How To Get Va-Va-Voom Eyelashes

Anne Hathaway's sex kitten style can be quite simple once you master the task of false lashes. Although daunting to some, others find them to be addicting, and a simple tube of mascara can never again add up. Achelle Dunaway of e.l.f. Cosmetics showed our friends at Beauty High how to expertly apply false lashes.

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Step 1

Apply eyelid primer on your lid, blending all the way up to your brow bone.

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Step 2

Dust a natural colored eyeshadow over the lid.

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Step 3

Add a bit of contour with a darker shade of eyeshadow in the crease. This keeps the look natural but adds a bit of shadow.

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Step 4

Using a black eyeliner pencil, line along the lash line as close as possible to the top lash line and work it in with a smudger. Then line along the inner rim to increase the intensity of the black line.

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Step 5

Curl your false lashes and then size them to your eye. Hold up the lashes and start where your normal eyelashes start. You don't want them to go too far, so you'll want to trim them to fit. Don't assume that both eyes will be the same size!

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Step 6

Let the glue sit on the lashes for a few seconds so it gets tacky, then glue them at the base of your natural eyelashes facing downward. Hold the corners in place until the glue sets.

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Step 7

Re-line lash line with liquid eyeliner to help blend in lashes and apply mascara.

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