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The Hit List: Worst Drugstore Mascara

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Wost Drugstore Mascara…

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I have not had any luck with Wet n Wild's Lash Intense mascara. You get what you pay for I guess. The funny thing is, I've tried a Wet n Wild mascara before, and I thought it wasn't bad. The tube and packaging resembles Cover Girl's LashExact, but the WNW version was horrible: wet, smear-y, and made my lashes limp.

Maybelline Pulse Perfection is not as great as I expected. Barely vibrates, and super clumpy! Not worth the $13!

All Rimmel ones =_= All Maybelline ones except the comb one which has been discontinued =_= All Lancome ones =_= Loving Max Factor False Lash effect teamed up with Shiseido Mascara base. Shiseido makes really good mascaras but so hard to remove so I'll stick to my MF mascara :D

NOOO! The WORST mascara is PRESTIGE LashMatrix!! What a waste of money! I will never buy that mascara even if it was the last mascara on planet earth. My favorite is Covergirl Lashblast length so far.

Maybelline Great Lash, that smell!! OMG! its to nasty, and it doesnt do anything to my lashes. Cant believe that this mascara got awards for best mascara

My worst is definitely Lashblast Length! Ugh idk what went wrong with this, but I'm definitely sticking with the original in the orange tube.

Ok, I am late to this discussion, but I loved reading these comments! Some I HATE: L'Oreal Voluminous - omg, can't believe I didn't see this mentioned! This is the only mascara I ever actually returned bc I hated it so much. It got crusty and flaky on my lashes - AHH! Great Lash - not surprised to see a lot of hate for this. IMO it comes out looking.. kind of ok... but the main problem is with how freaking hard it is to get off (the non-waterproof version). I actually like some of the ones people mention on here.. I really like Rimmel's Glam'Eyes mascara (haven't tried the other ones). I have Revlon's 3D Extreme now and have to say it's kind of a pain in the butt. Requires a LOT of combing to make it look decent.

I completely agree with you on Loreal Voluminous! I thought I was the only one who hated this mascara.

Worst drug store mascara is Max Factor's volume couture it did absolutely nothing and Maybelline Great lash also suxx and does nothing. Best drug store mascara is Maybelline's collasal lash, L'oreal Telescopic & Cover Girl lash blast.

Epic Fails: Maybelline Great Lash (regular tube)- Did nothing & clumped! Maybelline Stiletto - Did nothing for me Rimmel Glam Eyes Lash Flirt - Clump clump clump! Rimmel Lash Maxx - Eh. More clumping! A tip for those of you who try it once or twice and hate it. Save your receipt and take it back. Most drugstores will honor your dissatisfaction with a product with a refund, replacement, or exchange. Remember it is your money and you should get your money's worth out of a product. Peace!

I agree with the other posters- Great Lash is the WORST! Never did anything for me. On the other hand, I LOVE Loreal's Voluminous (especially in Carbon Black). My lashes are kind of long already, but hopelessly straight. This mascara thickens and curls them. Plus it NEVER runs on me!

My vote for worst drugstore mascara is anything from L'Oreal -- all of their mascaras make my eyes burn. I don't have that problem with any other brand.

The new Revlon one with the wand that looks like they were 'inspired' by the Chanel Exceptionnel. It is the epitiome of chunky globby clumpy mascara.

Revlon Double Twist....goopy, clumpy, messy. The fist time I pulled the brush out of the tube it was a complete mess. I attempted to clean the brush off and the tube became a huge mess as well. I made an effort to apply it just to see what it went on like....clumps galore!

I love MAybelline Full and Soft but it's not available in IReland :( I hate MAybelline Great LASh, hate BEnefit Bad Gal, love MAx Factor MAsterpiece Max , it's my HG

I have to agree that great lash is the absolute worst. Sexy curves by rimmel and colossal volume by maybelline tie for second place in utter crappiness! I love lash blast, but the waterproof formula is very irritating on my sensitive eyes. Wouldn't recommend it to contact lens wearers.

