I LOVE Loreal's Double Extend in the red and white tube. It uses "beauty tubes" like little hair extentions on your lashes. Will not flake, rub off, nothing. I am a photographer and that matters alot since I have the camera up to my eye constantly. When you are ready to remove it, a warm, wet washcloth is all you need. The beauty tubes come off on the washcloth and look like little lashes, no black smudgy stuff. First time I did it, I thought I had just removed all my real eyelashes until I looked in a mirror! Widely available for $10 or less.