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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Zoe Weiner

Applying Fake Eyelashes Is My Best Kept Secret for Professional-Looking Glam

Two women in blue with blue eyeshadow and false eyelashes.

Few beauty tricks deliver an instant transformation quite like a pair of fake lashes. They lift, open, and brighten my eyes, taking my look from regular-degular to professional-looking in a matter of minutes. But the question remains: Is applying false lashes actually easy?

Don't get me wrong; I've accidentally glued my lids together, walked out the door with my lashes pointing in different directions, and watched one of my falsies fall off my face in the middle of an event. The reality is that applying falsies is a skill, not a stroke of luck. (I would know. I've practiced plenty.)

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