Being a mascara junkie, I’m never satisfied with having just one mascara in use at any given
time. That’s crazy talk, 5 sounds about
right. Yes, I have 5 mascaras that I’m
rotating between currently. All of them
are from the high street, so I thought it’d be good to share with you guys in
case you’re in need of a new mascara, what am I saying, you can never have enough mascara!
My main criteria for mascaras are volume, length and
definition. Safe to say, there aren’t
that many that make the cut. Most are
great at one, maybe 2 but never all 3 criteria.
So now you understand why I need
to have so many; there’s clear, scientific logic.
Collection Does It All 5 in 1 Mascara promises to Lengthen, Curl, Volumise, Condition and be Long Lasting. That’s a lotta promises; unfortunately it doesn’t
deliver them all. It does lengthen somewhat
and definitely does curl. However I wouldn’t say it’s volumising at all and it
smudges like no other. I have panda eyes
after a few hours, again not something you want during the day from your
makeup. The brush has small plastic
bristles, even around the end to help get to corner lashes; unfortunately I
found that I just ended up poking myself in the eye because of those! Ouch! In terms, of conditioning – not really sure
how you’d test that! Available at Boots, £4.99.
Bourjois Volumising Clubbing Mascara – this does what it says on the tube. It gives great volume as can be seen in the image. However the problem with this is, it dries up way too quick. As a result, lashes end up clumping together – not a look anybody wants. That being said, the volume it gives is just amazing! The brush is quite dense and not plastic, really helps to lift the lashes and create the volume. Available at Boots, £7.99.
Rimmel ScandalEyes Rockin’ Curves Extreme Black
Mascara is new to the gang. The wand
itself is quite unique ‘S’ shaped to ‘hug’ your lashes and lift them from the
roots to give length. I actually really
like the shape of this as I find you don’t have to manoeuvre the wand so much
to get to the roots, it does that for you.
The bristles help to give great volume and define the lashes. I was really impressed with this one. It has good staying power and doesn’t
smudge. So might be one that ticks all 3
of my criteria! I will need to use it a
little longer to confirm. Available at Boots, £6.99.
I have full review of the Maybelline RocketVolume Express Mascara (£7.99) here and the Seventeen Doll’d Up Mascara (£6.29) here, so you
can check those out for in depth details on those two.
From the five mascaras mentioned, I’d only consider repurchasing the Maybelline Rocket Volume Express Mascara and
the Rimmel ScandalEyes Rockin’ Curves Extreme Black Mascara. They are the closest to what I want my mascara
to do. However, mascaras are quite a
personal product because everyone wants them to do something different so one
size seldom fits all!
Have you tried any of the mascaras
mentioned? What’s your favourite
mascara?
