Mastering Mascara: 5 Pro Steps for Voluminous Lashes

Applying mascara may not be as easy as it seems to be. Every time we see those celebs on screen, we envy their lashes which makes their eyes look all the more beautiful. The secret behind their voluminous lashes is nothing but mascara applied by professional hands. Today, I’ll tell you some tips used by makeup professionals for mascara application on your favourite celebs!

Mascara application Tips

5 Steps on how to apply mascara:

Step 1: Eyelash curler

Many woman who do not have an eye lash curler can’t have that difference to their lashes as those who has it can. And if till now you don’t own it, it’s high time you place an order for the same. Another point in this regard which I’d like to mention is that the best way is to double curl the lashes. First curl should be when you are sitting down to apply the mascara. With slight pressure, use an eye lash curler and curl up your lashes both the upper and also the lower.

Step 2:

Now dip lash wand in the mascara two to 4 times to evenly coat the brush with the mascara since mascara is a thick sort of color.

Step 3:

Now while applying the mascara on the upper lashes go from the root to the tip of the lash hairs and never backwards. Moving the brush in a zig zag manner from one side to the other and with the last stroke ending towards the outside of the eye i.e the otherside of the nose or the side nearest to the ear. For the lower lashes you may follow the same rule or you may give 4 to 5 strokes of the brush in one direction just by swiping it through the lashes from the side nearest to the nose to the side outwards i.e., nearest to the ear and ending it there.

Yet other great ways for a perfect mascara application

• A great way to add the extra “oomph” factor is to open your eyes wide and coat your top lashes’ tip. Let it dry completely. Since you are not applying mascara to the whole of lashes but only to the top lashes’ tips , after it dries, you have to apply mascara through the entire body of the lashes—from roots to the tip. The extra mascara at the tips of the upper lashes will give an appearance of longer lashes and add on to the glamour of your eyes.

• Anotherunique way to apply mascara is first close your eye and hold it tight at one corner just as you would have done had you been applying eye liner. Now take the mascara wand and brush sweeping down the lashes. Thereafter open your eyes and carefully apply mascara from beneath on the top lashes. Now in a zig-zag flow, coat all the lashes from corners also. Try to keep eyes closed for at least 30 seconds to one minute to let your mascara dry up.

Step 4:

Now take a Lash comb and comb the eyelashes to avoid any clumps whatsoever.

Step 5:

With the lash curler, give it another curl.

One more tip I’d like to mention is which doesn’t really happen too much but if it does i.e., if you see smudges of mascara anywhere around the lashes, you may remove it with a ear bud dipped in makeup remover or a cotton dipped in makeup remover stuck at the end of a tooth pick and remove the smudges carefully. Don’t prick your eyes with it.

Hope these mascara application tips help you. Do leave us a comment on the results and share how these mascara application techniques helped you out!