how to make the most of your eyelashes

Swipe on a little mascara and you instantly feel more glam and polished. But the power of darkening your eyelashes runs much deeper than that. It makes the whites of your eyes look brighter – which, from an evolutionary standpoint, signals health, femininity, and youth, says David Givens, author of Love Signals: A Practical Field Guide to the Body Language of Courtship. Experts explain how to thicken your lashes and improve your batting average.

Looking gorgeous starts with using the right tool for the job. Here, a cheat sheet to help you choose the best applicator if your lashes are…