How to Apply False Lashes – 5 Pro Tips {+ VIDEO}

Do you want to change up your look in a matter of seconds?

Wear falsies!

Fake eyelashes provide the easiest way to change up your look in a matter of seconds.

BUT, are false lashes for special occasions or everyday?

I wear falsies on the daily – don’t wait for a special occasion.

Every day is a special occasion!

Let me tell you a true story:

In Seventh Grade, I wore make up to school for the first time. (Bright blue eye shadow, mascara and Bubble Gum pink Lipstick!)…

I didn’t even make it to lunch time.  The boys in my class were brutal.  They laughed at me and called me a “prostitute”.  One boy pinched my neck and left a mark; it looked like a hickey.

I was humiliated, embarrassed and ashamed. 

This was a significant emotional experience at 12 years old, that resulted in low self esteem issues and me never wearing makeup again – until I was 40 years old.

(However, I did wear false lashes!)

Ok, let’s face it – fake eyelashes can be a little intimidating.

They’re kinda tricky to put on at first and may seem a bit dramatic when you’re not used to them.

Here’s 5 Tips for Applying False Lashes:

{Prep:  Squirt a little drop of * lash glue on the box so it can set a little.}

TIP #1:

Apply black or brown eyeliner pencil on top eyelid.  (This way you won’t have “skin” showing if you don’t get the lash strip as close as necessary)

TIP #2:

Gently pull lashes off the package.  There is a tiny bit of glue residue – set the lashes on your lash line to make sure the lashes FIT! (Very Important)

TIP #3:

If they are too long -snip the strip.  (DO NOT SNIP WHILE LASHES ARE ON YOUR EYES!) – Then, set the lashes on your lash line again to make sure they look good.  VERY IMPORTANT:  YOU NEED TO DO THIS TO BOTH EYES – EACH OF OUR EYES ARE DIFFERENT SIZES.

TIP #4:

Use a tooth pick or the rounded tip of a makeup brush (that’s a pro tip); dip the tooth pick or brush tip into the drop of * lash glue – apply a fine line of *lash glue along the bottom edge of the strip.  Wave it around (don’t blow on it – yuk! spit & bacteria) for at least 30 seconds until glue is tacky.  THE SECRET IS TO LET THE GLUE GET TACKY!  So it’s not shhmudging all over the place.

TIP #5:

Look DOWN into a mirror (so you can keep your eyes open – to see what the heck you’re doing!) and set the lash strip on the skin just above your natural lashes.

I recommend Duo Lash Glue (It’s waterproof, it dries clear and it sticks!)

BONUS TIP!  WHEN YOU’RE REMOVING YOUR LASHES –

Gently pull lash strip from the outside in towards your nose. (Don’t pull straight out!)

Also, I DON’T RECOMMEND that you sleep in your lashes… but if you pass out!… you’ll be okay!

WATCH MY QUICK APPLICATION VIDEO HERE.

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Is Contouring Necessary for Faces Over 50? {VIDEO}

As a makeup artist, next to “Can you show me how to do a smokey-eye?”,

“Can you show me how to contour?” is the second biggest request that I get.

If you’re over the AGE of 50 you might not know what contouring is.  I’m here to help you.

I’m here to let you know if it relates to you and your mature beauty.

CONTOURING is the art of using shade & light to create depth in your face or literally change your entire face shape (like Kim K.-style)

As we mature, our skin thins and we naturally have more depth in the hollows of our cheeks – causing our cheek bones to be more prominent!  Yay!  Celebration Time!!!

You do not need to contour your cheeks and risk looking crazy and overdone.

However, we can contour our “jowls” and “double chins.  Use a shade that is just one shade darker than your foundation color.  Watch the 90 Seconds With Nancy video below.

Now you can say… “I came.  I saw.  I contoured!”

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(VIDEO) Biggest Makeup Mistakes Women Over 40 Make

After 40, Lipstick and Foundation are your Best Friends – Be Careful not to get into trouble with them though.

HERE ARE THE TWO BIGGEST MISTAKES I see women over 40 make when it comes to Makeup:

The first one is, they wear way too much foundation.  They cover their entire face like frosting on an angel food cake.  This isn’t necessary and it ages you.

Pro Tip:  I recommend a little foundation on a brush, and apply it in the center of your face – that’s where most discoloration is.

The second mistake is that they apply a dark lip color.  As we age our lips shrink and get thinner (Even Mick Jagger will have smaller lips someday!)  Dark colors on your lips will make them look even thinner.

Pro Tip:  I recommend that you use lighter colors on your lips to give the illusion of fuller lips.

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It’s my passion to help women over 40 look their best & face midlife issues with Style and CONFIDENCE.

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Bobbi Brown Inspired – Makeup Tips For Looking Gorgeous in Glasses

*Hey, four-eyes!

Glasses definitely make a style statement, but your eyes can get lost beneath your frames unless you adjust your makeup.

Here are my favorite ways to make your eyes pop from behind your lenses.

MAKEUP TIPS FOR GIRLS WHO ROCK GLASSES:

  • Eyeliner is key; it really adds definition from behind your lenses.
  • Always define your brows with a shadow the same shade as your hair color.  This will ensure that your glasses don’t overpower your face.
  • The glass in your frames can highlight under eye discoloration and darkness, so corrector and concealer underneath the eye and in creases is essential.
  • Waterproof mascara won’t smudge on your lenses.
  • If you have strong frames, you can get away with stronger makeup.
  • If your frames are delicate, or in a nude shade, don’t let your makeup overpower your frames.  Choose softer colors for shadow and create definition with a dark liner and mascara.
  • The color of your eye shadow shouldn’t compete with the color of your glasses.  If you want to do the same color as your frames on your eyelids, try a base hue that’s a shade lighter, and go a few shades darker for the crease color.  Finish with black liner and mascara.
  • For an easy look, go with a bold color on your lips and just corrector, concealer, and mascara for your eyes.  Put on your glasses and you’re done.

*I was 42 when I started working at MAC Cosmetics.  Yeah, 42.  Thank goodness their moto is : All ages. All races. All sexes.

I rocked the colorful eye shadows, winged liner, false lashes and loud lipsticks for five years.  The day I couldn’t read the Name on the bottom of the lipstick tube – I started to plan my retirement party.  I was already wearing contact lenses to see far and now I couldn’t see up close.  I refused to wear “cheaters” because I thought those were for old ladies.  I lost my self confidence and was afraid I’d lost my credibility.  Seeing an old woman makeup artist (wearing “cheaters”) says one of two things – “Wow! She must be an expert with tons of experience” OR “Wow! She can’t see for Sh*t and I I don’t want her doing MY makeup!”  I had no choice (in my mind) and I retired.

True Story.

I’ve come a long way since my blurred vision days at MAC and today when you see me “doing makeup” I wear funky, crazy, hipster-style “cheaters”.  I look much hipper, younger and more confident.  Bottom line… It’s all about how you SEE yourself!

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PS – I actually wrote a book about How to Build Your Self-Confidence if it’s something you’re struggling with.  You can get it here. https://www.amazon.com/Fashionating-Life-Formula-Build-Self-Confidence/dp/1533558493

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