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Unless you’re Bambi, you?ve got to have a few tricks up your sleeve if you want thick, flawless, so-long-they-must-be-fake eyelashes. From melting clumps to cocktailing your favorite formulas, we?ve rounded up 10 expert tips that will make people wonder what?s got you looking so bright-eyed. Take your lash game to the next level with these eye-opening mascara hacks that we doubt even Twiggy knows about.
Wiggle While You Work
A simple swipe is not enough. Makeup artist Ricky Wilson told ELLE that you should always move the mascara brush in a zigzag motion: ?Many women only coat the tips of their lashes which is what I like to call ?instaclump.? The tips of the lashes will just stick together. To avoid this, wiggle the brush at the base before extending to the ends.? According to Wilson, getting your wiggle on has an added bonus: ?Mascara doubles as faux eyeliner if you wiggle the brush at the lash line to give the illusion of a dense black liner.? Coat Both Sides of Your Lashes
If you always apply mascara in one direction, you?ve been forgetting half of the job, according to The Beauty Department. The site’s hack for super thick lashes is to coat both sides of your lashes by first looking down and coating the backs of your lashes, then look up and sweep the brush upward from below.
Bend the Brush
It may break your heart to bend the wand on your brand new mascara, but this insider trick from makeup artist Chuck Hezekiah will get you an easy to ...