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Curling your eyelashes are one of the crucial step when doing your eye make up. Pretty curled lashes will make your eyes appear bigger and you will look more awake.

So girls, if you ever have the need to go out but don’t have enough time for make up, just curl your lashes, put on some mascara and you’re ready to go! :]

Everyone has different sets of eyelashes… some have shorter and some have longer eyelashes. We’re all born differently. I am very lucky to be blessed with a long set of eyelashes. However, some of the tips provided here are for both long and short eyelashes. For short, it will definitely lengthen and make your lashes look more noticeable. For long, it will enhance your eyelashes.

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Tip #1: Clean lashes

Although some of you might think that people with long eyelashes have a better advantage at making their lashes look prettier. You’re wrong!! Sometimes, if the eyelashes are not curled properly, it will have horrible uneven strands. It’s just hair. When you have long hair, but you don’t tidy it up, it will still looks like it’s in a mess. However, short hair is much more manageable.

To prevent eyelashes from looking like a mess after curling, it is important to have CLEAN EYELASHES. That means, all the mascara from previous day have to be removed entirely! You can softly touch your eyelashes to see if they’re hard before you put on your make up to check if there is any mascara left on it. If so, you should remove it with a gentle make up remover.

Mascara residues hardens your eyelashes. If you proceed without removing the mascara residues, not only will the curling but out of shape but it will also make putting on your new coat of mascara more difficult.

Removing mascaras can be a pain in the ass sometimes. But if you have a mascara that is difficult to remove like me, then I would suggest that you use an oil-based/creamy-based make up remover.

At the moment, my two sisters and I use Kose Softymo Deep Cleansing Oil to remove our make up.

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Tip #2: Clean equipment

If you have clean eyelashes but uncleaned eyelash curler, you will still have the same problem as above. Hence, I suggest that you clean your eyelash curler before and after you curled your eyelashes :]

On a side note, it doesn’t really matter what kind of eyelash curler you use. More expensive ones probably last you for longer.

I’m currently using the Shiseido eyelash curler.

I bought this for about $16 (?) and have been using it for over a year now. I haven’t even changed the sponge yet!

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Tip #3: Curling technique

Okay, I have to give some credit to my sis, Catherine, for this one. She was the one who taught me this curling technique.

So if you’re asian like me, your eyelashes would normally look like this uncurled.

LOL, okay don’t laugh cause we all know it’s true XD

Usually most people would choose to curl your eyelashes at only one point of the eyelash.

Don’t laugh at my drawing again!! Cause it’s true. So, alot of people curl their lashes like this. You will find that from the front, it looks fine. But my drawing is exactly how it would look like from the side view… not very pretty isn’t it?

Well, and if you continuely curl your lashes at only one point, you will find that you need to curl with more “strength” to get the lashes to be more noticeable and not like flat asian eyelashes from picture 1.

So, HOW should you curl?

You should be curling your eyelashes like this!

Curl your lashes (starting from the roots) a few times from different points. When you curl your lashes, you can’t expect it to look curl straight after 1 go. You would have to repeat the above curling steps a few times before you get the curling nice.

Once you get pretty curls like this, you’re basically halfway done! :]

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Tip #4: Use the right mascara

It is sooo important to use the right mascara for you. If you use a mascara that weighs down your eyelashes, then your curling step would have all gone to waste!

Also, choose a mascara that is right for you. If you have short lashes, you can go for lengthening mascaras. If you have thin lashes, go for volumising mascaras. If you have long lashes, go for mascaras that is has a light formula.

I have used three mascaras that I really liked in the past (and they do not weigh your eyelashes down!)

I cannot tell you HOW MUCH I love Shiseido Majolica Majorca mascaras. They are so so so awesome.

The only disadvantage in these mascaras is that they are slightly more expensive than the normal drugstore mascaras and they’re difficult to remove (with the average make up remover.. the oil-based make up remover works fine for removing this mascara).

My next favourite mascara is the Maybelline Full n Soft mascara. Like I’ve mentioned before, it does not weigh down your eyelashes. It is perfect for defining every lash.

It volumises quite well but doesn’t length very much (not much of an issue for me). The best bit of this mascara is that it will leave your lashes very soft just like you’re not wearing any mascara at all~ (try it!)

The next one is the Maybelline Sky High Curves mascaras (see how I love Maybelline mascaras? XD). This mascara really defines the curl which I really like. Once again, nope doesn’t weigh down your lashes. It lengthens and volumises your lashes slightly better than the Full n Soft. However, it definitely hardens your lashes a fair bit after application.

Choosing the right mascara for you is about trial and error. However, you can definitely do your own research and find out which mascara you should purchase to try out. I suggest trying drugstore mascaras because alot of them are not bad and is more gentle on your wallet :]

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Tip #5: Fake eyelashes

Is your eyelashes too short? None of those above worked for you? Then maybe you should go for fake eyelashes.

It is important to choose natural looking fake eyelashes to wear (especially if you’re gonna be wearing them quite often).

I have to admit, I’m not an expert on fake eyelashes!

The last time I wore them was… last November XD

Yer, but practice makes perfect!

So, if you have short lashes and you need to go out for a special occasion, why not try fake lashes?

If you do wear fake lashes, it is important to curl your normal lashes with your fake one so it looks more natural!

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I hope you girls reading this have learnt something useful for your daily make up routine!

And remember, make up can only enhance your look. Smiling from within is a more important step to becoming beautiful :]