Diary of a Mascara Floozy

Whoof has the most va-va-voom lashes any girl could possibly dream of. Don't get me started on that natural kohl liner she's got going on. Some girls just have it all. Which brings me to the point of this post: what do those of us who might be a little lacking in eyelash umph suppose to do? Coat those suckers in emulsified wax and pigments of course!

Looking a little haggard without my makeup.

As a self-professed mascara floozy who has trotted up and down every drugstore aisle and make-up counter looking for the perfect formula, I've accumulated quite the collection. With all these tubes of mascara floating around, I thought it might be cool to put together a little series of reviews on drugstore and higher end mascaras. I'm not a make-up artist of any kind AT ALL but I know how much it stinks to have stumpy sticks for lashes, and wanted to share what I could with anyone else who is on the journey for the holy grail. BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH let's get started. So here is what I'm working with: thin lashes that stick straight out and have a hard time holding a curl.

Cue Voluminous Million Lashes by L'Oreal. First thoughts are that the packaging is pretty swish. The brush is one of those plastic jobbies and what is neat about it is that there are shorter bristles dispersed among the longer bristles, giving the impression that it is going to catch each and every one of your lashes. The majority of the product stays in the tube so you don't have to fret over getting product on the lip of the tube and making a mess.

 Before I launch into my diatribe, here is L'Oreal's claim about this product:

"For lashes that look a million times multiplied and perfectly defined, there’s only one mascara - NEW Voluminous® Million Lashes™. The built-in Clean Sweep Wiping System wipes the brush free of clumps leaving the perfect amount of mascara for an ultra-volumized clean lash look. The Millionizing Brush evenly thickens lashes from root to tip. The result? Lashes look so multiplied, so clean, it’s like seeing millions."

They might have been getting a little carried away with the "seeing millions," but I have to admit that it did a decent job. The first picture is one coat, the second picture shows two coats. It didn't do too much in terms of volume, but it did define my lashes, keep them from clumping, and lasted the better part of the day without flaking, getting smudgy, or misbehaving in any other way. When I first started using this, the formula was a little too wet but after a handful of uses, it has since dried out a little and it much easier and cleaner to apply. I have a sneaky feeling that this mascara works best if you continue to build it up and might be really nice for a night out on the town. The brush is a bit big to get up close to those inner lashes of your eye, but it does fan out the outer lashes quite nicely. Kudos to you, L'Oreal!

Well that wraps up this entry in the diary of a mascara floozy. Let me know what you think or if I missed anything. Thanks for reading!

  
Too-da-loo!