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May 2, 2024
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30 Master Tricks to Better Use Your Eyelash Mask

When makeup the eye region, we highlight contours and shapes, and the possibility of adding colors to the look. In this way, the feelings naturally transmitted through the look are evidenced and gain more strength.

In the composition of this most powerful look, the eyelashes play a very important role as they are responsible for creating a more open and captivating look. Therefore, the eyelash mask is a very dear item among women.

However, with the huge variety of products available on the market, it's hard to find the perfect mask for you. In addition, the eye region is very sensitive and deserves special attention when choosing which products to apply to it.

Here are tips for choosing the right mask for you, taking care of your eyelashes properly, and tips for applying, removing and reinventing the use of your eyelash mask:

Essential care

Learn which care contributes to the health and durability of your eyelashes, as well as basic tips to improve the application and effect of the mask:

Read also: 15 common questions about the eyelash mask solved

1. Moisturize the eyelashes: Keeping your eyelashes hydrated is the first step to making them stronger and more beautiful. The tip is to invest in nutritious oils (olive, castor, argan oil) to moisturize and make the hair thicker and stronger.

2. Avoid excess product in the applicator: Before applying the mask remove excess product from the applicator. This is important to prevent mask buildup at the root, the formation of marbles along the lashes and the strands sticking together. You can remove the excess in its own packaging or use a tissue.

3. Do not flash within 5 seconds after application: To avoid smudging both the top and bottom it is cool not to flash for 5 seconds after application. Care is simple, but you can avoid a bigger headache that would be to clear the blemishes generated by blinking eyes and redo the makeup of the spot.

4. Leave waterproof for special occasions: The waterproof eyelash mask, as everyone knows, is harder to remove and often, when trying to remove it, the eyelashes break and eventually fall out. For this reason, it is advisable to wear this type of mask only on more special occasions.

If the regular mascara does not keep your eyelashes curved and bulky or you feel the need to use a stronger fixing mascara every day the tip is to apply a normal mask layer before the waterproof layer, so removal is and your eyelashes remain curved, smudge-free and less likely to break.

Also read: 10 Commandments To Find The Right Eyelash Mask For You

5. Curvex always before: It is important to use the curvex always before applying the eyelash mask, as curving the eyelashes after applying the mascara, in addition to soiling your curvex, increases the possibility of breakage of the hair and the eyelashes stick together.

If you prefer to bend your eyelashes after applying the eyelash mask, the tip is to wait for it to dry before using the curvex.

6. Keep the curvex clean and dry: Another important tip regarding curvex is to always keep it clean and dry before using it. Dry, because the risk of smudging and spoiling your make-up is great if the curvex is wet, and clean so that the rubber doesn't transfer any residue or bacteria to your eyes. Again, the eye region requires double care because it is very sensitive, so clean curvex is important to avoid any risk of irritation or infection.

7. Do not use expired products: An eyelash mask lasts about 6 months. Pay attention to the expiration date due to the sensitivity of the eye region. Besides not achieving the expected effect, unsuccessful eyelash mask can bring complications to eye health.

8. The mask is the last step of eye make: It seems obvious, but it is always worth remembering that the eyelashes should be curved and masked after all eye makeup is completed, as with the curved eyelashes the application of other eye products (eye shadow, pencil and eyeliner) becomes harder.

Ways of applying and their effects

Learn 6 movements and ways to apply the eyelash mask to increase your eyelashes and further enhance your look:

10. Zigzag: The first step is performed with the applicator horizontally in a back and forth sequence (left and right). The aim is to increase the volume of the hair, depositing the mask at the base of the eyelashes.

11. Outside Curve: This movement is the most basic, known and executed by women. It consists in applying the mask following the natural curve of the eyelashes, starting from the root towards the tips. The effect generated is more curved and longer eyelashes.

12. Inside Curve: This movement consists of applying the mask following the natural curve of the eyelashes, but on the upper part of the hair (near the eyelid). With this step, you get extra curvature and consequently longer eyelashes.

13. In the corners: It is important to give a special retouching to the outer corners of the eyelashes, because in this area the mask has the function of stretching the line of the eye. To avoid smudging, the tip is to apply the mask using the applicator tip.

