The hack
Can you curl your eyelashes with a spoon, as some beauty bloggers do?
The promise
There are a multitude of (often-pricey) lash-lifting methods available – including perming, LVL and hi-tech mascaras – but this one promises to shape lashes with just a teaspoon and a bit of heat.
The test
My lashes are long but they’re also super straight, and if I don’t use an eyelash curler, the difference is visible. I take a teaspoon and pop it into a mug of warm water. If it’s at a drinkable temperature, it’s fine – any hotter and you risk burning the delicate skin around the eyes. I dry it off and press the curved side over my lashes holding them upwards for 10 seconds and release. This is actual sorcery; they are indeed lifted. I use my usual eyelash curler (I like Suqqu) on the other eye for comparison, and while the curlers lift the lashes more, by the end of the day my teaspoon lashes have held slightly better.
The verdict
Back in the noughties I regularly used a heated lash curler (or heated up my regular one with a Zippo lighter, which is definitely not advised), and it gave me killer lash lift, but the repetitive heat also made them brittle. The teaspoon hack works – but if you try it, keep the heat down and use it only occasionally, for an extra lash boost.
