It would seem that Unintentional Mascara Week continues on blog because today’s post is about… you guessed it: mascara! More specifically, how to stop it flaking. Now, if you’re like me you like your lashes looking thick, clumpy and WOW, which in theory sounds great and dreamy, but in reality can mean getting black flakes in your eye (causing you spend most of the day either rubbing or trying to get stuff out of your eye). So how can you spend less time fiddling with your eyes after application and reduce flaky mascara? Well according to makeup artist, Jeanine Lobell, there are three main causes:
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| wearing Eylure 116 false lashes |
APPLYING NEW COATS TOO QUICKLY
I’m definitely guilty of this one. by not allowing enough time for the previous coat of mascara to dry you run the risk of putting on too much too soon, which can lead to flaking as the mascara isn’t given enough time to settle on the lashes. While you obviously can’t wait an hour between coats, waiting until they are a bit sticky will help reduce this. What I’ve now started doing is applying mascara to one eye first, then applying mascara to my other eye before going back to the first eye for another coating. In the time it takes for me to do each eye, the previous has time to dry settle on my lashes allowing for a more dramatic look (and less flaking!).
APPLYING MASCARA TO WET LASHES
This one seems a bit random to me as my face is always dried and moisturised before I apply, but I guess this could also be a problem. Applying mascara to wet lashes means your lashes are unable to stick to the product – which makes loads of sense if you think that you use water to wash the stuff off at the end of the day. To combat this, make sure your lashes and face are dry before you begin applying.
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| Rimmel London Wonder’full mascara |
MASCARA IS TOO FIBROUS
I wish this was the problem. If your mascara promises to deliver the wow, it’s more likely it’s packed with extra fibres, which will great for impactful lashes, can result in more fallout throughout the day. Applying waterproof mascara on top will help lock in the fibres. A mascara primer will also help (but let’s be honest, who really owns that?).
And there you have it; three reasons your mascara gets flaky, ending up in your eye, and how to reduce it.
alice
xo
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