Celina, based in Melbourne Australia is an aspiring artist. With a passion for expressing herself through makeup, beauty, fashion, cosplay & photography, she believes in living life as creatively as possible.
I can’t remember exactly where I received this mascara, whether it was at an event or a sample box mix, but either way I was definitely given it by the company in some form. (Bingo! Got this from ABBW, thanks to Akisa for the reminder <3) The mascara claims to give you the general claims most mascara have, full, thick, curly lush lashes. Sleep-proof, smudge-proof, sweat-proof, flake-free etc. I admit, I feel a bit sad when mascaras claim all this and more because you just know it won't live up to every claim. I’ve never found a mascara that literally did everything and beyond for me, it’s just not as this point in time possible in my opinion.
The saddest thing is the mascara could actually be a really good one (and this was!), it might just be better at achieving certain results over others, but when mascaras claim all this, that's what I need to review against.
Generally speaking, this isn’t a bad mascara, but it’s certainly no HG material. As you can see in the photo above, it helps lengthen, define and slightly thicken my lashes. It’s more of a lengthening mascara than anything else; I found it formed tubes around my lashes, kind of like fibrewig mascaras. But I wouldn’t say this added a ton of volume, if you’re looking for volume I would look else where. It is however very easy to remove with a bit of warm water, and if removed correctly doesn’t leave you with panda eyes.
As for smudge / sweat / sleep proof, it wasn’t completely smudge proof on me. After a 10 hr work day, I noticed a bit of smudging on my lower lash line, certainly not as bad as other mascaras I’ve tried (Benefit’s BAD Gal Mascara *cough*), but it’s not completely smudge proof in my opinion. It’s very minor and nothing a quick swipe of a cotton bud with makeup remover couldn’t fix.
Overall, it’s a good solid mascara with a couple of draw backs. I certainly enjoying using it and will continue to include it in my current rotation until it’s finished! (I have usually 3-4 in any one rotation). You can purchase this mascara at Mirenesse for $39.95AU.
Interesting packaging for an otherwise ho-hum mascara.
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Celina
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February 20th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Yeah, kinda wish it had more writing on the outside though. I had to search google to get the correct name because I’d long thrown out the packaging :/
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Agreed im not a huge fan of this mascara either. Ps: Come and visit me at work!!!
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it seems nature, very nice
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