False lashes!!!

Valentine's day is just next week...you are going to be wearing your red lips and now just to put the finishing touches to your look, you are adding false lashes. There are so many choices when it comes to false lashes. You don't want to pick the wrong ones for a special day like Valentine's.

I love Ardell lashes and they can be purchased at Sally's Beauty, Walgreens and Target. They are flexible and easy to work with. I would say these are my go to lashes for everything. I use them on all of my clients from movie/TV to weddings and runway. Ardell lashes can be very natural like their #110 lashes

or they can be dramatic and stand out like the #111 lashes

Now that you have picked out your lashes, you need to decide on which lash adhesive you are going to use. I love DUO Eyelash Adhesive and again you can purchase this as the same places as the false lashes. DUO comes in white formula (it dries clear) and black formula (good for wearing black eye liner).

Now is the fun stuff. Apply your makeup normally, curl your natural lashes if need and then apply 1-2 coats of mascara on this time. Take the lashes out of the case they are in and rock them back and forth between your fingers to give it a bit more flexible. You are going to want to measure the false lashes against your natural lashes to make sure the false lashes aren't too long. If they happen to be too long then you can trim them a little bit at the longer end. Measuring the false lashes is extremely important because you don't want them to look too false and not fit the size of your eye. Apply some adhesive to the base of the lash strip, do not apply too much or else you will have a mess. You just want to apply a thin coat to the base of the lash strip. Wait about 20 seconds before apply the false lashes to the base of your lashes so that the glue can get tacky. You aren't going to want to close your eye all the way. I would just look down and apply. The glue will still be wet so you can adjust as needed and wait for it to wet. It doesn't take long at all, maybe a minute or 2. Then you would apply the other lash to the other eye and just wait. I normally would put on my blush and lipstick while I am waiting for the adhesive to dry. Once it is dry then you can apply some more eyeliner to cover the false lash line and maybe even apply a thin coat of mascara to connect your natural lashes with the false lashes. Viola you are done!!!!

Have fun with your lashes!

Love laugh and Lashes

Pearl

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