

"I hope I can repeat last year's result at the worlds when I beat her in the semis."

The 36-year-old hopes to keep improving on her performance against Monkhouse, the Commonwealth Games bronze medallist from Lincolnshire.

She said: "At least I played better then I did in practice against Amy.

"We both struggled early on but I got better."