Long, lush and thick lashes can definitely be a gals best friend – brightening your eyes, and really adding a flawless, ready-to-tackle-the-world glow that’s tough to find any other way. From thickening and lengthening mascaras to false lashes and other tools to get rid of clumps, finding the ultimate solution to perfect lashes is on all of our to do lists. Here’s a look at 5 tricks to getting flawless eyelashes every time.
1. Use a spoon while applying mascara to your lower lashes. This will help protect the skin and under eye are from any smudges or excess. Hold the curved side of the spoon away from your skin and then simply apply your mascara. You can use the same trick on your upper lashes too!
2. Try bending the brush on the mascara wand to make it more easily maneuverable. Shaping the brush will make getting those hard to reach lashes much easier, while also giving you a better angle with more control. When removing the mascara wand from its tube, just give the brush a small bend – making it perpendicular to the handle.
3. Add a sprinkle of baby powder to lashes in between the first and second coats – this will plump up the lashes. The soft powder will stick to the first layer of mascara adding volume and depth.
4. For the ultimate in length and curl, heat your lash curler with a blow dryer (just a few seconds!) before use. Be sure to make sure it’s not super hot (you can test it on the back of your hand) and then go for it. Curl your lashes like you normally would, only you’ll see more defined, lengthened lashes.
5. Need to declump? A clean toothbrush will do the trick. Use the bristles of the toothbrush to comb through lashes after mascara has been applied. Remember to go from the root of the lashes out to the tip.
Have you ever tried any of these tricks or do you have any good ones to share?