I LOVE lash blast! Its all I use now. The worst mascara Ive used was Maybelline Great Lash. It made my lashes skinny and sharp

I have a few: Maybelline Define-A-Lash Green tube (length), the wand is so loss and unstable + the formula is extremely watery which makes the mascara really hard to control, and it gives me raccoon eyes literally just after applying. This mascara does not do one thing for me! Maybelline XXL something waterproof (the duo ended one that comes with a primer), this mascara does not make any sense, because it goes on clumpy, plus it is impossible to use the black mascara side to cover up the white primer, it doesn't do anything it claims which is really funny, Last but not least is L'oreal Voluminous Original, I'm sorry I know this one happens to be many people's favor, but I just don't get all the hype. The formula is too thick and wet which give me panda eyes half an hour after applying, plus it is SOOOOO clumpy my lashes always end up looking like spiders. On the other hand, Great Lash is not fantastic but it's not that bad either, maybe it just happens to work for my lashes? However the formula on this is kinda wet for it does fade under my eyes by the mid of the day.

Worst: Covergirl Lashblast - doesn't hold a curl, flakes, smudges, etc. It's just bad. Best: Maybelline Colossal Volum' Mascara! Maybelline has a lot of good mascaras, but I love this one! It separates lashes, giving them length and volume, and it doesn't flake or smudge throughout the day.

great lash was really wet feeling and didn't do anything for me. I think that's the winner (or loser in this case) after reading all the comments.

great lash is the worst, but covergirl eyelights is up there, too.

Maybelline’s Colossal Volum’ I wear contacts often.. but I cannot wear this mascara when I am wearing contacts. For some reason, it just flakes like crazy and I have pieces of mascara falling into my eye all day. And Im sure those of you whove worn contacts before can also agree that anything in your eye (especially when wearing contacts) can cause extreme irritation. I really do not like this mascara. I wont purchase it again and I would not recommend it.

Maybelline Great Lash... and they now came out with the Great Lash BIG like if its gonna make it any better.. i think the formula itself has been the problem for all of us( unless your lashes dont need any lengthing or volumizing )

I'd say any Bourjois mascara. Not sure why but all of them burn my eyeballs like acid vapors! Horrible.

Maybelline the Colossal mascara.

maybelline great lash are just overrated... too thin and watery.. absolutely worthless, but i must say, i love all covergirl mascara, it works wonder for me... anyways, im using dior show right now my absolute HG

I try every mascara in the universe and hate almost all of them. Buxom Lash is the best by far.

i tried one of rimmel's new mascaras and it was horrible. the brush sucked. covergirl's lash exact is my favorite and i'll never buy anything else :)

Revlon Twist - wins hands down as the worst mascara on the planet. It's horrible - really bad brush, super clumpy and virtually UNUSABLE!

Worst: Lash Blast. I don't care what anyone says. i have short lashes and this stuff did NOTHING for me. ZERO. Did i expect long gorgeous lashes? Of course not, totally unrealistic. But I hoped for SOME improvment.. nada, zip, zero. PS- I hate the brush too. Stiletto: OMG, this stuff is CRAP.. Took FOREVER to build with and by the time i got any "result" it looked terrible. Serious crap here.

I HATE Cover Girl Lash Blast... I got it because people were raving about it, but it made my lashes clumpy and the brush used to irritate my eyes... and it used to smudge like CRAZY... I don't get what all the hype is with this mascara... I have fairly long lashes, but I HATE when they get all plastered together. I think some people think this makes their lashes look thick, but to me that is just clumpy... I see this on youtube reviews all the time. The person reviewing is talking about how thick it made their lashes and I can think is, eww CLUMP CITY! My favorites have to be Bare Essentials Buxom Lash Mascara or MAC Dazzle Lash (usually I HATE MAC mascaras, but this has kinda become my go-to lately).

My HG drugstore mascara is L'Oreal Telescopic. I like the Clean Definition and the Carbon Black versions. These mascaras give me noticeable length, dark black lashes, no clumping, no smearing, and doesn't apply wet and ruin my eyeshadow or pull the curl out of my lashes. I don't even need to rake thru my lashes with a lash comb after applying half the time. My worst drugstore mascara purchases have all been from Cover Girl and Revlon so far.

