Hi everyone.
Can I start by saying... has the little option buttons around where I'm writing this, gone a bit blurry? Or is my vision completely failing me? my goodness.
Anyway, so I'm at home revising as usual. Just sitting at my desk. It's around 1.20pm so I thought I'd go make a toastie and have a Go Ahead bar - yumyum snacky times!
Yesterday, I was thinking this would be a great idea for a post, as I haven't done anything like it previously (I don't think?). Well I was planning to get my camera out and take pictures of my mascaras to make this even more exciting, but yesterday as I was hunting for my mascaras, I ended up cleaning out ALL my makeup bags. All of them. The stuff I found was crazy. Like little Mary kate and Ashley lip glosses that had burst and stuff...ew.
So that happened, THEN I've gone and blooming lost the cable to my camera. (sigh). I have pictures on it from my sister's birthday too. So right now I want to take pictures and upload pictures and I can't!
BUT, getting on to the review!!!
I have 6 mascaras to show you; one being a tiny one as it came free with something my mum got - she gave it to me...like 2 of the other mascaras too. haha!
right,
Clinique High impact Mascara (the sample one)
I have to say, I really like this mascara. I won't lie, I didn't use it that often (I've had it for a very long time - it's rather smelly now..) I should actually be throwing it out! haha. But no, I think it is very good, I think the brush is very neat and picks up the perfect amount of mascara - the brush isn't like DROWNING in clumps of the stuff. It's just right. It separates and lengthens really well, adding volume and is very buildable! I likey
Lancome Hypnose mascara
This is another really great mascara. I feel it's kind of the opposite of the one above - this brush really does hold a lot of the mascara on it...something I'm not too fond of. I think theres just so much on there and it's all so wet that when I put it on my lashes everything gets a little messy (mascara under my eyebrow area, all over my hands etc). Aside from this, if you really love big bold black eyelashes then this does work really well. I stopped using this one for ages and now use it in the mornings for school sometimes - I try to apply as little as possible so it isn't major clumpy and black.
L'oreal Volume Collagen Mascara
Again, this mascara is quite old! Mine has become very dried out but I have to say I prefer it this way - it avoids the really inky brush like the previous Lancome one I talked about above. This mascara is also buildable - it really separates and volumizes. The brush is HUGE which is rather cool. Bristley texture like all the ones I have mention so far. I do really like this, I know they have one out that's similar but with rubber textured bristles - Millionize or something? I think I would prefer it. But yeah, another really good everyday or night out mascara
Maybelline One by One mascara
This has been on this blog SO many times! Simply because it's the newest mascara I own. So you've probably heard me speak about this loads already so I'll try and be quick! It's very good too - rubber textured bristles. HUGE brush like Loreal's. Again, I find this can get very clumpy (Maybe that's just me - I'm really fussy about a wet brush if that makes sense... I hate putting on lots of mascara). I think the majority of people would really like this mascara as it separates lengthens and just makes eyelashes pop. For me though, the can look a little to "spidery" and unnatural.
MaxFactor Masterpiece Mascara
This was my first ever black mascara! (yay). It kind of became a tradition after that - my mum bought it for me for Christmas one year, and then every year it kept popping up in my Christmas bag. I haven't used this in a really long time and currently have none of it in my house! I really need to repurchase this because honestly I think it's great. I think this mascara started the "rubber bristle" trend. It separates lengthens and blackens and can be built up to create volume. A really simple nothing-to-fancy mascara. Perfect for day wear and night. I seriously miss having this in my makeup bag! Although when I was out one day going to stock up... I ended up buying the next mascara I will review:
MaxFactor Lash Extension Effect Mascara
This was bought instead of the one above in a re-stocking trip to Superdrug! This mascara is also an all tiem favey. I've only bought it once, I still have it but yea it's also very dried up and ready for the bin. I think it pretty much does what the Masterpiece one does, except lengthens SO much more. I also think it lacks the blackening factor like the Masterpiece. They're both brilliant mascaras for me in different ways. This one is perfect for school and day looks - I often used it as a base to separate and lengthen my lashes for night looks, then putting on one of the previous mascaras mention in this review ontop of it to creat blackness and volume. A brilliant mascara!
SO THERE WE GO. phew, that took a lot of copying and pasting and what not. I would have loved to have taken my own pictures for this review and maybe even tried each one on an eye and showed you! Apologies for that!
Overall I have to say - MaxFactor mascaras are very much worth their money. I think they're fantastic! (I've had a try of my sister's MaxFactor false lash effect mascara - also amazing)
Thankyou so much for reading. Any other mascaras you recommend? have you tried any of the ones mentioned here?
Let me know!
Au Revoir and loves
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