How to Remove Fake Eyelashes

You have to remove them sometime!

Removing fake eyelashes is not as challenging as it may seem. You're probably afraid of pulling out your natural lashes along with the false ones because of the glue. No worries! Adhesive for falsies is made to let go once dabbed with lash-glue remover. However, if you find yourself all out of said product or stranded for the night at someone else's house--hopefully a girlfriend with a makeup kit--here's a technique to make sure you give your lashes the gentle treatment they deserve.

Things You'll Need

• Cotton swab
• Eye makeup remover or cold cream
• Wall mirror
• Facial tissue
• Tweezers
• Cotton pad

Instructions

1. Dip a cotton swab in a generous amount of eye makeup remover or cold cream, whichever is currently available to you.

2. Half close the eye you want to work on while looking straight into a wall mirror. Gently slather the eye makeup remover onto your lash line, where your fake eyelashes are attached. Let sit for a full minute so the product weakens the lash glue.

3. Wipe the excess eye makeup remover off with a facial tissue so you can prevent the product from getting into your eye as much as possible before you open it. Gingerly take the outer corner of your full strip lash inwards. It should budge now with little to no resistance. For individual lashes, use a pair of tweezers to gently take them out. Be careful to concentrate only on the tip so you don't pull your natural lashes out.

4. Repeat on other eye.

5. Remove the rest of your eye makeup with cotton pads that have been absorbed with eye makeup remover before washing your face. This should thoroughly get rid of the remnants of your fake lash adhesive.