Blogger uses fire to curl her eyelashes

A lighter isn't something you'd normally find in a beauty bag but for this YouTube blogger, fire is a go-to trick for getting longer, fuller lashes.

The beauty vlogger, who goes by the name t0inky, runs a wooden stick through a naked flame before applying it to her eyelashes in an effort to curl and lengthen. The result is impressive, but is it really worth the risk of scorching your lashes?

The technique is apparently popular among Korean women, and t0inky explains that she turned to her lighter when curlers and volumising mascaras failed to work on her "stubby, curl-resistant eyelashes".

Here are some tools for getting fuller lashes without resorting to fire: