Why Does My Mascara Always Smudge? Makeup Artists Explain

Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment/Getty ImagesDoes anyone else have this problem? You do your makeup, put a little powder over top to keep it all in place, and pop on your mascara. Then, 45 minutes later, you happen to pass by a mirror and your mascara has smudged beneath your eyes? You don’t rub them, and your eyes haven’t watered. It’s just anywhere your lashes touch, they leave mascara behind. I’ve tried using more powder, waterproof mascaras, anything — and still they smudge. If you’re just as fed up as I am, fear not: I asked professional makeup artists what gives and how we can stop the