LONG LASHES
First of all, curling your eyelashes, it open up the eyes and make them appear larger and more youthful.
For thicker lashes: Start at the base of the lashes and hold your mascara wand in a horizontal posotion, working it from side to side as you work your way up to the end of the lashes. This makes the mascara particles attach to the sides of your lashes, making them appear thicker.
For long lashes: hold your mascara in a vertical position. Starting at the base of the lash line, pull the wand up and out to the end of your lashes. The particles will attach to the ends of your lashes, making them appear longer.
Make sure you choose the correct formula for your desired effect. If you want to define your lashes, use a defining formula. If you want to thicken, use thickening formulas.
Tips: Use black mascara on the upper lashes and brown on the lower ones, because brown looks less harsh.
Make certain you coat your lashes with mascara at the inside corners and the very outer corners. These are the two areas that many women miss.
Two or three thinly applied coats of mascara are far more effective than a single clumpy one.
FALSE EYELASHES
If you want more drama, you can always wear false eyelashes. they come in strips, individual flares, and individual strands.
If you'd like that flirtatious, "frankly fake" look for evening, use the strips, because they are the most noticeable.
It's best to apply a pencil eyeliner before your strip eyelashes so you can see exactly where to place them, and prevent to any skin from showing between your natural lashes and the false ones. The closer you place them to your natural lashline. the more natural they'll appear. You can follow with a liquid liner to help disguise the lash band.
The flares are more natural-looking than strips, but my preference is for the individual-strand lashes. they look the most natural, and they are the ones typically used for most mascara advertisements. You simply apply them directly on top of your own lashes to help extend the length.
