“Go, Go Gadget Lashes!”

Looking for a way to quickly add a little “flash” to your makeup look? Then pick up a pair of flashy falsies! My go-to brand for fake lashes is Make Up For Ever (they have a lot of fun and funky ones), but if you want to practice applying them first without breaking the bank, the drug-store beauty brand, Ardell, does the trick!

On myself, I like to get dramatic (the longer the lashes, the better—see pic below!). But, just adding a few individual lashes or a half strip (MAC makes a GREAT one) on the outer edges of your top lashline create a captivating winged effect—and make your peepers look big, bold, and beautiful!

Here’s my simple “how to apply” guide for false lashes (full or half strip)—this should be done after you’ve completed your eyeshadow and eyeliner:

1 – Take a deeeeep breath…it’s not as scary as you think :)
2 – Open the packaging for the lashes and use this as your “tray” for the eyelash glue/adhesive (I prefer DUO brand, which you can find in most drug stores—and fear not, soap and warm water takes it off!); squirt out about a pea-sized amount
3 – Take a Q-tip and split it in half; put it aside
4 – Using a tweezer, lift the first strip out of the packaging (place the tweezers on the outer edge of the strip); then, take one half of the broken Q-tip and use the cardboard tip (not the cottony part) to dip into the lash glue; brush the glue all along the bottom edge of the strip, covering it completely
5 – Where you’re holding the lashes with the tweezer, place that corner of the strip on the outermost part of your upper lashline and hold; take the other half of the Q-tip and, with the cardboard tip again, hold down the other end of the strip towards the inner part of your upper lashline (please note that you may have to finagle a bit here to get the placement just right—unfortunately, this is not a perfect science!); hold like that for about 30 seconds, then release the tweezers and the Q-tip
6 – Repeat steps 4 and 5 on the other eye
7 – Once the glue has completely dried (you’ll know because it will turn clear from the milky white color it starts out as), apply your mascara, using the wand to carefully blend your natural lashes in with the fake ones
8 – Bat those sexy lids, you gorgeous DKBeauty you!!!

So, grab a pair this weekend and play! Would love to hear how it works out for you—feel free to post questions here or send through photos of your successful applications to dkbmakeup@gmail.com!

Enjoy the weekend—and stay tuned for more exciting news soon!

Always,
Diana