When I wear mascara I know theres a chance it'll be for a few days, even with eye make up removal it will still stay on.
Just make sure you clean the area each day and night.
As for putting it on, it depends on what you're going for, I wear some day to day, with a light eyeliner.
I'm not someone who wears a lot of make up day to day.
For this I do 2 coats on my top lashes, one quick one on the bottom.
If I'm heading out at night I do like a smokey eye look.
For this, when putting the mascara on, in between coats I put some baby powder on my lashes to thicken them up, I use a darker liner and curl.
For curling, warm up the curler before using it.