Mascara Reiviews Coming.....

  I bought a few new mascaras with a bit of extra money so I will be reviewing them soon.  Here is a peek of the ones that I bought.

I am just going to point out that the last one does not have the normal type mascara wand.  It has a "dandylion" type wand, I am curious to use that one.

Mascara Reiew Cover Girl Exact Eyelights

  I have had this specific mascara for a little less than a year and it is a good one.  Sometime in early 2009 I did a make-up overhaul and bought a new batch of lip glosses, eye shadows, mascaras, blushes, eye liners, cover up, and random make-up items.  In this batch of new make-up items I snagged this mascara.

  The claim for this mascara is that it will make your eyes look brighter and more colorful due to the metallic tint.  I have blue eyes so I bought the Black Sapphire tube for around $6.00, that is a price point that I can get 

behind.

                                                  Before                                                After

 

   As you can see there is a difference with my eyelashes.  They look longer and they look a little darker.  I have a hard time telling if the metallic tint actually does anything or if it is just a gimmick.  I do like the mascara consistency, it is nice and smooth and does not clump at all.  The brush is not the "bristley" kind that has lots of separate fibers.  It has a rubber brush with rows of tiny rubber digits.  

   All in all this is a good mascara that does not smudge when I rub my eyes, it does not clump, has a good consistency, and was a good price.  But,  I just don't see the "eye brightening" that they claim will happen.  

8/10

Mascara review

  I am not a huge make-up person but one thing I do love is mascara.  I have scoured countless stores to find the perfect mascara and still have not found the perfect one.  So, I will be reviewing any new mascara that I get so perhaps you girls can benefit from my adventures in mascara.
  Last night I had to pink up a few things so I ventured to the make-up section and picked up MAYBELLINE'S New York XXL Extensions mascara.  I paid $10.00 for it but you might be able to find it for a little less.  It is one of the mascaras that has 2 wands, one on each end.  The claim for this one is that it will "tame" your unruly lashes and then  lengthens.

  I bought Black because I have pretty dark hair, eyelashes, and  eyebrows.  I rarely buy brown mascara but I love to pink up fun colors like blues, greens, and pink for fun.

Here is my eyelashes with nothing on

  I think I have pretty eyelashes that are long and have average fullness.  But, I want really full and really long without using falsies.  I was hoping this might be the mascara to do it.  First I did step number one; Tame Lashes.

Lashes Tamed

  The trick now is to use the black mascara right after you use the tamer.  You want the white taming mascara to still be wet when you out the next layer on.  (I find it dries kind of quick so I sometimes have a hard time getting in on quick enough.) 

Black Mascara 

  Not bad, eh?  There is a noticeable difference here.

Before and After

  All in all I would say this mascara is a good mascara but nothing earth shattering.  I am not sure if the taming part actually helps or if it is just a gimmick.  It also dries to fast for me and can cause a bit of clumping.  The black is a very dark black which I like.  $10.00 is a little much for me.  I prefer $8.00 and under.

I give it 7 out of 10 hearts.