Let us loop you in on a game-changer technique for clump-free lashes. Lash painting is the insider secret to the most precise, defined, immaculate mascara application.
Whether you’ve tried a jumbo bristle brush, a dinky comb, silicone spikes, spiral shaped spoolies or a conical wand, chances are, to get that clean lash look, you have to go back in with another tool (like tweezers or a clear spoolie) to get a neat, separated finish.
But, it turns out there is a mascara wand that can give beautiful definition… it’s just not the one that comes with your mascara, and it looks nothing like it either. Allow us to explain.
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What is lash painting?
If you’re not familiar, lash painting is a technique that can be used to apply mascara to your bottom lashes – a notoriously tricky task that can often end up looking like a clumpy mess or leave you with specks of black peppering the undereye.
But, in-the-know makeup artist are quietly turning us on to lash fans, or mascara fan brushes, and with them, the concept of lash painting. Rose Siard of Rose and Ben Beauty shared a prototype for her own lash fan and used it to demonstrate the remarkable difference it can make when using it to apply mascara on notoriously tricky bottom lashes.
“If you hate bottom-lash mascara, it’s because most wands deposit a ton of product,” Rose explained. Instead, she recommends a fan brush. “This is something pros use all the time, and obviously, it’s a lot more hygienic because we can clean it afterwards,” she said.
Rose also pointed out that, in addition to bottom lashes, this kind of brush is great for hard-to-reach areas on the upper lashes like the inner corners. “You have a lot more control because you have length,” she says, referring to the long, skinny handle.