The hack
This TikTok beauty trend doesn’t ditch mascara entirely as its moniker would suggest, but uses it to create patterns over the whole eyelid. Would you dare?
The test
Mascara has been widely used to enhance our lashes since Eugène Rimmel created the first commercial line in 1860, using a mix of petroleum jelly and, er, coal dust. Since then, it has become a makeup-bag staple, and though we now have myriad colours, it has largely been functional.
