Celebrities and your favourite social-media stars necessarily the work of meticulously maintained eyelash extensions or false lashes. In fact, many individuals would swear they are wearing only one coat of mascara – or nothing at all. They’d be telling the truth… kind of. Their long, perfectly curled lashes are instead credited to a new generation of eyelash serums, lengthening mascaras and lifting treatments that offer an eye-defining alternative to falsies in a time where ‘no make-up’ make-up is de rigueur, but most people don’t want to go completely barefaced.
You’ve seen the commercials for the expensive mascaras that claim to make your lashes longer and stronger. But you don’t need to spend a crazy amount of money on mascara to achieve the same effect. You can purchase any ordinary brand and still have long, luscious lashes that would make anyone jealous.
Start with a clean canvas. For best results, begin your makeup routine with a quick cleanse. Wipe off any old makeup and mascara so that your lashes are fresh. Warm up your mascara tube. Dip your closed mascara tube in a cup of warm water from the tap. Let it sit for a few minutes while you apply your foundational makeup and do your hair. Be gentle with the bristles of the wand when taking it out to use. You don’t want to damage them in order to extend the wand’s length and quality. Swipe both sides of your lashes. Covering both the top and bottom of your lashes will help to define them. Angle your wand vertically to extend your lashes. Normally you would apply mascara by holding the wand horizontally with the bristles pointing up and down. For longer lashes, hold the wand up and down and paint a couple of lashes at a time with the bristles going sideways.
First use a coat of black mascara, then brush dark brown along the tips, and finish up by reapplying black. This adds dimension without being obvious.
