Mascara : Beauty and Fashion Tech

Benefit BadGal Plum Mascara

Benefit just released its popular badgal mascara in badgal plum mascara. If you haven’t tried a plum colored mascara before it is worth it. It adds a neat tint and dimension to the lashes, and no it won’t make your lashes look bright purple.

Plum shades are also particularly in style this fall. So try pairing the mascara up with a plum liner and a bit of gray eye shadow for an interesting, but sophisticated look.

You can also get free shipping on all BADgal products through 10/14/08 on the benefit site with promo code BADGAL08.

Popularity: 18% [?]

CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara

cover girl covergirl lash blast mascara CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara is a fairly good volumizing mascara, but watch for clumping! The picture on this one is also a bit deceiving. The brush really is thicker than it appears.

When I tried Lash Blast, I had pretty good luck getting a ton of volume from the mascara, but not as much length as I get with others. I also found that I ended up with clumps if I was not extremely careful. Often I needed to wipe the brush twice before use. But I tend to have that issue with most larger brushes, so at times I think it is just me whenever I get clumps from a fat brush! Regardless, if you are a fan of fatter brush mascaras, and are looking for volume, this is one to try.

CoverGirl also has some fun new eyeshadow shades out. Watch for an upcoming post on that in the next week or so!

CoverGirl products can be found at most drugstores and big box retailers.

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Popularity: 10% [?]

Long Lashes with L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara

L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara has just about everything I want in a mascara: A little brush that is long and thin, rubbery bristles, yet a wand that doesn’t bend, and a great formulation.

I got incredible length with this mascara, with no clumping when used carefully. However, do wipe that wand carefully and go slow, because the formula will clump a bit if not completely cautious. This is all about length and isn’t so much about volume, so if you want that, look for a different type of mascara with a thicker and fatter brush.

Overall it is a really nice mascara. Retail is around $9 at most drugstores and big box retailers.

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Popularity: 6% [?]

Today Only: Buy a Limited First Edition Lancome Oscillation Mascara

Lancome is releasing a vibrating mascara in December. But you can buy a limited first edition of it today only (July 31, 2008) at select stores. Visit the Lancome Website for details.

Supposedly this can also be ordered through Sephora, but when I checked a few minutes ago, it was not available and it was unclear whether the item was sold out or not placed up for sale yet. It could be ordered on the Lancome site though.

I also heard this morning on Sirius Satellite Cosmo Radio, that they would be giving some away throughout the morning.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Try Seven Mascaras With Sephora Lash Stash

Here is a great way to try out seven mascaras for the price of one.

Sephora Brand The Lash Stash is $50 worth of top selling mascara samples for $28. The kit includes:

0.14 oz Benefit A Little Bit BADgal Lash in Black, a 0.02 oz Blinc Kiss Me Mascara in Black, a 0.15 oz LORAC Publicity Stunt Lashes in Black, a 0.12 oz Smashbox Bionic Mascara in Black, a 0.24 oz Stila Multi-Effect Mascara in Black, a 1.0 oz Sephora Brand Lash Plumper in Black, and a 0.17 oz Too Faced Lash Injection in Black.

Could be a nice way to find the perfect mascara before paying full price!

Popularity: 18% [?]

New Tech Spinning Mascara: Spinlash

When I first heard of SpinLash Mascara I was a bit skeptical. How could a spinning brush possibly be easy to use and not create a mess? I kept envisioning little specks of mascara being flung onto the mirror, or worse, my face! I also have to say that if you browse the blogs on this one, you will see mixed reactions. Some people are not really keen on this product. But when I tried one, I loved the thing!

SpinLash is a battery operated rotating mascara brush. It comes with its own adequate mascara, but it really shines when used with your favorite brand. It doesn’t really “spin” in the sense of fast rotation. Instead, it very slowly rotates, so all those fears of flying mascara can be erased. The bristles of the brush are quite fine and rubbery, something that I think works particularly well. The result for me using SpinLash was very evenly applied mascara and lashes with great definition.

One downside is that SpinLash doesn’t appear to have a replaceable battery, so when it dies, a new purchase is required. But I suppose that unless religiously cleaned, it would be ready to be replaced by then anyway.

Spinlash retails at around $15 and can be found in various drugstores, big box retailers, and online.

Popularity: 11% [?]

Review: Lumene Blueberry Curl Mascara

I have been pretty fond of the Lumene products I have tried. Now they add a mascara to my favorites list.

Lumene Blueberry Curl Mascara contains blueberry seed oil to condition the lashes, while the brush has a flat side to help press the lashes into a curl form. The brush is on the smaller and thinner side (my preference) and it provides great definition to the lashes.

The mascara coats wonderfully and I have had no issues with clumping. Instead, I simply get long, nicely defined lashes with Lumene’s mascara. As for curling, I can get it to curl some, but honestly, I think that pre-curling with an eyelash curler is always the best option. I don’t love this mascara for its curing factor, I love it for the well defined, clump free lashes that it provides.

Bottom line: Lumene has another winner with their Blueberry Curl Mascara! Lumene products are available at CVS stores.

Popularity: 7% [?]