People who wear makeup all have their essential product, the famous one that we would keep if we could only keep one. For some, it’s concealer, for others, lipstick and for still others, bronzer. But there is one that comes up very often among the most popular among make-up lovers, and that is mascara.
The latter allows you to lengthen the eyelashes, give them volume, and above all, open your eyes as much as possible. The choice of brush and product will also depend on the effect you are looking for and for those who refuse to choose, there is always the cocktailing mascara technique, which, as its name suggests, consists of mixing several mascaras to achieve both length and volume.
However, the application stage can sometimes be tricky and we have all already experienced this frustrating situation where we have successfully applied our eye makeup, the shadow is perfectly blended, the liner is very symmetrical, when, all of a sudden, a mascara stain appears on our eyelid. What to do ? Don’t panic, there are small methods to remove it without ruining your work!
Eva Longoria’s makeup artist’s technique for removing a mascara stain from the eyelid
Val Garland is Makeup Artistic Director L’Oreal Paris International and also Eva Longoria’s makeup artist. She gave an interview to Current wife, the opportunity for her to reveal to us her advice to prevent concealer from slipping into fine lines but also her best techniques for removing a mascara stain, neither seen nor known.
For this, the professional distinguishes between two scenarios. “If the stain has just been done, simply take a dry cotton swabplace one of the tips on the mascara to be removed and to perform a rotational movement“, begins Val Garland. The product which has not yet dried will settle on the cotton in a slight movement, without damaging your makeup.
On the other hand, if the error was made “half an hour or a quarter of an hour earlier, it’s too late. I’m not a magician, I don’t have a magic wand“, illustrates the expert. Two solutions are then offered. “You can cover it with a cream eyeshadow base then fade it so that it blends in with the makeup. Otherwise, it will be necessary remove it with a damp cotton swabbut this is riskier, this method risks creating a gap in the eyelid makeup“, she continues. As you will have understood, the watchword for Val Garland is to act quickly!
*Thanks to Val Garland, Makeup Artistic Director L’Oréal Paris International