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12 Worst Mascaras
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Not a Blast At All!
Beautiful lashes are a girl's best friend. Think how Scarlett O'Hara used her dark black ones when she wanted to garner attention from her gentleman friends. We women all seem to be pursuing the "perfect," mascara, the mascara which will give us lashes from here to eternity, so lush and full that we'll need a scythe (not a comb) to work our way through them. At least that's what I want; I wasn'...read moret naturally endowed. With auburn hair and fair skin, my top lashes are scant. My bottom ones are lengthy but colorless. "Lash Blast" has been on nearly every top-ten list I've seen when it comes to drugstore brands. Celebrities list it among their "must-have" products. It appears that women simply can't rave enough. So I had no hesitancy parting with my debit card to pick up CoverGirl's sensation. With this, I would be ravenous, sexy--I would be Scarlett herself! HARDLY! The brush itself is quite large--I liked that in some ways. It's actually patent-pending. Clumping wasn't a problem, although I do keep a lash comb handy. Neither was flaking. But my lashes were simply enhanced with color, nicely separated. The brush was a bit awkward to work with on my bottom lashes and I needed Revlon's "Eye Makeup Eraser Pen" often to remove unwanted marks. I wasn't looking for "natural." I was looking for BLAST! And I didn't find it. This is touted to "max out" each and every lash, giving users the "ultimate" big-lash look. NOT HERE! This is a fine product if your lashes are already lengthy and have volume and you want to tint them. Otherwise, leave it on the shelf. One question keeps bothering me; if it is so great, so magnificent, then why did CoverGirl need to come out with other versions of this? Because it's not the be-all mascara it claims. For shame . . .This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 3 of 7 people said helpful
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Better than expected
No matter what I do, my lashes will never ever curl. I have tried expensive curlers and ever mascara on the market, with no success. However, this one actually keeps my stubborn lashes curled! I like that the formula is very smooth and keeps clumping to a minimum. One coat is usually all that I need, and after I apply it to just-curled lashes, I get a true curl that lasts all day. In that way, thi...read mores mascara far out performs more expensive brands. My only complaint it that it is incredibly difficult to remove. That's nice because it does flake or run during the day, but in the evening, I spend longer than I'd like trying to get it off. However, if you have hard to curl lashes like me, I'd say to pick up it!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 4 of 5 people said helpful
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Okay, but I've tried better
I like bigger brushes in mascara and that was a plus as this was one of the first mascaras I started using regularly. Over the years I've tried better mascaras that accommodate to what I want, and this wasn't anything special to me; I like extremely dark black and the darkest black that was offered in this mascara wasn't very dark. This is a good alternative to someone who likes big brushes but doesn't want to spend money.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 10 of 13 people said helpful
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