1. LET YOUR MASCARA DOUBLE AS A LIQUID LINER
Back in the day, mascara wasn't created in a vial with a brush applicator, but in a dry cake format. "What was great about that application is that you could apply the cake with a brush to coat your lashes and then use a brush to create liner for your eyes," explains Gàl-Csiszar. "But when Maybelline first created the liquid base formula in a vial with a brush, the duality of the old school formulation became obsolete as the newer formulation flaked when you tried to use it as a liner."
However with a mascara that doesn't dry out, like Gállany's First Class Lash Luxury Mascara ($19), you can use the formula to glide beautifully along the lash line like a gel eyeliner, which is great in a pinch or when you're lacking real estate in your purse.