The mascaras are available in many different weird shapes now. Like many others, you must be confused about how to differentiate these mascaras and know about their usage. They all look alike for the same purpose: to make your eyes look bigger and more appealing. Well, yeah! That’s not incorrect, but these mascaras have been designed by the size and shape of the eyes and the size and length of the eyelashes. You will know more about different mascaras and the steps to apply them, so read on with us!
Types of Mascara
Before buying any mascara, you need to know the look you want. Let’s find out the different types of mascara, and then you can easily pick one for yourself.
Mascara for Waterproofing Lashes
Waterproof mascaras can withstand rain, dust, and even rubbing your eyes. It contains wax, mineral, and waxes that deflect fluids and keep your eyelashes dry and smudge-free. To remove your waterproof mascara, you need a cotton pad and apply some makeup remover. Then hold it to your eyelashes for some time to break down the mascara. Now gently swipe the cotton pad to remove the product easily. This waterproof mascara is also known as smudging-proof mascara.
Mascara for Lengthening Lashes
This mascara helps to provide extra length to your natural lashes. If you have short eyelashes, you need not worry about it because this lengthening mascara can give you the size you want as it contains polymers made up of nylon and rayon. The wand of lengthening mascara usually comes with dense bristles, which allows it to give a thick coat and make your eyes more prominent and more attractive.
Mascara for Volumizing Lashes
Volumizing mascara defines your eyes as more refined by giving a natural impact that you have thick and voluminous eyelashes. This mascara comprises waxes, pigments, and silicone polymers, providing fuller and darker eyelashes. Also, you can get voluminous lashes using any mascara. To add volume to your eyelash, you must reapply the mascara to the base of your lash line. But remember to keep it looking natural.
Mascara for Curling Lashes
Curling mascara has a thicker consistency which helps to make your natural eyelash look curly and bigger. If you want to make your eyes rounder, concentrate on the center of your eyes with the mascara. This mascara contains filming polymers that contract after its application. Due to this contraction, the eyelashes lift into a curl. It not only looks natural but also gives a very dramatic look overall. In order to make your eyelashes curl, a curved mascara brush is used.
Mascara for Non-Clumping Lashes
This mascara is used to get a natural and no-makeup look. It adds definition to your eyes but doesn’t provide volume or length as other mascara formulas do. Instead, this mascara gives a tidy and all-natural look. It contains glycerin and silk extracts which provides non-clumpy lashes. For this type of mascara, long bristles wand is used for even application to your eyelashes.
Mascara for Defining Lashes
Mascara for defining lashes is the best option if you want an all-in-one solution, from thickness to volume. This mascara is evenly spread over the eyelashes, making each lash look naturally lengthy. This mascara comprises intense pigments for color, dramatic polymers to get extra thickness, and nylon and rayon fibers to provide additional length.
Steps for Applying Mascara
Get the full, long, thicker lashes you see on social media and wish to look like them, so here are steps that you can follow while applying your favorite mascara.
Step1: Choosing a Suitable Mascara
The first step is to know about your lashes and decide what kind of lash enhancement you want, volumizing, defining, lengthening, faster growth, waterproofing, etc. Choose a suitable mascara as per your lashes:
- For short lashes, you need lengthening mascara with a smaller brush with thick bristles. It will allow coating each lash.
- For scattered lashes, you will need volumizing or thickening mascara with a round and large brush with lots of bristles.
- If you have full lashes but require length and definition, choose a lengthening mascara with a long brush with evenly spaced bristles.
- For lash growth purposes, go for Phyto-keratin and panthenol ingredients mascara formula.
- For any event, waterproof mascara is the best choice.
Step2: Applying Mascara to Upper Lashes
- Many people apply any other eye-makeup first, which is the correct way to get a finished and defined look. After eye makeup, we recommend you curl your lashes first using an eyelash curler. Keep the curler as close to your lash root as possible, keeping the skin aside, and squeeze for about 10 seconds minimum.
- Now, it is time you take your mascara wand out of the tube and wipe off the excess mascara on the tip of the tube because the surplus product will lead to clumping.
- Look up to lift your lashes so that you can see your lashes well and you can apply the mascara easily.
- Place the mascara wand onto your lashes and wiggle it back and forth to apply the mascara from roots to tips. Pull the rod outwards in a zig-zag motion to add volume and avoid clumps.
- Now apply a second coat but before the second coat, let the first coat dry.
- Remember to apply mascara to the inner and outer parts of the mascara.
Step3: Applying Mascara to Lower Lashes
Applying mascara to the lower lash is a tricky part. For that, you need a makeup sponge. You can take a spoon and hold it underneath your lower lash to avoid messing underneath the softer eyelash skin. Put mascara to the roots of the lower lash only and use the tip of the mascara wand for this purpose.
Step4: Addressing Common Problems
- If there was a mess or mistake while applying mascara, let the product dry first, then put a moisturizer on the cotton swab and press it gently on the messy spot. Swipe away all the mascara spots without spoiling your eyeshadow or foundation, and there you go!
- You can also de-clump your mascara using a clean mascara wand.
- If you want to add more volume, use baby powder on the mascara’s applied coat and another coat.
