Thursday, October 22, 2009

Are You getting the most out of your Mascara?





I know, I know I can be very judge-y about women’s beauty mistakes, but I cant help it. Part of the reason why we toss out Mascaras early is probably because we don't know how to get the most out of them. I have watched in horror as really cute girls, have blinked into her mascaras and have wrapped from the top their lashes around and around the brush only to finish with clumps . Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. 


Here’s how you should really do it…Step 1. Steady yourself. We’re all pressed for time in the morning, but that doesn’t mean you should try to multitask your makeup. Please, please don’t apply it in your car, on a bus, on a train—in a hat with a cat… you get the idea. A moving vehicle can suddenly stop—why risk poking your eye out or risk having that huge mascara streak on your face which is very hard to remove if you are not in your bathroom. 
Step 2. Chin up, eyes down. When you tilt your head back and look down your nose into the mirror you suddenly have a ton of space behind your lashes to work with. You’ll be able to reach every lash now!
Step 3. Move the wand, not your lashes. Blinking into the mascara wand seems to get the job done, but you’re not getting the best coat because you end up missing the base of your lashes completely. Instead, keep your eyes open, place the brush at the base of your lashes and wiggle it up in a see-saw motion up through the ends.
Step 4. Look at yourself in the mirror straight on and admire your perfectly coated lashes.
I promise: With this technique you’ll get wow lashes from your mascara every single day!


Although Technique is super great, tools help as well. I am always in search of a great mascara a va-va voom one for night and a flirty natural looking one for the day. I got Bobbi Brown Perfectly Defined Mascara as free gift with purchase on one of my many day trips to the Bobbi Brown counter. I must admit I have had it for a while, and didn't use it right away as I was testing out another mascara.  I finally decided to use it as the one I was testing, who shall remain nameless, didn't work out. When I first used it I noticed the brush, it's like a multi-combed brush. With one sweep my lashes were longer and it really separated each lash, no clumping not even that strange 3 lash hair clump. It really made the most out of each lash. I didn't have any flaking it lasted all day. The best thing I like about this mascara is that it comes off so easily! All I have to do is wash my face, I don't have to scrub at my eyes or use eye-make-up remover. When I wear make-up I usually wash my face first with the Dove Facial Cleansing Cloths, and I usually have to scrub the lashes to get out the Mascara. But with this formula I just wash lightly and the Mascara is all Gone! It doesn't get any better than that. 
Try the Mascara and the Technique and let me now what you think! Disagree? Let me know! How do you put on your mascara? Comment and let is know!

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