What mascara did you used to love but no longer does it for you?
I don’t think I have ever committed to one mascara long enough for that to happen, haha!
— Christine
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I have mascara I have repurchased but Ive never been so loyal to any mascara and I purchase new ones all the time so I don’t think I could answer this!
I don’t usually wear mascara (GASP…I know that sounds outrageous) and the very few I have fallen in love with over the years are still ones I love and reach for on those rare occasions when I do wear the stuff. Low end is the original L’Oreal Voluminous and higher end is Clarins Wonder Perfect 3D.
L’Oréal Voluminous. It used to be my go-to, but now most mascaras flake or smudge on me. The only one I don’t have a problem with is Grande Cosmetics Mascara.
CoverGirl Clump Crusher has been my HG mascara for a long, long time. I tried many others over the years, but I always came back to Clump Crusher. Then, about a year or two ago, I accidentally bought the water resistant version of it…and I love it even more!
One that I must’ve bought for YEARS before switching to Maybelline Full & Soft WP, it was also by Maybelline, something, maybe Falsies Cat Eyes? Also WP.
I liked L’Oreal Voluminous for a long time but then tried Essence Lash Princess which is even better – and cheaper.
I am another person who is not totally loyal to any particular mascara brand. I only wear it every now and again too. Generally I have found that an Australian brand, Designer Brands, makes a pretty good low cost mascara that doesn’t flake, smudge or clump my lashes. Itis called Centre Stage and it retails for about $13.
We are going really old school…those pink and green tubes…Maybelline’s Great Lash used to be my ride or die, but I haven’t bought it in years. Now I rotate between a few Essence mascaras, It Cosmetics Superhero, and TooFaced Better than Sex.
Actually, I used to love waterproof mascara, and now that I’ve tried tubing mascara, all regular mascara doesn’t do it for me!
Christine, are you going to keep any of the puppies?
No plans to keep any!
Cover Girl Lash Blast Volume. I still love the formula but really dislike the chubby brush, especially since the bristles at the end of the wand are practically nonexistent. It makes it difficult to apply to the shorter inner lashes and the chubbiness makes it hard not to get mascara on my eyelid.
I don’t think I can answer this one as I rarely repurchase mascaras. I don’t think I’ve ever been one to use the same mascara for any longer period of time.
Hourglass Caution Extreme. It was one of the few that never flaked or smudged but the last 2 tubes I bought were so flaky that I ended up with raccoon eyes after only a few hours. I rarely try new mascaras because my holy grails, Dior Diorshow waterproof and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black waterproof, never let me down but this was a good one, until the flaking.
I don’t think I’ve had this happen. I’m allergic to most mascaras, so I tend to stick to what’s always worked for me.