Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Cat Eyes Mascara Review

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Today I would like to share with you one of Maybelline's newer mascara, The Colossal Volum' Express Cat Eyes. I have never tried a mascara from Maybelline before so when I saw some ads and the fierce packaging of this product, I knew I had to pick it up!

Benefit 'Bad Gal' Lash Mascara Review

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I think I have said in this blog time and time again how much I love Benefit Cosmetics as I don't think I have come across a product of theirs that I have not liked. Added to my list of product raves from Benefit is their Bad Gal Lash mini that I purchased in a set.

Company Description: Sexy, sultry, pure unadulterated black mascara for full, voluminous lashes. It's as BAD as you want to be! Famously big, bodacious brush coats lashes with our super black formula.

My Thoughts: I have not tried a lot of mascaras yet so by no means am I a mascara expert and I have not found a mascara that I can put in my Holy Grail Status yet but I'm really liking this product. What makes me really like this mascara is that it holds the lift and curl of my lashes very well and for long hours. With the previous mascaras I tried, about 3 hours after I can notice that my lashes droops down but that didn't happen with Bad Gal Lash. With its claims of providing volume, I had to take some points off as I didn't see much volume but that didn't turn me off into using the product. The first time I used this mascara I was preparing myself to be disappointed due to my previous experience with this mascara because they have similar looking wands but I was pleasantly surprised. The bristles of this mascara can be intimidatingly huge if you look at it but with careful application and practice, I have grown to like the wand. Another aspect that I like about this mascara is that it does not clump, I can layer coats of this mascara but it doesn't look heavy and does not weigh my curls down. Also, there is a photo below that I have added where it was taken after 8 hours of wear and you can see that I did not experience any flaking. 

Here are some pictures of Bad Gal Lash Mascara

 Bare, curled lashes

My lashes after applying the mascara

My lashes after 8 hours of wear

Overall: I really like this mascara because it's the first mascara that held my curls for long hours without flaking nor clumping and I would just need to find a mascara that I can pair this with to add more volume to my lashes.

Price: $26.00 CAD for full size
Place to buy: Sephora, Benefit Cosmetics

Rimmel ScandalEyes Mascara Review

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Today I would like to share my thoughts on Rimmel ScandalEyes Mascara in Extreme Black. I was attracted to this mascara because of the brush, as I have always used mascaras with skinny brush so I thought to give this a try.  

Company Description: Introducing ScandalEyes, our first big brush mascara that quickly reveals even shy, unnoticeable lashes in one simple stroke! So big, so fast! Supersize formula! Triple collagen + keratin formula plumps even the thinnest lashes. Lash Out Loud! 12x more volume and scandalous eye opening impact! No clumps. Lashes so big, volume so fast! Volume so loud your lashes will scream!

Here are pictures of my curled bare lashes vs my curled lashes with mascara

Honestly, I didn't see any of these claims happen on my lashes! This mascara didn't plump my lashes, didn't give them volume and didn't supersize them. The formula is very wet so it's a bit messy to apply, I had to wait for some time before I could even blink. And I have to say, I poked my eyes at least three times with the big obnoxious brush that this mascara came with!

Look at that brush!

I saw that Rimmel has launched a few other mascaras from the ScandalEyes line and I don't think that I will try them based on the original one.

Price: $4.99 CAD (I bought it on sale)

Place to buy: Walmart, Rexall, Shopper's Drug Mart

Revlon Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara Review

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Here is a post for my review of the Revlon Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara in Blackest Black that I had picked up and have been using for a couple of weeks now. This is the first mascara I have tried from Revlon and I would have to say that I'm quite disappointed with this product.

According to Revlon's website, it's "conditioning formula helps strengthen and plump lashes for up to 200% instantly for maximum volume." The wand that this comes with looks like a typical mascara wand that's stick straight but the tip attracts a lot of excess product which I think is kind of wasteful.

Here are pictures of my curled bare lashes vs my curled lashes with mascara

As you can see, my lashes are long but they tend to form together in small groups so what I'm looking for a mascara is a formula that will separate them to make them look fuller. Sadly, the mascara made my lashes look shorter and it didn't help separate them. Also, Grow Luscious flaked so much! Whenever I would go for a washroom break to check my makeup I would see black specks under my eyes that I had to clean out. Unfortunately, I don't think I would repurchase this mascara.

Price: $8.46

Place to buy: Walmart, Shopper's Drug Mart and the like