Fabulous Lashes for the Holiday Glamour

With all the Christmas parties and New Year celebrations coming up, Fake Eye Lashes is a great way to dress up your look.

While I personally prefer individual lashes for the ease of blending them with the natural lashes and the comfort while wearing them, it could be tricky for you (without professional help) to put them on, especially when in a hurry.

Strip lashes are less comfortable to wear, but easier to apply. These lashes come in all shapes, styles and price pionts. Some are made of synthetic hair and some made of human hair. Ardell (available widely in drug stores) makes decent ones that go for only a few dollars a pair. If you are planning to re-use yours and prefer better quality or fancier designs, check out Shu Uemura (at Holt Renfrew) and Make Up Forever (at Sears).

Here is a 1-minute video tutorial provided by Make Up Forever Paris:
http://www.makeupforever.fr/

Since fake lashes are made in uniform width to fit different sizes of eyes, it is extremely important to trim the lashes prior to application, in order to fit the width of your own eye lids perfectly. Lashes which are too wide look silly and tend to come off more easily. If you are Asian, even just taking the inner halves of the standard lashes and putting them on the outer halves of your eyes could give a gorgeous look.

As with everything, practice makes perfect. If you are planning to wear fake eye lashes for the first time for an important occasion, do practise the application in advance and wear them for a few hours to make sure that your eyes are comfortable with them.

Michelle Wong
Makeup Artist for Bridal and Special Occasions – Vancouver, BC, Canada
www.michellemakeup.com