You decide where you want your new lid to be and apply double-sided eyelid tape.Instructions vary kit-to-kit, but here's how they basically work: These kits come with colorful packets filled with slivers of tape and a fork to press the strips into your eye socket to create that double lid. So, a month before prom, I went to a Japanese store to buy a double eyelid kit. My only option was to cake a thick layer of makeup around my eyes, making me look like a raccoon every time I blinked. Even though there are hundreds of online tutorials for applying monolid eyeliner online, none of the techniques ever looked right on me. The thin line of makeup tends to disappear from sight once you open your eyes. The more I looked at her, the more I started to buy into the trend, even imagining the way my eyes could look with double-lidded makeup.Īpplying eye makeup with monolids is a challenge.
It became strangely normal for me to see my sister with tape hovering above her eyes. Double eyelids kit come with tape and fork inside. Instead of paying for expensive eyelid surgery, also called Asian blepharoplasty, she decided to try to create a permanent crease by wearing eyelid tape constantly. She started with packets of pre-cut tape from Asian beauty stores and eventually mastered cutting the tape herself. So when my sister decided to try to change her monolids, I was intrigued. My sister before and after taping her eyelids for months. In middle school, a girl called my friend’s eyes “weird” because her eyelashes pointed down - just like mine. I looked at my predominantly white classmates’ double-lidded eyes and paid way too much attention to their shape and depth. To me, they were yet another reminder of how different I was from the other kids in my class. Growing up, my eyes were my biggest insecurity. Oakland, CA - Like many East Asians, I have monolids, meaning my eyelids don't have creases.
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