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How to make eyelashes longer with vaseline
Get the mascara off your wand.
Grab a paper towel. If you use a soft tissue, it will likely cause more of a mess than you began with.
Using your paper towel, dab the bristles of your mascara wand. If there is stubborn mascara clinging for life, gently wiggle your wand back and forth in a folded paper towel.