Weddingbee Blog

Since I’ve become a bee, I’ve gotten quite a few requests from the hive about doing some makeup tutorials, so of course, I will gladly oblige!

When I do makeup, I never ever ever complete an application without false eyelashes. They add so much pop to the eyes. It’s especially important when you’re planning on being in front of the camera, which we all will be on our wedding day. Most of the time, natural lashes just disappear on camera, unless of course, you’re rocking the “spider lashes”…

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… just don’t do it. That said, more often than not, when I’m applying lashes to someone, I hear “I’ve tried so many times but I just canNOT put lashes on myself.” Well have no fear, ladies, cause I’ve got a little trick for you! Let’s start from the beginning. Here are the tools that you’ll need:

1. Duo Lash Glue. It’s awesome, inexpensive, and you can find it at your local Walgreen’s. I suggest the one in the blue packaging; it starts out white and dries clear. There’s also one in pink packaging, which dries black. If you’re a lash newbie, this spells disaster—three words: Big. Black. Mess.

2. Cosmetic Scissors- doesn’t matter what kind.

3. Lashes. Duh. Thank you, Captain Obvious. Use whatever brand/style works for you. From $30 Shu Uemuras, to $13 MACs, to $1 E.L.F.s. Clearly, you pay more for quality (I.E. being assembled by hand vs. by a machine, real hair v.s. synthetic), but I’ve tried most brands, and I like and work with just about all of them.

4. Bobby Pin. I use it to put the glue on the lashes. You can use anything with a fine tip; the back of a skinny makeup brush works well, also.

Okay then! Now that you have said tools, here we go! Rainbow’s Super Easy Glam Lash Tutorial:

Squeeze a bit of Duo Lash Glue onto the tray of the lashes. Looks weird, works great. Trust me. Let the glue sit for about 30 seconds, this allows it to dry a little and get tacky. If you try to use it immediately, you’ll get nowhere.

Here’s the trick! Cut the lash strip in half. It makes them so much easier to handle and apply. Just make sure you remember to put the longer end on the outer half of your eye, the shorter end on the inner half.

Bend the bobby pin and dip one end into the now tacky glue. Use it to apply a thin strip of glue to the band of the lash. Start with the longer half of the strip and place it on the outer half of your lash line, let dry, then repeat with the shorter half of the strip, applying it to the inner half of your lash line. Do the same thing to your other eye, and voila! Instant Glamour!

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outer half applied

full strip applied

Left: bare and blah. Right: luscious lashes

The only thing I applied were lashes. No liner, no mascara. It makes a big difference, huh? Now shoo! Go get yourselves some lashes and some glue and give it a shot! I’d love to hear how it goes!

What other makeup questions or tutorials would you like to see?