To say I'm not a false eyelash aficionado would be an understatement. Before my affair with Silly George, I would've put my experience at around a negative 3 on a scale from 0-10, which is to say I'd had abysmal luck with lashes. After the last disaster about a year ago, I decided to make peace with my God-given skimpy fringe. But the Liner Bond's promise of ease and the "Super Natural" series' promise of, well, natural instead of Kabuki theater, wooed me. First time out of the gate, even with nervous hands (Yeah, it's just lashes, but when you've failed as much as I have in this arena and success seems more and more elusive, there's a certain amount of angst that builds up and qualifies as nerves. Don't judge.), the stuff worked. "Holy Schnikees!" I exclaimed. Not really. I said, "Holy F***ing Mother Blazing F***ers. It F***ing worked! Who the F*** thought that?" Then I stood at the mirror for a full five minutes and admired myself. Blink blink. Wink. "Hey you," I mouthed to the reflection, imagining a handsome stranger (blink wink blink blink). "Want to buy me a drink?" "Sure," said my husband, as he walked from the closet with dirty socks for the hamper.

Anyway, it was hella easy. The Cassiopeia and Astra are beautiful and very natural and lightweight. I've since done it at least six more times and have found the tweezers make it even easier to place them then snuggly crimp them together with my own lashes for a completely believable look. A couple tips for the "False Lashes for Dummies" crowd out there (now that I'm a professional and all).

1. Use Silly George's lash spray (or some micellar water) on a Qtip and gently swipe your eyelid area where the liner bond is going to go before applying makeup or the bond.
2. Start the lash where your own lashes start or maybe even a tiny bit back to avoid that feeling that something is in your eye. The Silly George lashes I got were light as a feather, but depending on your sensitivity, backing off from the inner corner of your eye can help a lot.
3. Size them to your eye and trim them from the far end (with the longer lashes), one little bit at a time.
4. If you choose the invisible Liner Bond and want to use your own liner as makeup, do it and your shadow first. Also, curl your own lashes and apply mascara first. This works worlds better for me than applying mascara after application. Let your mascara set up a hot minute before applying the Liner Bond.
5. Press the Liner Bond across your lid rather than dragging it. You will be able to see it before it dries and you won't destroy the tip with makeup. I also think the application is better this way bc you get a better deposit of the bond. Don't let it dry. Apply lashes immediately.
6. Grab a mirror and look down. Use the lash tweezer to hold the false eyelash and gently place it on the liner bond immediately. You have a few seconds to get it perfectly placed. The tweezers help with this. I did it first with my hands, but much prefer the tweezers now.
7. Stand back and admire your bad $#*! fluttery self.