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Mascara

Posted on January 31, 2008 | Filed Under Rants and Raves

Alrighty here is that post I promised, Ruthie.

Recently Ruthie asked:

But I do know, that I would like to know about mascara. Whatâ€™s the best one? How to avoid buying clumpy ones( I seem to always buy them that way)? How to avoid it becoming clumpy? How long should you keep them? And all the other things that I donâ€™t know about.

I feel your pain Ruthie, I’ve gone through many a mascara, but thankfully I have some suggestions on a few that have served me, and my wallet well.

Here are my top three right now

Loreal Voluminous

This is probably my most favoritist mascara ever. It gives you thick dark curvy, LONG lashes with only one or two coats, only problem with this one, and it’s not necessarily a huge problem, is that the brush does tend to get ALOT of mascara on it so when you put it on it’s a bit overkill. In order to solve this problem just scrap the excess mascara on the rim of the bottle before you apply.

Rimmel Lycra Extender

I tried this one a few months back and was pleasantly surprised. Goes on smooth, no clumps, lasts all day and makes my lashes curvy, thick, but not stiff. It’s perfect for everyday wear, but it also can be more intense if you add a couple coats. All and all it’s a great mascara, and for $4.99 it’s quite a steal.

Cover girl Volume Exact

Last but certainly not least is this one. Now I usually don’t buy CoverGirl, but after I did that ad for them they sent me some free goodies, which included this mascara. I wasn’t to excited to try it, but I am happy to report that it’s great. the rubber bristles insure that you get zero clumpage, and it goes on very easily. I recommend this one for every day wear but again to make it more intense just add another coat.

Now here are a couple I don’t recommend.

Maybeline Volume Express–the brush is way to big and I end up getting mascara everywhere.

Rimmel Lash Maxxx — The comb is prickly and ends up stinging my eyes

Ok and the last part of your question Ruthie, how long to keep Mascara?…That really depends on the brand, how much you use it, what kind of climate you live in, etc. A general rule though is 6 months, I’ve kept some for a year but I don’t really recommend that.

If your mascara starts to smell funny, or it’s consistency changes, get a new one. Mascara’s can go bad quite fast depending on the circumstances and you really don’t want to be putting rotten mascara on your eyes, it’s just an all around bad idea which can lead to blindness.

Hope this was a help.

TTFN

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