One thing that has always surprised me as a makeup artist is the number of woman who look at me in confusion when I pull out my lash curler. They don't know what they are missing out on! Curling the eyelashes opens up your eyes and brightens your entire face.

When you are short on time or if you don’t like to use much makeup, curling the lashes is a simple solution. Follow up with a light coat of mascara and you are ready to go! (For Asian lashes that do not like to hold curl, try waterproof mascara)

My favourite lash curler is the preo (picture). It looks a bit intimidating at first, but you grip the preo exactly where you are going to be curling the lashes, giving you far more control than your average curler. Its smaller size allows you to get into the corners of the eyes, and it even works for people with small or deep-set eyes that may have otherwise found it difficult or impossible to curl their lashes with the standard curler.