October 2010 -

If you like tubing mascaras such as Blinc Kiss Me or Kevyn Aucoin Mascara (links are to previous reviews) you owe it to yourself to try d.j.v. beautenizer Fiberwig Mascara. Fiberwig is a Japanese mascara that is just now available in the United States through Sephora. However, I first came across it by ordering it from COSME-DE, a company that carries a good number of harder to find Asian cosmetics. Fiberwig is one of the best selling mascaras in Japan if not the absolute top seller (I have seen claims that it is).

Fiberwig is essentially a tubing mascara, which means that it forms “tubes” around your lashes with fibers, which tends to last well without smudging or flaking, However, I find that some tubing mascaras have a tendency to clump easily, while others never quite looked right for me. That was not the case for me with Fiberwig. The mascara seems ever so slightly thinner to me than other brands, which allows it to apply well without clumping. Yet, it is not so thin that it is hard to get length or volume. It dries very quickly and I find that, with one coat, the lashes have a nice natural look and, with two coats, they can take on some more dramatic length and fullness. The mascara wears very well for me all day without a flake in sight.

The Fiberwig mascara that I ordered has a slightly curved brush, which also actually did add some curl to the lashes. So, that was a bonus.

Overall, this is a nice mascara and is the best tubing mascara in my opinion. You can find it at Sephora.

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About the Author: Carleen Pruess Coulter

I recently tried four products from Pantene’s Customized Hair Solutions line for fine hair. Pantene formulates items for fine, medium, thick, colored, or curly hair. I chose the formulation for fine hair since, although my hair is rather thick, its texture is fine. Also, products made for fine hair tend to work best with my somewhat oily hair. If you are interested in trying any of the Pantene Customized Solutions, you can decide what works best for you here: Pantene product finder.

The shampoo and conditioner from the line worked quite well for me. The shampoo cleanses well and did indeed add a good amount of volume to my hair. The conditioner detangles quite well and kept things from looking frizzy. Overall, I got a smooth look from it but my hair did not look flat. Although Pantene makes a formulation for color treated hair, the fine hair products can also be used with color treated hair.

I also tried Pantene’s hair spray and root lifter spray gel for fine hair. The hair spray was pretty standard. I liked it, but I don’t know that it added anything extra for fine hair over other hair sprays that I own. It held well and did not feel sticky.

What I really liked was the root lifter gel. This light spray gel did a good job at lifting for styling and did not feel heavy or sticky the way some gels can. The spray is convenient, and it was easy to control the amount of product used. Because the product is quite light, it doesn’t weigh down fine hair.

Pantene products can be found at most drugstores, grocery stores, and big box retailers.

Disclosure: A free review sample of this product was provided by Pantene via Glam Media. For more, please see our disclosure page.