Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara
Color: Rich Black
Brush: Medium-sized brush with densely-packed stiff bristles.
Consistency: Medium weight.
Application: Goes on easily in one coat without clumping.
How It Looks: Makes lashes long, thick and dark. A little heavy.
Removal: Easy.
Reaction: Pleased but not overjoyed.
Notes: This mascara goes on very easily. But my lashes didn’t stay lifted the whole day. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t the best of the bunch.
Smashbox Bionic Mascara
Color: Jet Black (rich black)
Brush: A full brush with spiky bristles.
Consistency: Thick but not clumpy.
Application: Works very quickly, color is deep, deep black. Brush has stiff bristles that really get in there to separate.
How It Looks: Lashes look extremely black, long and curled. Very dramatic.
Removal: Difficult. Water-resistant formula tooks several washings to remove. I washed twice with Bliss Lid and Lash Wash, then resorted to soap.
Reaction: Dazzled.
Notes: This is professional-strength mascara but it was very easy to use. Definitely a keeper.
Cargo Holiday Nights Collection – $25
Get your festive holiday look in one easy kit.
Cloth box with mirror includes:
-4 sparkly eyeshadows
-1 sweet blush
-1 silver eye pencil
-all-over body sparkle
Sephora Holiday Nights Collection – $24
Lighten up with this set of 5 creamy, shimmery eye pencils.
Set includes:
-black
-copper
-khaki
-night
-silver
Stila Shine On Gift Of Glaze – $28
Get ready to be kissed with this six-pack of lip gloss pens by Stila.
Set includes:
-Vanilla (pearly nude)
-Brown Sugar (shimmering golden nude)
-Raisin (shimmering golden plum)
-Grapefruit (frosted pink)
-Apricot (melon nectarine)
-Gumdrop (vibrant pink)
All gifts available at Sephora.com
DuWop Lash Venom Mascara
Color: Black
Brush: A mini yet fuffy brush.
Consistency: Dry, almost powdery, with tiny fibers in the mix.
Application: Takes forever to apply, the little fibers are supposed to build up lashes but do not.
How It Looks: Lashes remained short but with deep color. The funny thing is, I sort of liked the way it looked. My lashes were not at all long, but they were extremely dark. It was like having a subtle smoky eye look.
Removal: Easy.
Reaction: Baffled.
Notes: This has been the strangest of the mascaras. I wouldn’t want this look everyday, but I wouldn’t mind switching it up once in a while.
Korres Deep Colour Mascara
Color: Rich Black
Brush: A slim compact pointed brush that offer great
control.
Consistency: Medium.
Application: Goes on quick, even, smooth, and clean.
How It Looks: Long, glossy, curled, healthy-looking lashes.
Removal: Easy.
Reaction: In love.
Notes: This has been the least expensive and best-performing mascara of the bunch so far. Korres is a homeopathic formula that uses natural ingredients.
Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara
Color: Black
Brush: A big brush full of soft bristles that comes to a point at the tip.
Consistency: Light.
Application: Goes on skimpy, lashes get heavy before they get long. In fact, they never get long.
How It Looks: Not as dramatic as the company expects. I achieved a soft daytime look.
Removal: Easy.
Reaction: Bored.
Notes: The mascara itself was a deep rich glossy black. I think it would be helped by a smaller brush that offered more control.
Cargo TexasLash Mascara
Color: Rich Black
Brush: A big soft brush with lots of bristles.
Consistency: Light.
Application: Goes on very light, takes a while to work up to the desired look.
How It Looks: Not very exciting. My lashes looked average, no different from any drugstore mascara.
Removal: It took two washings to get it all off. It came off in flakes.
Reaction: Underwhelmed.
Notes: This is another one of those mascaras that tries to create tuny tubes around each lash. But it doesn’t work nearly as well as Too Faced.
Too Faced Lash Injection Pin Point Mascara
Color: Black
Brush: A tiny detailed brush with great control.
Consistency: Light.
Application: Use the tip of the wand to apply mascara and the brush to separate, lengthen, define and curl.
How It Looks: Super long, curled lashes without too much of a made up look. Really nice.
Removal: Difficult at first until you understand how it works. It comes off in little tiny tubes.
Reaction: Bowled over.
Notes: Not like any mascara I’ve tried before. Each lash gets wrapped in a tiny tube of mascara that won’t smudge or run. It stays put all day. So modern.
Sephora – Atomic Volume Mascara
Color: Black
Brush: A round brush with comblike bristles all around.
Consistency: Medium.
Application: The comb separates the lashes with each stroke. A lot of mascara goes on very quickly.
How It Looks: They’re not kidding when they say this mascara has atomic volume. My lashes mushroomed to theatrical lengths.
Removal: I had to wash twice to get it all off.
Reaction: Wowed.
Notes: Get in and get out. This mascara goes on quickly. It’s easy to apply too much. I wouldn’t want to miss and hit my eye with that spiky comb. But the effect is dramatic.
Make Up For Ever – Smoky Lash Mascara
Color: Extra black
Brush: Tapered brush with uneven bristles. Handle is beveled for easy grip.
Consistency: Light.
Application: Because of the way the bristles are shaped, there appears to be a lot of mascara on the brush. But it does not go on clumpy. It goes on nice and even and doesn’t weight down lashes.
How It Looks: Professional. My lashes look long, curled, and without too much mascara on them.
Removal: Easy. And it does not stain, so you can easily repair mishaps.
Reaction: Impressed.
Notes: It is so light that it does not feel like it’s working until you realize you are done and the effect is lovely.
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