First things first, this mascara comes in a holographic tube. Need I say more? Nowadays pretty much anything holographic gets immediately swiped up, so I figured it was best to start with that. But, real talk, when this mascara says it's so good it should be illegal, you might laugh. But then you'll try it and you'll want to cuff it up and keep it all for yourself. While once coat is good to grab lashes with a coat of volumzing, curl-enhancing product, two coats really does the trick. My favorite part about this mascara is how some bristles on the brush are longer than others and they work perfectly to comb out any clumps. That said, this mascara does create a couple clumps here and there. But hey, clumpy, fat lashes are in. So can we really complain? Kudos to you Urban Decay for nailing the beauty game yet again.

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Anyone who knows me knows that I love me some Too Faced. I've been following this brand since I first fell in love with the beauty industry. At first, it wasn't so much about the products as it was about the packaging, but as soon as I got my hands on the brilliantly designed formulas, I finally understood why beauty blogger after beauty blogger was in love with this brand. And with that realization and countless journeys in swatching their products, I finally reached for a matte-metallic tube of the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara. Hallelujah, praise the beauty gods. One coat with the hourglass bristle shape and I fell in love with my instantly glamorous, extremely feminine set of lashes that I just couldn't wait to bat like a vintage pin-up model. Save for a flake or two of built-up product, this carbon black mascara quickly earned top rank in my makeup bag, until my latest, most cherished beauty discovery that is.

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I remember the first time I ever tried a Dior mascara. I had just attended my first ever Nordstrom Anniversary Sale preview while I was interning for Northern Virginia Magazine. As soon as I got home, I dumped out my goodie bag and there it was. A sleek black tube of Diorshow concealed a full, round brush that promised to deliver not just length, but volume too. With one coat, I was in love. Fast-forward six years and here we are, once again stunned by a household name in fashion. Where the classic Diorshow mascara offers natural-looking lashes that simply look accentuated, this new, matte black tube makes falsie-level lashes a reality with a single swipe. Not even kidding: IT. IS. THAT. GOOD.

Available in one perfectly jet-black hue, all you have to do is 'pump' the tube to activate the cream formula that delivers an ultra-fresh coat of product each and every time. Before you know it, you'll have gorgeous, model-worthy lashes that you didn't even know were possible without extensions. It's about time, right? (Thank you, Dior!)

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