Most people focus on length, curl, or glue brand.
What actually makes fake lashes stay on — and look like they’re your own — is lashbed preparation and adhesive placement.
If your falsies lift at the corners, irritate your lids, or make your real lashes fall out, it’s because you’re treating lashes like accessories instead of living hair follicles.
1. Choosing the Right Lash Type Is About Your Eye Anatomy — Not “Style”
Lashes should complement your eyelid shape and lash density.
If you have:
Hooded eyes
Choose shorter inner corner, tapered outer edge
Avoid thick bands
Deep-set eyes
Choose longer lash lengths + curled bands
Monolid
Use lightweight, flat-band lashes
Dramatic curl lifts the eye
Sparse natural lashes
Avoid heavy mink → it collapses your lash line
Choose feathered synthetic or silk
Oily eyelids
Use matte-finish lash bands — glue grips better
💡 The band thickness determines how long lashes stay on.
Thin = natural look but weaker hold
Thick = stronger hold but harder to blend
2. What Nobody Says: Lash Adhesive Type Determines Retention
Most beginners use the wrong glue.
Latex glue
Most flexible
Beginner-friendly
Easy to reposition
Causes reactions for people with latex allergy
Bond or professional adhesive
Strongest retention (2–5 days)
Can tear natural lashes if removed incorrectly
Never sleep in these unless you know what you’re doing
Hypoallergenic glues
Best for sensitive skin
Less chemical burn risk
Slightly weaker hold — perfect for daily use
If you ever felt burning, stinging, or watering:
→ You used cyanoacrylate-based glue.
3. The Most Overlooked Step: Treat Your Eyelid Like a Canvas, Not Hair
You don’t clean lashes — you degrease the lash line.
Oil breaks adhesive bonds.
Real prep method:
Wash eye area with gentle cleanser
Dry — absolutely NO lotion or oil nearby
Swipe base of lashes with:
micellar water
witch hazel
alcohol-free toner
This removes sebum and primer residue.
💡 If skin is oily → glue slips.
If skin is dry → glue flakes and lifts.
4. Measuring and Trimming Lashes Prevents Inner Corner Lifting
Never use lashes straight from the box.
How to size properly:
Hold band to lash line with tweezers
Trim from the outer edge, never inner
Why?
The inner corner hairs are thinner and shorter —
a thick lash piece creates torque → lifts every time.
5. The Placement Secret: Glue Goes ON THE LID, Not Just ON THE BAND
Everyone teaches:
“Apply glue on the lash strip.”
That is only half correct.
The real hack: glue on both
a thin strip on the lash band and
tiny dotted glue along your eyelid where the band will sit
This “magnetizes” the bond and prevents lifting.
6. The 30–60 Second “Tacky Window”
If you apply lashes when glue is wet → it slides everywhere.
If you apply when it’s dry → no grip.
You want the glue to be semi-dry and sticky.
Optimal tacky window:
Latex glues: 30–45 sec
Clear fast-setting: 20–30 sec
Black glues: 45–60 sec
You can test by tapping band with tweezer:
If it strings → still wet
If matte → perfect
7. Placement: Start at the Middle, Not the Inner Corner
This controls band tension.
Anchor middle of lash to the center of lash line
Press outer corner
Press inner corner LAST
This prevents the band from curling away from the tear duct.
8. Blending the Lash Line Without Mascara Clumps
Do NOT paint falsies with mascara — it kills fibers and traps bacteria.
Better method:
curl your real lashes first
then pinch falsies + real lashes together with tweezers
finish with ultra-light mascara at the roots only
This merges them without clumps.
9. Lifespan Depends on Removal — Not Application
If you peel lashes off:
you rip your real lashes out
you tear the lash band fibers
Correct removal:
Soak lash line in oil-based remover
Count 30–60 seconds
Slide off gently
If you feel resistance → stop.
Let adhesive dissolve.
10. When to Stop Wearing Fake Lashes
Take a break if you see:
bald patches
swelling along lash line
burning when glue touches skin
yellow discharge
scabbing
These are signs of:
allergic dermatitis
folliculitis
mild infection
glue burns
Not “sensitivity.”
Final Pro Tip:
Clean falsies every use.
Do not reuse glue-crusted lashes.
Use:
micellar water
alcohol-free remover
lash-safe cleanser
This prevents:
eye infections
mites (yes, real)
lash breakage
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