emily jane loves: fake eyelashes

if you're ever feeling down, ladies, try this: fake eyelashes. they're cheaper than going on a shopping spree  at anthropology and they won't give you love handles like those french fries from mcdonald's. i promise you, they're the instant pick-me-up.

here is my step-by-step guide to how fake eyelashes can transform your look (and your life):

1. pick up a pair of fake eyelashes. they sell them at sephora, ulta and the high end department make-up counters, but i prefer to buy mine at cvs. typically, i buy the brand ardell, but this time i decided to try katy perry's new line of fake eye lashes*.

2. wash your face clean of all eye make-up except for any base you may use. (and here is the sacrifice i'm making for this blog: posting a picture of myself without make-up on the internet)

3. apply the glue onto the fake eyelashes along the lash line.

4. make sure the entire lash line is white with the glue.

5. apply the fake eyelash to your natural lash line. make sure it's as close to the natural lash line as possible or the eyelashes will fall off and you will look like a fool. it should look something like this:

6. apply your eye make-up as usual, making sure you apply a thicker coat of eye liner to cover up any white glue that's showing. note: just because you are wearing fake eyelashes does not mean you can skip mascara. the mascara acts as another layer of glue to help the eyelashes stay put.

7.  BOOM! you have fake eyelashes, and for two seconds you might, just might, feel like kim kardashian. notice how my left eye is smizing and my right eye is not? that, my friends, is just another built-in perk of fake eyelashes.

*note: i was not impressed by katy perry's line. the lashes were great and seemed more natural looking than ardell, but the glue was horrible. if you buy her line, make sure you buy the glue separate.