Beauty Experiment – The Eyes Have It

Hypothesis:  I read somewhere that if you spritz a bit of hairspray on your finger and brush it upwards into your bare eyelashes, you get a more natural-looking enhancement than with mascara.

I borrowed some of my sister’s hairspray (because I don’t believe in putting the stuff in my own hair) for this experiment. The brand was Suave, though I’m not sure what it was called specifically.

Conclusion: Before my fingers even came close to my eyelashes, the potent chemicals of the hairspray made my eyes water, which in turn made any effort to keep hairspray on my lashes impossible. Once I was finally able to stop the Niagara Falls coming out of my eyes, I got the stuff on and noticed not appreciable difference to my lashes. DROP this tip!

Beauty Experiment – Hair Brained

Hypothesis:  I recently read a beauty tip that claimed a fast way to get beautiful waves was to wind your hair through U-shaped hair pins, then clamp it with a flat iron.

I have really long hair, so winding it through the pins was a bit of a chore and I could only do small sections at a time, but once it was up it stayed up. Working with anything hot is always tricky for me (I tend to get burned), so I was very careful to keep my fingers out of the way (which may have affected the outcome). I found that the end result was more of a crimp than a wave, so I tried again with bigger U-shaped curler pegs.

Conclusion:  I recommend the larger pegs for a more wavy, natural look. Be sure to use some kind of holding product, or else your waves might go poofy on you. Top of the Class Tip!