Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes

Wheeeeee! Do you see em? Those little things under my eyes? Those are my lower lashes! Lower lashes that I thought would never make an appearance. So, I love this mascara. I didn't snap use it earlier because I don't like the color purple (for a very personal and stupid reason). No idea what this 4 in 1 mascara is supposed to cover in the 4, but I know that this is some sweet stuff. The wand is a spiny tapered caterpillar, but whatever it is it works.

DuWop Lash Venom

DuWop Lash Venom. I really like to word DuWop, wasn't that one of the Hansen Brother's songs? Well, that kinda ruined it for me. Anyways, this is the first time I have encountered a teeny tiny mascara wand in the teeny tiny trial sizes. FYI, I simply adore miniature products and trial sizes. Admittedly, I am a little obsessed. So, I really liked that when you uncap this mascara, the wand was actually porportional to the tube size instead of a huge wand in a tiny tube. I kinda wonder what the wand of the regular sized tube is like? Again, I find myself repeating, great extension of the lashes, minimal volume.

Stila Multi-Effect Mascara

As I continue my path down this mascara adventure, I really must admit that it is starting to feel like I am repeating myself over and over again. I mean, seriously? How many ways are there to describe a mascara wand and it's effects on your lashes? Here we go again. I am determined to finish what I started. So, for the first time we encounter a wand that is slightly curved on one side. While I can see how it would be helpful to some people, all it made me do was blop in the corner of my eye. The tip seems to hold onto a tremendous blop which I clumsily smeared on my face. Other than that, it did a very good job at lengthening my lashes and it was about average in the volume department.

Korres Provitamin B5 & Rice Bran Mascara

Okay, I gotta say that I am pretty impressed with this mascara by Korresnatural Products because of the fact that it is a natural product. Don't get me wrong, I am all for natural/organic/good for the earth products, I just never thought that a natural mascara would be comparable to those loaded with super secret synthetic lash boosters but here we are. The applicator wand is once again a fat caterpillar schooled in the ways of separating lashes. It went on smoothly and did well making my lashes longer. Not much in the way of thickening, but I was really happy with the results.

Too Faced Lash Injection

Lash Injection, sounds like something synthetic, huh? Well it certainly smells like something that walked out of a plastics factory. I have never really thought about the smell of mascara, I guess cuz I never really noticed it either way, that is until now. The gook smells REALLY strange. I actually sniffed the wand a few times because it is reminiscent of something that I have smelled before, but I can't seem to pin point it. Anyways, despite it's stinkiness, it does have other pros and cons. Pros? This stinky concoction REALLY extends your lashes and it's applicator is a skinny mini little wand that they dubbed the "pinpoint," which would do great detail work if the mascara itself were not so sticky. Cons? Doesn't seem to add any volume to the lashes and mistakes are a very bad idea as I discovered first hand when I botched the second coat and ended up with all my lashes stuck together in a big clump. Something else interesting I discovered when trying to correct my error, you can pull the mascara off your lashes in black gluey blobs. I think this mascara would be way better if it didn't have such a noticeable stench because it extends your lashes quite well, but for me personally (and I can be a moron at the best of times) it was just too difficult to use.

Smashbox Bionic Mascara

Once again we encounter the old school bushy applicator which separates well but shirks it's detail duties. I am pretty sure my lower lashes are way too sparse to ever even look like they exist so if any of these mascaras are able to make them look present I will be amazed. My opinion? It's good stuff, not great, but good. WAY BETTER than the Anastasia Lash Lifting Mascara, Smashbox Bionic Mascara is more in league with Benefit Bad Gal Lash and Bare Escentuals Buxom Lashes. This stuff extended and thickened as any good mascara should. As it stands, my favorite is Benefit Bad Gal Lash, with Bare Escentuals Buxom Lashes tied with Smashbox Bionic Mascara at a strong second and Anastasia Lash Lifting Mascara trailing in last place.

Benefit Bad Gal Lash

Hmmm... I'm starting to notice something. The mascaras with the big thick old school applicators that look like caterpillars who are fat in the middle do a WAY BETTER job of separating the lashes. This is really cool and all, but I seriously find it much more difficult to handle these big mama wands. Must be a combination of uncoordinated hands and my little China girl eyes. How was it? Totally bad ass! Benefit totally gave this mascara the perfect name cuz this stuff is perfect for giving someone the appearance really long and lush lashes while still seperating each lash and avoiding any major clumpage. The first coat extended my lashes, the second coat continued to extend and thicken, and the third coat (cuz I liked it so much) just continued to thicken and extend. I gotta tell you, while I was slathering on the third coat, I felt like my lashes were the absolute shit. Even if it was only for a couple of seconds, I was cool!

Anastasia Lash Lifting Mascara

So we move on to Asastasia Beverly Hills Lash Lifting Mascara. Ok, what did I think? The applicator brush is kinda more of the old school bushy style, but I can see the benefit is that it creates more seperation of the lashes for an overall more natural look. Also not great for those hard to reach lashes at the corners of your eye. It goes on easily and doesn't clump. First application extended the lashes, second application made the lases slightly fuller (but not much). So true to it's name, this mascara really is a lash lifting mascara. It is great for school, work, sitting around the house, but no one is going to ask you if you have false eyelashes on like I got with the Bare Escentuals mascara. I mean it works, but I think I like something a little more dramatic and less spidery. I mean, c'mon, my lashes look like flailing spider legs.