Falsh eyelashes are all the rage these days – and worn correctly, they can look great. When it goes wrong – they look thick and fake!
Here are some instructions to help you put on false eyelashes in the comfort of your own home.
How to apply false eyelashes
- Stores like Boots and Superdrug have a great range of false eyelashes you can buy to apply at home.
- Try demi lash strips – they are easier to apply than individual lashes. Demi lashes also look more natural than longer kinds.
- Don’t use the glue the package provides – they are often harsher on the eyes. Instead, try is Duo adhesive glue. It is sensitive and has a darker tone that enhances the lashes.
- Remove the lashes very gently from the packaging, they are lightly glued down so you don’t want any lashes to dislodge from the strip when you are taking them out.
- There is a left strip and a right strip. Hold the package up to the mirror to distinguish between the two and only remove the second eyelash after you’ve applied the first, so you don’t get mixed up.
- Hold the lash strip up to your eye to check the length – it shouldn’t be too long or it will be uncomfortable. Trim the ends one at a time with scissors if necessary. Demi lashes usually don’t have this problem.
- To add the glue: start at one end and squeeze the glue very gently all along the lash line. Too much glue will make it goopy, and if you don’t use enough and it won’t stick.
- Wait 30 seconds until the glue is more sticky than wet.
- Line the strip along your eyelid right above your natural lashes as close as you can, pressing gently. Hold for 10 seconds. Use the crimped edge of the glue tube to press along the lash line for extra hold and then you are set.
- Don’t forget that false eyelashes are disposable: throw them away after one use.
This video will show you how to get it right.
