Lash injection from Too Faced

I already have moaned a lot about this best selling mascara so I decide to make a full post on it to explain why I am so unhappy. First a pic of the guilty guy on the left. The packaging is average, black and girly pink with a syringe drawn on. It does not look that scary now but be aware it really is.
I got a mini version but it normally does not change the characteristics of the mascara inside but who knows? I heard many people complaining about the mini Hypnose from Lancome which seems to be very bad compared to the full retail size. Maybe this one suffer from the same curse? But enough rambling, the test. First my bare eyes with a tiny bit of foundation to hide redness and then after 1-2 coats of Lash Injection which is meant to be lenghtening and thickening.
I do have natural long and thick eyelashes so I may not be the best girl to try mascara but you can definitely see that the thickening ability is quite good afterall. Volume has been added to the roots without clumping, liner is not really necessary anymore... So good point on that. And what about lenghtening? Same conclusion, really good on that too. Look at the pic right under. The view is a lil strange but it shows the lenght best and that it does not clump at all!
So why do I dislike it so much as it looks really good? Mainly 4 reasons that make it awful to me...
1. The brush is too big!!! I do have big eyes but it is hardly impossible not to touch your eyeball with it. I enclose a pic to show you that it is nearly as big as my pinkie!
2. I hate the formula. It is the most vscous mascara on Earth right after the solid waxy kind. And it tends to flake through the day!
3. The smell... I was so surprised when I first open the tube that I thought mine was past. It is a cheap fragrance like a mixture between a low hand citrus dishwasher and rancid chemical orange juice. And it is not at all discrete, you can smell it during your whole mascara application. I look for testers and they smell the same. Gross!
4. It is not really safe for sensitive eyes. Mine tend to water and itch a lot more when I wear this one. It is not an allergic reaction but a little intolerance, maybe it has something to deal with the fragrance :p

You will be able to discover all these by yourself for 20€ by Sephora in France. I hope it is cheaper abroad.
Are you willing to try it now?

See ya :)

Lash Plumper from Sephora

A new mascara review tonight! I know I tell you I found my HG mascara, which is the L'Oreal Double extend Beauty Tubes but as a true beauty addict I keep trying new ones which look promising. The Lash plumper sounded great with its huge hair brush (I am not found of new elastomer brush) and its heavy gel based formula and all the possible added lash volume. But there is a huge big but... The best description will be done by before and after pictures so here they are. I forgot to take side view but I am sure you will see my main point with these front view...

What do I think about it? Quite obvious on the picture I do think. My lashes look darker which sound natural with a balck tinted mascara, they also seem to be a tad longer but I think this is because my lashes are naturally lighter on their tips. But for volume, nothing! And I put abour 3 to 4 coats on my lashes. Is not this disappointing for a volumising mascara!!!

Does it work? Nope! For a volumising mascara with an adequat wand and a well designed formula, the result is bad. It does not clump when you add coats over coats but it is pointless as you can barely see any added volume. The formula is not drying which can also be tricky for long-lashed girl like me! The mascara tranfers easily on the upper lid and it is really annoying.

Do I recommend it? Not at all as it is not that cheap for a "no-brand" mascara. The huge wand is not that easy to work with for the bottom lashes and inner corners. It is not really a bad mascara but it sounds and looks so promising at first sight that my disappointement is consequently worst. Maybe for patient girls with tiny litlle lashes, it could be interesting :)

Price: 13€50 by Sephora
I read lukewarm opinions on beauty-related chats dedicated to this particular mascara. Some swear by it and others simply hate it. I am sowhere inbetween like always (I hate choosing a side :)). After carefully reading the Sephora instruction, 15 to 30 coats are necessary to achieve intense to spectacular volume... Hum, who has enough time in the morning to apply so any coats??? If you have, you are my idol :p

See ya :)

The mascara I can not life without

It is the Double Extend Beauty Tubes from l'Oréal I was talking about in my previous post. Damned, I love it!!!It is quite hard to find it in France, it was not a full success here but I know it is still sold abroad so maybe you can grab it a your local supermarket (lucky you :p). Anyway before coming to details, I have not tried any of the other Double Extend mascaras so I can not do any fair comparisons. But as I like so much this one, I may give a try to its little brothers and sisters. Maybe I will adopt the whole family (nice excuse to buy more makeup, isn't it? :p)

What so special about it?
Well it is a "tube" mascara, so it sounds really appealing to my geek side :p. It can so be removed with warm water and I find it really softer for my sensitive eyes. All you have to do is to wet well your lashes, press gently your forefinger along your lashline and slowly go down. All the little polymer tubes will fall down to your cheeks and that is it ^^. Simple, hum? No smudging, no flaking 100% guaranteed (by me of course :p)
Otherwise, it is a two-side formula. The white base is used to protect and lengthen the lashes and the balck part builds the tiny tubes around each lashes. It separates really well the lashes if properly used.
One last point, it is a lenghtening formula not a plumping volumising one.

Some before and after pics?
Take my hand and follow me ^^. First, my naked eye, bith front and side view. Reminds me a bit of a cow chewing fat grass and looking at a train (very glamourous indeed)

Same thing but with one coat of mascara.

No touch-up and no editing.
Much better, hum?

I have anyway to confess that I do have long, thick and curly lashes but to me the result is simply WOW. It is even more spectacular in real life, sometimes I get asked if I wear falsies (nope, never I am too clumsy ans scared to poke my eyes).

See ya :)