Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Mascara Reveiw

I swore that I would never buy drug-store mascara again after I found DiorShow Black Out at Sephora, but as usual, I'm a sucker for a new products. The other day I was walking around the Walmart and at the end of the aisle was a display that said NEW, and my body automatically is drawn to it like a magnet on a refrigerator. The display was for Maybelline's The Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara and the package said that it uses some new gel formula.  In the shopping cart it went! So, I thought I would give a little review on it.

1). This is the package of the mascara. I know it's silly but I love it when my makeup comes in cool colors, like this blue. I bought the mascara in blackest black. I'm always in search of getting the most black mascara I can find. One reason I tend to stay away from Maybelline, Revlon, etc mascaras is because they are never black enough and staying power isn't the best.



#2.) Here is the mascara out of the package. The brush on the wand is full and is coated nicely with the mascara. It isn't goopy at all with excess mascara after I take it out of the tube, which I find to be a plus. On the downside though is that the wand is flexible. I find that flexible wands do not grab my eyelashes as well and I will therefore have to apply multiple coats which can lead to my eyelashes clumping...eek!
Nightmare!!
#3.) Here is my before picture with zero mascara or eyeliner.


# 4). The mascara has now been applied. Lucky me has been blessed with one eye that has eyelashes that curl up all by themselves. The other eye, however, has eyelashes that stick out straight and I need to use an eyelash curler. The eye pictured here is the "good eye" (no eyelash curler necessary).




# 5). This is the end results with both eyes done along with neutral brown eyeshadow.

Final note:  This is a pretty decent mascara, especially for only $6.00  I didn't find any clumping at all. All my lashes were evenly covered, separated, looked full and lengthened. Perhaps there is something to this new Gel Formula.  The downside though is that the staying power is not great. A few hours later the black has dulled, and it doesn't look so fresh, so it does need to be re-applied. I also wasn't super impressed with with using it on my lower lashes. The brush is kind of too big for them, so I went back to using Benefit They're Real for the lower lashes later in the day. Still though it is only $6.00!! and for that the good outweighs the bad in this instance especially if you are just using it for typical daytime use. Try it out and let me know what you think!



19 comments:

  1. Cool! I just saw a segment on TODAY about how we really don't need to spend all that money on makeup. Some drug store brands do work well. I've got to try that one.

    Thanks for the review!

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    1. I know, if my husband only knew how much I have shelled out for makeup, I think he would die..haha. If you try it out, let me know what you think!

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  2. You are so funny. What a trip that one of your eyelashes does that! I love these reviews since its always a bummer to try drugstore products and then not like them. I am on a never ending search for mascara too for my sad little lashes! Have you tried Rimmel?

    thanks for the follow by the way! :)

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    1. My friends and I are always comparing products we use..such a great way to find out what works and what doesn't. I haven't tried Rimmel yet. I always look at it but for some reason or another I don't seem to buy it. Have you tried it?

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    2. i use their eye shadows and absolutely love them. they have good nail polish colors too. Haven't tried the mascara yet. I almost bought it the other day but was too cheap to spend the $5.50 at that moment!

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    3. Really? The eye shadow? Ohhh...boy, I see a Walmart stop in my future. Now, I'm going to have to try it out :)

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  3. http://joni-holt.blogspot.com/ gave you the Sunshine award

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  4. Mascara has to be one of the hardest cosmetics to shop for and truly be happy with it. The before and after pics are great and I guess drugstore brands are just as great as the expensive ones! New follower from the TGIF hop!

    Emily
    http;//birthofamom.blogspot.com

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    1. Yes, mascara and matching foundation...that is a whole new blog post in itself! Thanks for following!

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  5. Thanks! This is good to know..especially for a cheap person like me!! :P

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  6. Man I have had my frustrations finding good drugstore mascaras! I finally found one that I love though. Loreal double extend. Good to know about this Maybelline one though.

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    1. I think I have tried that one from Loreal. There is another one I want to try too by Loreal..not sure what it called at the moment but it comes in a gold tube. I think the Gwen Stefani ad is partly responsible for my interest. lol

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  7. Nice! Definitely makes a great big difference! Looks nice. I hate it when I get a new mascara and it doesn't do anything to my eyes, or like disappears from my eyes a couple hours later, you know? Maybe I'll try this kind! Following back, thanks for stopping by my blog :)

    Brie @ Breezy Pink Daisies

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  8. First of all...you have amazing lashes! Thanks for the post..I'm a sucker for mascara..and sephora..however, I've been recently exploring drug store brands. Great blog, now following you via the blog hop and would love a follow back. All the best! Monica

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  9. This looks like it works really well...I never would have guessed it would do such a great job! You ahve great lashes too! Thanks for stopping by my blog...I am now your newest follower! Have a great day!

    Rebecca, Mommy in Heels :)

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    1. Thanks for the eye lash comment and for following me back :)

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  10. oh wow I need to try this one! Thats why I always love before/afters.

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