BEAUTY TIPS | Your guide to getting lashes for days

Want to hear our TOP 8 TIPS for getting lashes for days? Need some help with how to stop getting panda eyes when you do your makeup?

We'd guesstimate about 80% of our clients vote MASCARA as a must when rushing out the door with only 5 minutes to get ready.

The difference mascara can make to your look is nothing short of AMAZING. All of a sudden- HELLO EYES!

Yet many of us don't take the time to properly apply it, or even wear it at all because it can be SO damn MESSY - kinda counterintuitive to getting ready quickly!!

As a makeup artist I'm constantly hearing from women who have a love/ hate relationship with mascara, so I'm here to give you my top tips for perfect mascara application every time.

BEHOLD- our TOP 8 TIPS for the OTT lashes of your dreams.

1. CURL your lashes first

It only takes 30 seconds & ensures they're at their most lifted, meaning you don't have to put as much mascara on. And it's less messy putting mascara on curled lashes.

2. Use a lash primer

A lash primer adds a base coat to your lashes which creates volume and thickness. It’s kind of like adding a base coat under your nail polish or a volume powder to your hair. The mascara will cling on to the primer and quickly create extra length and volume.

3. BEND the mascara wand

to make it easier to control and apply to your lashes. The wands are flexible so it's easy to do. TILT your head back just slightly when applying, and look DOWN to your chin.

4. WIGGLE the mascara wand

right into the roots of your lash to get all the colour in at the base (bonus: you won't stab yourself in the eye if looking down)

Once you've wiggled product into the roots, pull the wand up and through your lashes, distributing the mascara through.

Don't OVERLOAD your wand

You'll get clumpy lashes applying too much at once. You can always add a second coat after the first.

WAIT for your top lashes to dry

before doing the bottom lashes. Turn your wand on its side & comb it through lightly using the point of the wand.

TOSS mascara every 3 months or so

It goes thick & harbours bacteria from exposure to air. Gross.

I like to buy a travel size of my faves, like the Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara, because it will run out faster & I'm not tempted to hold on to it.

Do you have any tips we haven't shared here? What's your mascara secret weapon?

Got any tricky makeup issues or questions that you just can't get to the bottom of? Feel free to get in touch with me, your local makeup maven, cosmetic junkie and beauty agony aunt!

If you’re stuck in a makeup rut, or have a burning question about hair or skincare, hit me up and I’d be happy to help.

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OR Book in for a 1:1 virtual makeup lesson where I'll walk you through a complete look with full guidance- based on what you've already got and what would suit you! Investing in yourself is the BEST investment!

I LOVE helping and supporting others to up their beauty game and empower themselves with knowledge and skills.

Beauty is for all to enjoy- no barriers, no boundaries. Make it your own and back yourself, babe!

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Hey, I'm Danee!

I’m a makeup & hair artist and all-round creative with a serious cheese fetish and a hankering for tequila. A badass beauty disruptor and educator with nearly a decade of clocked miles in the beauty industry. I’m a playlist ADDICT who also stans for writing, drawing, inhaling 70s design and 90s pop culture; and have a mad love affair for thrift shopping, sleeping, and going on roadtrips!