actually to avoid having clumps on lashes, best is u use tissue to remove the excess mascara on the brush... just cover over the brush and press. then u apply on ur lashes quickly.
for me, i use only waterproof kinds, cos my face is oily lah, the eyelids easily oily... i use fasio and shu umera. fasio for me, is pretty good, tho abit difficult to remove... cos i'm lazy, seldom use those removers... must use oil-based one then can remove... shu umera is not bad too, i prefer its brush... n it's more natural looking n easy to remove... easy to apply too... i dun curl my eyelashes, just use the brush to curl n can see the effect le...
of cos it helps tt i've got nt too short lashes... for shorter lashes, need more work like curling the lash first...