IT’S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT MASCARA has been the loudest thing on your face for years. And now, there’s a new trend that’s here to turn down the volume. The idea: Curl, add a single whisper of brown mascara, and let your natural lashes take the lead.
It’s a decidedly different take—especially for someone like me. I wore lash extensions for more than a decade and mastered the at-home versions during the pandemic and beyond. But now,, I’m coming around to skipping mascara (though I’ll keep my tightlining, thank you very much).
It’s beauty’s back-to-basics era, lash edition. Fewer products, less fuss, more of what you already have. My lash drawer can finally, exhilaratingly, let out a deep exhale.
It tracks with what he’s seeing in the chair: Clients are asking for less mascara and no longer requesting falsies. The payoff reaches well past what’s sprouting from your lids. Leaving lashes bare allows the rest of your face finally gets a turn.
Meet the experts: Benjamin Puckey is a celebrity makeup artists based in New York City. Tobi Henney is a celebrity makeup artist based in Los Angeles. Ahead, how to pull it off at home and what to know before you break up with black mascara.
Picture the no-makeup makeup look, but for your eyes. Puckey describes ghost lashes as lashes left bare or wearing so little mascara you barely register it. Curling is fine and a light coat of brown is fine.
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