Mascaras: Maybelline and Revlon

Remember my mascara shopping spree from some time ago? LOL. Well, I finally got the chance to use them.

First the context:
I've very Asian eyelashes aka dark brown in colour, stick straight and pointing down. It took me a while before I finally got the hang of curling my eyelashes. I really must say, practice makes perfect! I'm quite happy to report that I can now curl the entire top row using my trusty $3.90 plastic curler from Watsons *beam* Now, that is a feat for someone who used to crimp her eyelashes and bits of her eyelids at the same time.

Also, mascara wise, I only use it on the top lashes and not the bottom ones. Don't ask me why, just the way I am ...

Ok, so now you know. On with the reviews:

Maybelline

Packaging wise, this came in a pretty pink tube which I really liked :)

I also liked the angled brush and bristles. It really made application easier for me. Somehow, the angle was just right and I managed to get all the lashes coated on the first try. Yep, even the tiny ones at the corners of my eyes :)


However, I realised, this mascara didn't do much for me in terms of length or volume. My lashes did look more defined and the curl lasted and lasted but that's about it. One impt thing for me tho: I forgot I was wearing mascara (that's how light weight it was) and absentmindedly rubbed my eyes a couple of times. And the mascara lasted! And, I didn't get tiny black specks on my fingers ;) which means it most probably didn't flake. Yay.

So, for the price (S$17.90), I got a decent everyday mascara in a pretty pink packaging :) May have to use something else if I'm looking to pile on the va-va-voom factor tho. But on the whole, I really like this :)


Revlon

I liked the sleek shiny packaging of this tube. Somehow I like shiny stuff, so the silvery thing worked for me ;) Ok, confession time, part of the reason why I bought this was cos I liked the shiny tube. LOL.


This was in waterproof formula, in Blackest Black colour. I applied this after curling my lashes and could see the volume IMMEDIATELY. It was like, poof, all of a sudden, I've this veil of black lashes ;P Length-wise, there really isn't much of a change. I liked that it held my curl in my lashes tho. Later in the day when I remembered to check, the lashes were still curled up, fan-like. However, I've had to put on almost 3 coats of this. It didn't seem to 'latch' on to my lashes well.

But. Remember I like to rub my eyes? Maybe that's the reason, as I found some black flakes dotting my undereye area when I checked. Yikes :(

Overall, this is quite a good mascara if you're looking for volume. The black colour also made my lashes stand out. The negatives: it was flaky and I had to apply more than 2 coats before I could see any difference. Maybe that's why it flaked?

Hmm...

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It's all in the eyes

I was at Watson's this afternoon. Fast becoming one of my favourite haunts, esp the cosmetics section. I'm into eye make up recently. Spent quite a bit of time just poring over the mascaras and eyeshadows. Whoo-eee :)

In the end, I bought:

Fiber-wig mascara Christmas limited edition by Deja Vu. The pink tube and かわいい　phone charm (not shown) was the clincher.

Curly extension mascara by Maybelline. The marketing tagline screams, "No. 1 in Japan". And it's pink. So. But the blurb says it's smudge proof and is perfect for first time users of mascara, so I guess that applies to me. Still a novice at makeup this bean.

A Four Shiny Eyes palette by CANMAKE. I *heart* this brand. It's cheap, the textures are great, the colours are lovely. I've yet to dislike anything I bought from this brand tho I can't use them fast enough before the expiry date. Then again, that's cos I use makeup only on rare occasions, not that the products expire fast. This is a purple coloured palette with gun metal shimmer shadow on the right most, then purple, a lighter lilac and finally the white highlight colour. A bold choice for me, since I've not used purple ever ;) See how things go...

Revlon 3D Extreme Mascara. I've used this before. It's good *thumbs up* Easy to apply, rather smudge proof though I tend to rub my eyes. Bought this in black.

Watsons has a 10% discount promo now for users of AMEX credit cards, so there's another 10% on top of whatever store discounts they may have. Total spending today: $68.30

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