Beauty editor status aside, I’m probably the last person you want to take false eyelash advice from. I’m really not good at applying them. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good dramatic lash, but the application process is something I’ve had a hard time mastering. That said, I only really wear falsies when a friend or makeup artist is generously applying them or when I have hours upon hours to get ready for an event and can really focus.
That doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a good hack to help extend the life of my falsies. The number of times I’ve come home after one too many drinks and just ripped them off only to find them in the trash in the morning is too many to count. Now that the at-home order is in full effect, I’m using this time to not only learn how to apply eyelashes but to also to give the ones I own a good cleaning.
I reached out to two New York City-based makeup artists Meghan Nguy and Tommy Makeup for tips on how to prolong the life of false lashes, and after chatting with them, I realized the three-step process is pretty simple.
Always start off by removing any excess glue that is still on the lash band. “An easy way to do this is by grabbing a tweezer and gently picking off any of the glue that may still be on the band,” Nguy tells Allure. When I did this, I grabbed my trusty Tweezerman Slant Tweezer and meticulously pulled off dried lash glue from the lashes. It was so satisfying.
“If you’ve applied a little mascara to your lashes while you had your false lashes on, I like to use a clean spooley dipped in micellar water and slowly comb the lashes out. Micellar water will help break down the mascara, ensuring every last bit of it is removed from your falsies,” says Nguy. Read more
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