This may surprise you girls, but even though I adore getting all dolled up and spending forever getting my makeup just perfect, there are some days where I just want to skip it all and go natural. Maybe it’s just me, but I find a Zen-like quality in facing the world purely, wearing only sunscreen and lip balm.
If you’re the same way, you’ll enjoy this tip: skip your mascara for a day and wear Vaseline on your eyelashes. Yes, I do mean petroleum jelly. It makes your lashes look thick and shiny, plus it adds moisture to an area of your body I bet you never moisturize. It’s not only good looking, but good for you! What could be better?
Photo source: Eyelashgrowth.com
I also like to moisturize my lashes (yes I do this) with Rosebud Salve! Smells pretty and makes mascara go on smoother.
I’ve not heard of this before … I will be trying it for sure … I’m curious to see how it works with my naturally blonde/white eyelashes! I’ll let you know.
[...] Amber • June 12, 2008 Since Cailin recently posted about using Vaseline as a mascara alternative, I’ve thought of a few more ways (twenty, to be exact) to work petroleum jelly into your [...]
skip my WHAT?!
OMG! you must be really pretty to go out without any makeup!lol <3 but i have tried this and it makes my eyelashes very thick and shiny thax a bunch!
haha I have virtually no lower eyelashes, so this doesn’t really work for me – good tip anyway, vaseline does wonders
Sammie – ha, I know. My lashes are blonde, so the thought of going without mascara’s pretty terrifying. The vaseline really helps them to stand out though!
Holli – you’re too sweet! I’m on an au naturel kick at the moment; my theory is that the less makeup I wear, the more my skin and lashes will grow naturally beautiful. We’ll see how that goes…
Lucinda – just try an eyelash primer to pump them up a bit!
Ive done that a few times, it makes lashes look darker aswell. Vaseline is good for eyebrows too, it makes them look more smooth and neat.
To be honest, I’ve tried castor oil when I go to sleep for about 2 weeks and my lashes are pretty thick and longer now and they curl more often. I do use mascara at times but since my lashes are naturaly dark and thick, I swipe Vaseline on them through the day and it keeps their curl all day long.
So I would recommend Vaseline and Castor oil, if your lashes are blonde just be sure to add a moisturizer like Vaseline Petroleum Jelly before applying mascara and Castor oil before you sleep. Castor oil is pretty cheap, about 2 bucks for a large bottle from any drug store.