Bat for Lashes

The Budget Fashionista has a great little breakdown on how to apply something many of us ladies like to wear around costume season: false eyelashes. I’ve made (and added on) a step-by-step based off of their super informative “how to” on fake fringe:

You will need: False eyelash kit, eyelash curler, cotton swabs, a mirror, patience.

1. Purchase a kit (preferably one with extra glue and remover).

2. Standing in front of a mirror, curl your own lashes with an eyelash curler

3. Carefully remove false eyelashes from the kit and measure to your lash line. If the lashes are too long, trim them with a pair of small eyebrow/grooming scissors before you bond them– don’t risk cutting your own lashes!

4. Use the enclosed applicator to place the lashes while applying a thin line of glue. Give the adhesive a minute to get tacky. Once the glue is ready, apply the lashes to your upper eyelid.

5. Let them set for a minute (don’t touch them except to adjust them on your lash line), and then cover any exposed adhesive or awkward lines with with eyeliner. The Budget Fashionista recommends liquid liner.

Be sure to remove them before bed (especially if you wear contacts!), or you will have your hands full in the morning. I feel asleep with them on once and couldn’t open my left eye for a few minutes. Not fun. If you take them off within hours after wear, the lashes will peel off easily. Most pairs of false lashes are good to wear two times. Enjoy!