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12 Worst Mascaras
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Is It All The Rave
I have read about The Balm mascaras for quite awhile and finally I just could not stand it anymore and had to find it. I had never even heard of this brand and all of a sudden it was everywhere I looked. The raves are tremendous. On their website tyou can buy the original mascara called the cheater and this is the one that has all the raves. the 2 in one is not even listed on their website...stran...read morege. So I am talking about the original one called the cheater. On their site it sells for $18.00 but I did not want to spend this much on something that required shipping etc. plus the hassel of a return...if needed. So I found where most people are scoring it. TJ Max. At TJ max you get a great deal. The products come in sets. So you can try about 4 of their products at one time. Not all the sets have the mascara in them though. So I grabbed a set that did for $10.00 and found out that it was a full size tube!! Cool. The packaging reminds me of Benefits. An old fashioned flair to it. The brush is the thick fluffy type. The formula is not wet and thick looking. In fact I was wondering if it had dryed out. I put it on and did get what I call a normal application for myself. Hmmm.. so I went about my business for a while then went back to look at it and decided to go for a second application. Ok now we are talking...The second app made a big difference..And...my lashes were soft. I mean soft....I have maybeline full and soft and my lashes are softer than with alot of other mascaras. But the cheater is even more soft. I really like a mascara that leaves my lashes soft. My concern is how much is in the tube since it did not have that new mascara lushness to it. You know the sound you hear when you pull the wand out of the tube of a new mascara? I could have exchanged it but decided to just use it instead. Well, it is still preforming so I am not sure about that concern. I will have to get another set eventually and compare. The other products that came in the set are quite good also. So all around this was an excellent purchase. Removal was easy also which is another plus. Concerning the 2 in 1 mascara it seems it must be one that has a primer on one end and a mascara on the other end. I am thinking that if they used the same mascara and just added a primer on the other end then is going to be just as good. It appears that the raves are true. The cheater will not cheat you!!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 2 of 3 people said helpful
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