Optometrist shares 'key' to stop your eyes from watering after applying makeup

Experiencing watery eyes after applying makeup can be exasperating - but this useful tip might just be the solution.

If you're a regular makeup wearer, you'll likely be familiar with the frustrating sensation of your eyes starting to water just as you've finished perfecting your look. We all understand how tears can ruin makeup, so it's crucial to try and limit the damage whenever your eyes begin to water.

However, according to an optometrist on TikTok, there's actually a method to prevent your eyes from watering. Simply add one additional step to your evening routine when removing your makeup, which should help train your eyes not to water when makeup is applied.

The TikTok account @eyestheticsoffcial, self-proclaimed as the "eye health police", explained your eyes are more prone to watering after makeup application if you employ a technique known as "tightlining", which involves applying eyeliner to your waterline.

She stated: "Those glands right where you just tightlined? Yeah, they're blocked, and they produce oil that helps anchor the tears onto the eye so they stay on the eye. But when they're all blocked and clogged and [the oil] isn't being released to mix with the tears and help them stay on the surface of the eye, now there's nothing anchoring the tears and they're just going to roll down."

Applying eyeshadows and other products containing "fall out" could prompt your eyes to tear up more as a defence mechanism against the tiny makeup particles that fall into them. The combination of increased tears and blocked tear ducts is a recipe for ruined makeup.

However, the optometrist has a simple fix. She recommends applying a warm compress to your eyes post-makeup removal.

She advised: "If you want to continue