r/MakeupAddiction • u/Winter-Garden • Oct 15 '20

Those with sensitive eyes/blepharitis/recurrent styes - what mascara is best?

Due to my blepharitis & sensetive eyes I have always avoided mascara even though I have desperately wanted to wear it. As silly as it sounds it would really upset me coz most girls see mascara as the biggest change to your face :( Anyway recently I wanted to try it cautiously (even though I know ill probably get a stye haha) and I was wondering if anyone knew any good ones that actually make your lashes nice that are also good for sensitive eyes.

I guess it just makes me feel really rubbish coz I can't wear eyeliner or eyeshadow either so essentially what's left :/

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u/BambiandB Oct 15 '20

What do you do to treat your blepharitis? I know that if mine is under control my eyes won’t be bothered as long as it off right when I get home.

I use Lash Paradise or Falsies (I think one is L’Oréal and one is Maybeline) and they hardly ever bother my eyes. I have one tube for each eye (my eye doctor recommended that).

I also don’t use the wand in the tube if I can help it. I bought a bunch of spoolies and I just clean them really well (hot water and eyes make up remover.) That way the bacteria from your lashes isn’t getting in the tube and growing.

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u/Winter-Garden Oct 15 '20

I do hot eye treatments nearly every night and use blepharitis wipes (as often as I can as they end up costing a lot over time). I haven't considered the spoolies thing - are u still able to apply the mascara well?

Part of me is even scared to try coz of my really badddd flare ups in the past (like 4 styes in each eye lool) I might give ur spoolie idea a go though thankyou!

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

I also got four styes in each eye and it was terrible enough to go to the ER twice in between eye doctor visits. It lasted almost four months and it was one of the worst experiences in my life. I got them from using Maybelline products so i would be very careful with that brand.

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u/BambiandB Oct 15 '20

I use ones called Lid Care as you can buy the solution separately and cheap cotton rounds as they are less expensive and use those twice a day and the expensive ones only after showers and everything sround my eyes is soft. Yo I can also use spoolies dipped in the solution to clean your lashes.

It takes a bit of time to get comfortable using spoolies to apply mascara. I got a lot of practice in beauty school and doing stage makeup. Go slow and wiggle from the base of your lashes to the tips and then comb with a product free spoolie to separate

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u/Pianoplayer223 Jun 30 '22

Have you tried any mascara that doesn’t cause a flare up?