The Wet Look Lash Effect

Why is it called the “wet” look? Because it looks like you just came out of the sea or the shower. Visually it creates the feel of lashes clumped together by water.

What does a wet set look like? All kinds of ways! Scroll to the end for lots of examples with photos, videos, and maps.

How to create the wet look

A volume technique is used, but the fans don’t fluff out.
You usually take 2D to 5D (sometimes up to 7D) but don’t open the fans the way you would in classic volume. The fan stays tight and closed, like one slightly thick lash.

Fine lashes are used (0.03 to 0.07 thickness) the smaller the diameter, the softer the effect.

A light broken or textured effect is often added with alternating lengths so it doesn’t read like a “brush.” This especially matters for trendy looks like “Kylie,” “anime,” and so on.

Wet cat eye + lash map

3D wet-look set

The wet look can look like classic

Wet cat eye in an M curl

Wet-look map in an L curl

The wet lash effect

Wet look in an M curl

A winged wet look on video

Winged and wet-look map

Wet look in mega volume + bottom lashes

Colored wet-look sets in photos

The combo effect

Wispy wet look with colored lashes

Wet look with colored spikes, video + map

The wet look is one of the trending effects that belongs in the toolkit of any advanced artist who wants to wow clients with something new and earn more.

And so your photos sell your work without a word, see also:

How to photograph lashes the right way

How to edit your lash photos beautifully in 75 seconds