[Fey]

My favourite trick to keep it from getting on your face is to take a business card, cut a 'moon' shape out of it that fits the curve of your eye and place it under your eye. Using a disposable mascara wand(not the one in the tube) dip it in the tube, wipe off the excess along the top, then hold the wand near the middle of your 'blink' and, well, blink.

Brush the wand up to the tip and keep your eye closed for a second or two to let it dry. Open your eye, any smudges go on the card, you've no clumps because you wiped off most of the excess before applying it. Repeat on the other eye. Unless you're going for a WOW LASHES look ignore your lower lashes. If you are, then place the card under them, and just lightly use the tip of the wand to brush on some colour. If you have clumps wait for your lashes to dry and then use a clean wand to pull them out with a few strokes.

And, if you need it, before you put on the mascara use a lash curler to curl up your lashes. I don't always like this step because lashes are meant to do the job of keeping things out of your eye, unless they end up looking really odd I don't curl mine.