You may never apply your mascara the same way again after learning this 'game-changing' hack. According to TikTok, we've been doing quite a few everyday tasks completely wrong - from using greaseproof paper to opening the fuel flap on our car - and now apparently, we have to add applying mascara to that list. For a lot of people, mascara is the one beauty item they will never miss out on - even if they don't quite have the energy to do a full face of makeup.

Whilst not all mascaras are created equally, there's no need to reach for your trusty false eyelashes just yet, because this life hack claims to be just as good. Hailed as a "game-changer" online, with just one simple adjustment you could end up with seriously enviable lashes. One TikTok user named Taylor Tripler - who goes by @_slaybytay_ - garnered nearly a million views and over 126,000 likes - after she made the big claim that we've been making a mistake when applying our mascara .

Taylor shared her alternative method in the short video she posted back in 2021, and the results are pretty impressive. She claims she learned a better way to apply mascara back when she was in high school and has been doing it ever since - with many complimenting her over the years, thinking she was wearing false eyelashes when she wasn't. In the clip she explains how to do it, saying: "Ok you guys are all doing your mascara the wrong way.

I learned this I think when I was in high school and I've been doing it ever since and everyone alway.