14. Flashing: One trick to further bend the wires is to apply the mask while you blink voluntarily. It is important that the blink is slow and careful to avoid smudging or any contact with the mask or product with the eyes.

15. Vertically: Placing the applicator vertically is the necessary movement to apply the mask to the lower lashes, as it is easier to reach the most difficult corners and also the chance of smudging the skin is less.

Valuable Tips

Finally, check out valuable tips and tricks that will help you better and better use your eyelash mask:

16. Choose the right applicator: There are different types of applicators available on the market and each one is responsible for generating an effect and reaching a certain area of the wires.

To choose the perfect applicator for you you need to define the effect you want and take into account your ability to apply mascara. See the effects of the main applicator types:

In addition to the ratings we can find large and small applicators, which will depend on your taste and the size of your eyes.

17. Begin the application from scratch: It is very important to remember to apply the mask first to the eyelash root as they create a kind of foundation for the hair and keep it longer and longer.

18. Get rid of smudges: It is quite common to stain the skin when applying eyelash mask and so there is no reason to despair. The best way to clean the dirt left by the mascara is by using a cotton swab, because its shape allows to clean only the smudges, without spoiling the rest of the makeup.

19. Renewing the old mask: Because it is a liquid cosmetic, the eyelash mask may dry out over time and thus its effect is reduced or lost. To try to recover the liquid form of your mascara, just add a few drops of eye drops to the product and mix with the help of the applicator himself.

Remembering that this is a tip to use in emergencies and not to prolong life for a long time? of all your masks.

20. Remember the lower lashes: the lower lashes are often forgotten, but one trick for a more striking and dramatic look is to apply the mask to those smaller strands as well.

21. Old Applicator in New Mask: A tip when debuting a new mask is to use your old mascara brush to apply the new one. So the product is better distributed and that effect? Sticky? is avoided.

The trick is to use the new brush to transfer some of the new mask to the old package and then use the old brush to apply the mixture of the two masks that was created in that old package.

22. Holy Powder Layer: To add more volume to the lashes, apply a layer of compact powder on the strands between the first and second layer of mask. You must use this trick carefully so as not to overdo the amount of dust and to prevent any product residue from falling into your eyes.

23. Fold Applicator: One trick that can make applying the mask a lot easier is to bend the edge of the applicator (just the brush part). Be careful not to break your applicator.

24. 2 in 1 Mask: An idea to renew the use of the eyelash mask is to use it as eyeliner. Just count on the help of a brush and your outline skills.

25. Fill in your eyebrow: Another idea for using the mask for a purpose other than your original one is to use it to fill the eyebrows.The amount of applicator product needs to be dosed very well to avoid a very marked effect and to make light and long movements to create a harmonious fill.

26. Invest in the layers: To enhance the effect of your eyelash mask it is interesting to invest in more than one layer, but 3 or 4 layers are enough. It is important to wait for the previous layers to dry before applying a new one and taking into account the occasion.

27. Combo: Stretching + Volume: An alternative to further enhancing the effects of the mask and conquering bulky yet elongated eyelashes is to use two different brushes during application: first a fuller one for volume and then a thinner one for stretching and separating the strands.

28. Improvise an eyelash separator: Depending on the applicator and mask chosen, it is possible that during application the eyelashes will stick to each other and this does not provide a natural effect. So to avoid this? Sticky effect? The tip is to store the applicator of a mascara that has already dried and use it to comb and separate the strands without adding more product to them.

29. Count on the help of a spoon: A spoon can serve as an improvised curvex and can be used to bend the eyelashes. To do this, simply place it over the eyes and perform the movement of pressing and releasing the eyelashes against it, thus the wires gained a slight curvature due to the shape of the spoon.

Also, keeping the spoon on the eyelid when applying the mask can help prevent smudging.

30. Warm up mask and curvex: Finally, two simple tricks that can contribute to the improvement of the final result: heat the curvex with the dryer for 5 seconds and dip the mascara container (tightly closed) in a slightly warm glass of water for 5 minutes.

By heating the curvex the hair is more easily formed, you only need to test the skin before applying it on the eyelashes to avoid burns or breakage of the hair. Already the heated mask becomes more liquid, facilitating the application of older and already thicker masks.

Now just combine these tips with the tricks you already use when applying makeup to get fuller lashes and a powerful look and look even more beautiful!