17 Mascara Tips and Tricks

1. Never use a lash-building mascara with your eye contact lens to avoid eye-irritations.
2. Get rid of clumps without them by removing excess mascara from the wand. Wipe wand on tissue to eliminates blobs before you start.
3. For short eyelashes; choose mascara that contains a plastic polymers that gives a lengthening illusions effect.
4. Try a spoolie (a disposable mascara wand). Sweep a clean, fresh mascara wand through lashes when they are wet. You can buy them in any store that carries specialty beauty products or you can also recycle old mascara wands. When you finish a mascara, clean the wand in a capful of eye makeup remover, then keep it clean by washing it with soap and dry.
   
5. Mix mascaras. A trick to make lashes pop is by applying one coat of lengthening mascara, followed by one coat of thickening mascara. Remove excess product with a clean spoolie wand.
6. Wear a waterproof mascara before doing your outdoor activities
7. Basic colored mascara tips: Black mascara works for everyone but can be harsh on light skinned blondes. Blondes should opt for brown/black mascara by day and reserve black mascara for night. Blue mascara brightens blue eyes while purple mascara makes brown eyes pop.
8. Use an eyelash curler. Curling lashes gives eyes the appearance of being wider and brighter. Shoot warm air from your blow dryer on the mascara curler for 3-5 seconds to warm it up before curling lashes. Touch it first to make sure it is not too hot. It is a myth that you have to curl lashes before you apply mascara. You can curl lashes after mascara application, just make sure the mascara is dry first.
9. Avoid sharing your mascara to avoid eye irritation. Furthermore, you have to throw away your mascara after exceeding 3 months.
10. Zig-zag the mascara wand. Zig-zagging the mascara wand back and forth during application helps cut down clumps.
11. For a dramatic look, apply mascara only to the upper lashes. To make eyes seem wider, apply to the bottom, too. But make sure you give lashes a light touch. Put a tissue under the bottom lashes before application to avoid smudges.
12. Use a mascara primer. Primers coat lashes and separate them before you apply mascara.
13. Never pump mascara wand in and out of the tube. This only introduces air into the tube, which will cause your mascara to dry out sooner than it should.
    
14. Bend the mascara wand at right angle to avoid smudges.
15. Wait five seconds before blinking to avoid smudges on your lids.
16. Give a few mascara coats to the edges by blinking. Blink onto the brush to give ends an extra coat.
17. Powder under the eye before applying mascara. Sometimes mascara smudges because it is attracted to oily concealer or eye creams.