We do not forget the good olden days when mascara used to be reserved for the upper lash line; now it looks as if celebrities are bucking beauty tradition and coating their lower lashes as well.
Kim Kardashian
Pat McGrath, the lash-obsessed makeup artist behind the spiky looks at Valentino, Lanvin, and Gucci FW/11says, “This season is about separated cloggy lashes,”
Spider Lashes
The basic of the nailing of the spidery pretty look? McGrath further added, “Tons and tons and tons of mascara.”
Lucia Pieroni, the makeup artist who was responsible for the lash-tastic look at Alberta Ferretti FW/11 recommends ‘heavily applying mascara on the upper and lower lashes, using the wand to round out the eye for giving a Bambi effect.’
Makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury followed suit at the Chloe FW/11 show, where she confirmed Pieroni’s technique with this bit of advice: “Use your brush to pull out even the corner lashes—top and bottom—ensuring you coat every hair.”
If mascara is not enough for you, then take it one step further: Intensify your lower lashes with a set of falsies created especially for the lower lash line. Ardell’s Lower False Eyelashes are industry standard.
Ardell’s Lower False Eyelashes
Question: Have you been applying mascara to your bottom lashes as well? Or will you start? —India-Jewel Jackson
