Applying false eyelashes can be tricky and when we say tricky, what we really mean is an actual Freddy Kruger-esque nightmare.

We've all been there, you're getting ready for your big night out, the pre-drinks are flowing but then your strip lash refuses to stick down and keeps pinging up in the corner.

The music is paused, the panic starts and before you know it that halo eye you spent so much time mastering is ruined, along with any form of party vibe.

You thought you did everything right, you even applied that Duo Lash glue you splashed out on, so why are your falsies betraying you like this?

Well, unfortunately, false eyelashes aren't one-size-fits-all, you can't just head out the door, chuck some glue in your bag and hope for the best. Not unless you want to end up enlisting the help of a stranger in the club toilets to come 12am.

There are many factors in play when it comes to false lash application, including your eye shape, how exactly you remove your lashes from their box in the first place (never just rip them out, please) and that's before we've even got to trimming and glue application.

I know it seems like a lot, but trust us, once you've mastered these super-simple hacks, you'll be desperate to put them into practice. Popping to the big Sainsburys? Yeah I think that calls for some individual lashes. Getting some tester pots in B&Q, why not slap on a strip lash?

So stay with us while we teach you lash school 101.

FIRST, WHAT'S YOUR EYE SHAPE?

Nouveau Lashes has tried to answer the "will these suit me?" question with illustrations to help you identify your eye shape, thanks guys. 'Almond eyes' are considered the suit-all strip lash eye shape (this is when your irises disappear into your upper and lower eyelids when you look straight ahead).

Not happening for you (me neither)? Here are some other common shapes and structures, which - of course - come in many variations.

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