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While chatting withShea Couleerecently, she walkedAllurethrough her app routine for false eyelashes.
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Turns out, theRuPaul’s Drag Race All Starswinner has an unexpected-yet-geniusway ofgluing them on.
Her quick trick is the key to keeping yourfake lashesfrom drooping downward and weighing down your lids.
(Drag queens often stack three sets, so a lifting effect is crucial.)
Running the glue along the inner rim of the falsies is theusual tool technique, right?
Well, according to Shea, that’s all wrong.
“I use really long lashes, but they can cast big shadows,” she explains.
Fellow drag queenKim Chitaught Shea this technique eight years ago by way of Chicago-based makeup artistJacob Strayer.
“It’s the gift that keeps on giving,” Shea remarks.
His added advice: “Look down when applying the lash.
Do this until it dries.
Strayer’s longtime lash glue of choice isDuo’s black Eyelash Adhesive.
(For those who prefer clear, we love theKiss Ever EZ Lash Adhesive.)
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