- Always remove your mascara well with makeup remover before going to bed.
Different Shaped Mascara Brush
Here is the list of different mascara brushes and their usage for suitable lashes. Let’s explore them:
Comb
This brush is best suitable for sparse lashes as it helps to grab lashes well and coat them with minimum clumping.
Pointed
This brush longer the eyelashes. The brush’s pointed tip helps apply the product quickly to the end of the lashes, giving them an extra lengthening boost.
Triangle
This brush is best for elongating your eyes. This brush gives a feline effect and tight lines your upper waterline through the mini bristles at the top.
Curved
A curved brush is best for curling, as the name suggests. It will make your lashes curl in a very natural way as soon as you coat them. For better results, it is recommended to use a curler first.
Ball
This mini brush reaches hard-to-approach lashes, which a traditional brush doesn’t cover quickly, and coats them with the product to get a volumize and healthy look.
Cone
This brush is best for corner lashes. It ensures to get all the lashes are coated and look even.
Inverted Cone
It is suitable for widening your eyes through the small bristles, which can gently reach the base of the lashes and pull them upwards and outwards.
Rectangle
It provides volume and length to the lashes. This brush doesn’t get to the very root of the lash, but it gives length to another level.
Bubble
It can work best for lifting purposes. The bubble wand can easily reach the root to the tip and coat each lash with the product.
Bendy
It is a 90 degrees bendable brush that provide serious volume with just one coat.
Skinny
The skinny mascara wand defines the lashes, separates each lash, and makes them look longer and more defined.
Miniature
This brush is designed to apply mascara to your bottom lash without messing. It not only reaches every lash but also provides a long-lasting effect with its excessive coat.
Jumbo
It would help if you had less time to apply this mascara and get all the volume and thickness you might want.
Spiral
The spiral brush provides volume and curls at the same time. It works like a bubble brush without compromising the volume and curl.
Hourglass
It provides a false lash effect, designed with the inspiration of Marilyn Monroe’s bust-waist-hip ratio. It gives tons of volume and lifts the lashes to have a dramatic look.
Traditional Shaped Plastic
Plastic brushes provide more definition. Hence, this brush gives both volume and definition. It separates each lash and gives them volume.
Traditional Shaped Bristle
For fluttery lashes with some volume, go for this brush with traditional shapes but with long gentle bristles.
How to Remove Mascara Effectively?
Taking off mascara is essential every single day. You can use different techniques to wipe off this product in simple ways.
- The most cost-effective way to remove mascara is by using petroleum jelly. Apply a nice coat of petroleum jelly on your lashes, wait a few seconds, and then wipe away with cotton pads that you must soak in warm water first.
- To remove waterproof mascara, you need something oily like baby oil, olive oil, coconut oil, or any other oil that is safer for the eyes. Never rub your eyes to remove the makeup. Instead, hold the cotton pad for some time, gently massage the oil around the eyes in a circular motion, and wipe the cotton pad downward.
- Use a 100% cotton pad to avoid eye rubbing or rash.
- Never use cotton balls for your eye makeup removal. The loose fiber can quickly get into your eyes and damage them.
- Buy biphasic eye makeup remover to remove all the dirt and makeup effectively.
- Always hold the cotton pad for about 30 seconds against the eyes.
- Please do not rush the process, as it can damage your eye or cause irritation.
- Remove the eye makeup by wiping in the direction of the eyelashes.
- After cleansing, it is better to use a moisturizer on the skin or eye area.
Other Utilities of Mascara
Throwing away your mascara wand just like that can be heartbreaking when you know the other utilities of mascara wands. Let’s find out how you can re-purpose your mascara again:
Groom Your Eyebrows
A Mascara wand can help with the grooming of eyebrows. Brush them up nicely, and you can get volume and thickness to your brows. Check the mascara color before applying it to your brows. Remember to stay natural and don’t overdo it.
Tame Fly-Aways
Tame fly-aways hair is just so annoying that we all want to make them at rest for some time, at least for an event or a meeting. All you need to do is to use frizz-control shampoo and conditioner, and then upon drying hair, use our mascara wand to settle them down gently. It is a quick and temporary trick to put your tame flyaways at rest.
Create Your Perfect Eyeliner
If your mascara is smudge-proof, you can surely use it as your eyeliner, as it will give you long-lasting effects. Take your eyeliner brush and dip it into a mascara wand and apply your eyeliner just like a gel eyeliner.
Condition Lashes
Growth mascaras are infused with those serums that help grow, lengthen, and have healthier eyelashes. Using such mascaras can provide you condition your lashes. Also, you can apply raw aloe vera gel to your lashes using a clean mascara wand to make them voluminous and healthy.
Create Some Awesome Nail Art
Art requires creativity, using different items to make a new design. You can use a mascara wand to create unique designs for nail art and get a chic look at home.
Temporary Grey Hair Coat
You can cover up your grey hair if you are in a hurry and can’t dye your hair in such a short time. Then apply mascara to your hair that matches your hair color too. Waterproof mascara will work best to stay last throughout the day.
Conclusion
Whatever look you wish to carry for your upcoming event, mascara always adds value to your makeup and provides you with the best dramatic or natural results. You can rock in any way.