To help you keep your eyes healthy and beautiful, we’ve assembled some useful Dos and Don’ts for wearing makeup with contact lenses. Read more.
Do:
• Put your lenses in before you put your makeup on
• Wash your hands thoroughly before you apply your lenses
• Apply eye shadow and liner gently, so you don't jostle or damage your lenses
• Use oil-free and fragrance-free eye makeup
• Use water-resistant mascara and eyeliner to prevent flaking and smudging
• Replace your mascara every month
• Replace your eyeliner every three months
• Replace your eye shadows every six months
• Remove your lenses before you remove your eye make-up
• Remove your eye makeup every day with a hypoallergenic, oil-free remover
• Call your optician if you have any redness, pain, swelling or irritation
Don't:
• Wear makeup (or put in your lenses) if your eyes are swollen, red or infected
• Use saliva to apply eye shadow, liquid eyeliner or to try to get one more use out of old mascara
• Apply eyeliner to your inner eye lid (inside the lashes)
• Apply mascara at the base of your lashes - start from the midpoint and extend to the tips
• Use mascara with 'lash-building fibres' as they can damage your lenses