HOW TO: LASHES

So, me being the beauty junkie in the family, my sister called me in a panic “How do I put on these fake eyelashes?! I bought them at the drugstore for this party I have to go to tonight, and I have no idea how to put them on!!!!”

“Wait, when is the party?”

“I have to leave in 20 minutes!!!!”

“Ok. Don't panic. You’re probably gonna need to write this down....”

I figured if my sister grew up with me and she still has no idea how to apply false eyelashes, she is not the only one in the world daunted by the task. Here is my process, it's probably a lot easier than you think!

Here is what you need:

• one q-tip
• eyelash adhesive*
• scissors
• tweezers
• false eyelashes

*The lashes will say they already have adhesive on them. This adhesive will last you approximately 3 minutes, and that's if you are lucky. Trust me, spend the extra three dollars and buy a tube of adhesive. (My favorite adhesive is DUO, which you can buy at any MAC store.)

1. Pick up one of the eyelashes using your tweezers, (it doesn't matter if its the left or right lash), and gently place it on the lash line of the corresponding eye. You will almost always have to cut off a small amount of the lash in order for it to fit on your eye. It's more cohesive looking if you can do the snipping from the inside corner of the lash rather than the outside.
2. After you have removed the lash strip from your lash line, gently snip off a couple lashes at a time from the inside corner until the strip fits comfortably on your eye without poking.
3. Repeat this process for both eyes.
4. Break your q-tip in half and pick up one of lashes with your tweezers. squeeze a small amount of the adhesive onto the broken edge of the q-tip (not the cotton end) and apply the glue sparingly from the q-tip onto the false eyelash at the base.
5. Wait about 15-30 seconds for the glue to become slightly tacky.
6. Line up the false lash with your natural lash line and place the center of the false lash as close as possible to your natural lash line. Then, using your tweezers, begin tacking down the rest of the false lash on both inside and outside corners of the eye until comfortable.
7. Wait 2-3 minutes for the glue to dry and you can touch up your makeup as usual!*

*In order to make the falsies blend with the natural lashes, I like to use a liquid eyeliner after step 5 and a tad of mascara to tie it all together.