Did anyone experience the covergirl lashblast formula irritating their eyes when trying to wash it off?? i would get black chunks of it in my eyes like nobodies business...my eyes got so irritated that they would become red, watery and swollen every night. I thought it held very well, but my eyes couldn't take it for more than a few days...

Any Cover Girl mascara. Also Physicans Formula wasn't very good. However I don't have much eye lashes so I've been sticking with Dior and Estee Lauder (very surprised on that one)

CG exact eyelights!! Ugh i hate this stuff so much. it doesnt do what its supposed to do at all and it clumps like no other!!!! dont buy it.

Maybelline Lash Stiletto was the worst mascara ever! Did NOTHING for my lashes. Did not lengthen, all it did was separate my lashes making them look so sparse!

I finally got my hands on the Telescopic explosion with the round end. HORRIBLE !!! it clumps sooo bad it seems like I have only 4 thick lashes. My HG will always be COvergirl Lash blast, I use my shu to curl and apply about 2 coats and it looks like I hava on false lashes. The only con about that is that at the end of the day it does start to flake.

Definitely...Great Lash by Maybelline(wet, burns my eyes and the brush is way to spacy for my kinda curled lashes).

I absolutely hate Lash Stiletto...sucks!! But i do like the Rimmel Lash MAXXX...its actually the best drugstore mascara i've ever tried

Maybelline Great Lash. I just don't get all the love.

When I was first starting to build a kit for use on other people I bought a tube of the Sally Girl mascara- I had to have gotten a bad tube, because it was completely empty! Not just dry- but empty! There had never been product in the tube at all. I never was willing to try it again. Thankfully it was only 89c so I wasn't out much money! I also have never cared for Great Lash. Others on my "no thanks" list: Bad Gal and Hypnose. As far as use in my kit, I prefer Almay Triple Effect. Actually, I love that on myself, too, for when I want waterproof. When I don't, my favorite is Avon Supershock. I refuse to pay tons for mascara because I'll just have to spend that tons of money again in a couple months.

I hate maybelline great lash...you're all right...it's so overrated! Clinique makes some great mascaras...

Cover Girl Lash Blast (waterproof)! Goes on gloppy, and never comes off. Also flakes. It's a nightmare. Tried using a different brush and it was a little better, but not much.

Wow, i have noticed it is either a love or hate for CG Lash Blast. I love that stuff. I wont use anything else. The worst i have EVER used was maybelline colossal mascara/ great lash. i think the brushes suck and it makes my lashes feel heavy and wierd

WORST Rimmel Glam Lashes (or glam something. TERRIBLE. Did nothing at all. Took a zillion coats to actually look like I was wearing mascara) Maybelline Great Lash (They really must've been stuck for mascaras for a long time if this is meant to be a classic. Awful. Basically and no redeeming qualities whatsoever) Diorshow (Overpriced, clumpy and flake central. Proof that a big brush dosen't equal big lashes!) MAC Fibre Rich (Not exactly drugstore but I had to add this one in just because it is officially the worst mascara in the world. Couldn't even apply this one because the brush is ridiculous and it goes everywhere and all that hassle for RUBBISH lashes. Only good thing about this is the fact that I can back to mac it haha! Ru

revlon 3D mascara! it clumps like crazy!!

CoverGirl Lash Blast for sure. Totally overrated, the mascara is just awful and the brush doesn't do much either.

Maybelline Great Last--how can they claim that it's America's favorite mascara (I can't remember the exact words, but it's something along that line) when EVERY girl I've talked to hates it?

No wonder CVS is overloaded with CG Lash Blast and Maybelline Lash Stilletto. That should give the consumer a hint because if they were both great it would fly off the shelves. Laura Mercier Building & Thickening mascara is the best better than False Lashes mascara by Prescriptives.

Stiletto lash mascara has to be the WORST ever...omg i was so upset that I had wasted my money on that crap. The best has to be MAC Zoomlash...LOVE IT!! HG!!