I have worn eyelashes daily for over 9 years now! I always hated my lashes and managed to pull a bunch of them out on accident with a mishap with an eyelash curler. I actually started wearing eyelashes when I was in 8th grade and I have been hooked ever since. The way they change my face is so dramatic I couldn't imagine life without them. You may think that makes me high maintenance but honestly, i have done it so long, it takes me just minutes to do and they stay on all day... And a lot of time all night and all day the next day... Without reapplying glue. Putting on eyelashes is easier for me than trying to make mascara look appropriate on my sparse little nubby lashes.

Over the years I have perfected my craft and found the styles that suit me and my face. I get asked almost daily if you eyelashes are real, what mascara do you use, and an unbelievable amount of compliments. One thing I also hear is, I can never get mine to look like that. Or mine fall off. Or... Would you show me how!?

So here is a little information on my eyelashes!

I have changed brands a lot over the years. When I find something I like, I stick with it. I loved the Sephora Brand strip lashes, Flair. But over time I noticed they were not holding up very long and I was wasting money. I switched to the Kardashian brand, Khroma. A great find and great quality... But they always were sold out and I could never buy them online. The past few years I have been stuck on Revlon brand. They were a great price and the glue that Revlon sold changed the game for me. My trick was I stacked the lashes.. Wearing two pairs at once on top of one another. Revlon brand practically never broke down and were easy to clean, making them a great choice. Plus I was able to buy them at Walmart! Win. Well in the past 6 months the brand has practically vanished, at least for the style I was so obsessed with. I emailed Revlon to ask what's up, and no reply. Walmart quit stocking them and I was lost again.

I've tried many eyelashes. I am very particular and like a sort of spiky style. All the drugstore brands were crap. They fell apart after one use and didn't look nearly as good. So I fell back on my old time favorite, Sephora, to see if in the years time their craftsmanship had improved.

As I said before I am a huge fan of Revlon glue, however I can't find it anymore. I actually started using Duo latex strip adhesive. It's a new glue that goes on blue and dries clear. Fun fact: Sephora was using this glue way before Duo got ahold of it. So now it is my go to, or the tiny bottle of glue that comes with the Sephora lashes. I recommend this glue only.. If you want your eyelashes to hold up all day and night. (And the next day if you want) Swimming... Roller coasters... Ocean kayaking. It holds. I've tried it. Just don't jump off of 30foot waterfalls. That's the one time it didn't hold haha.

Anyways...






So I went out on a whim and bought a new brand Sephora has crafted. I have always loved the flair style, but fierce was calling my name and man I'm glad it did. They are great. Thick.. And new users may feel like they are a little heavy.. But easy to get used to and stay on well.

Okay.. Now for the applying.



I always use a moisturizer before doing anything. I got this great Osea moisturizer in my Fabfitfun summer box and I am hooked. The scent is light and refreshing and the moisturizer makes my skin so soft. I typically take some of the moisturizer and mix it with my foundation with spf30 and I'm good to go. I switch up foundation a lot, and during the summer I don't typically wear any foundations. I am really liking this Make Up For Ever brand right now for special occasions.

Then I hit my problem areas and under my eyes and brows with a concealer (hide those dark circles). After that I line my bottom lash and inner corner of my eye with a highlighter crayon. ipsy sent me this great brand, Trestique. It keeps my eyes bright all day! I also hit the curve in my brow and for special occasions use it when contouring.


Then I curl my eyelashes. This helps keep the fake lashes standing up. Then eyeshadow. I do all this first so that the eyeshadow doesn't flake onto the lashes.
This Revlon photo ready eye art is great for a shimmery under tone. It goes on like paint. The glitter portion doesn't flake off either. It dries like paint and peels off kinda like paint.

I then add some color with a new favorite eyeshadow palette, by Tarte. (Received this in my PopSugar box). I start with light colors on the inside and radiate to a dark tone. Hitting my bottom lash line with the colors as well.

Then add some mascara. Totally up to you. I just brush one coat on my top lashes to help disguise them. And fix my bottom lashes the way I want. Right now I am liking Clinique but smash box does a pretty good mascara too (thanks ipsy!)

Now for the fun.
I take the eyelashes out and line the strip with glue. I decent amount to cover the strip. I let it dry until it gets tacky. If you put it on immediately it won't stick. I bend the eyelashes and make them malleable then then starting from the inner corner, lay them directly on top of my own lashes. While drying I mess with them a bit to get them as close to my own lashes as possible. Afterwards I swipe on a top thin layer of glue. Just as a binder.

One that is all dry I take this cream eyeliner from maybelline and fill in eyeliner into my lash line and tight line my upper lid. Doing this makes the lashes flow together and not look as fake.

To finish my look I fill in my eyebrows with a pencil. Brush on some Bronzer on my cheek bones. Ipsy sent me Hikari and I am obsessed. It is also a great eyeshadow color.

I am not a huge person on lip color. But I have been playing around with a pale pink pencil and some gloss over top.


Vaaaa voom.

Maybe one day I'll do a video tutorial. I am always trying new stuff so who knows.