Mascara!

I always thought mascara didn't make that much of a difference in my everyday makeup routine. Instead of spending time trying to curl my little Asian eyelashes, I would just apply a thick line of eyeliner and be done. Basically you can't see my eyelashes when I have eyeliner on anyway.

Recently I rediscovered a new tool! My mascara shield. However, I don't use it as a shield. Mainly I use it to help apply my mascara!

I'm sure many of you have seen or heard about the business card trick. You hold a business card behind your lashes and then apply mascara to your lashes on it. This is kind of the same idea, except you have this plastic curved tool. It looks kind of scary at first, especially if you don't know how to use it. In fact, for the longest time I didn't bother using it at all because when I put it against my eye, the pressure from the tool would cause my contact to shift around. Fail.

Lately I've been such a huge fan of it though. I've learned how to correctly position it behind my eye, and applying mascara now is so easy! It also helps me keep a curl to my lash. Even though I have short Asian eyelashes, you can totally see them!

Another tip for you all with short Asian eyelashes - use waterproof mascara!

Something about the formula of waterproof mascara really helps hold a curl. I hate using regular non waterproof mascara now because my lashes droop right away. Sad. My trick is to use non waterproof on my lower eyelashes. I want those to droop more so they appear longer. :)

You can also layer a non waterproof formula over a waterproof one. Once your curl is in place, any type of mascara can be use to add more volume or length. I usually do this trick. I use a drier waterproof mascara to set the base and to hold my curl and then I use another non waterproof for added length!

Since realizing that implementing these tips can help my Asian lashes look awesome, my daily makeup look is just some under eye concealer and then some mascara! It's amazing and I would recommend following these tips for long full lashes!