Lashblast 24HR Mascara

There is good and there is bad.


I honestly can’t remember a time when I was both dissatisfied and satisfied with something! Although there is a first time for everything, I wanted to discuss this mascara. Feel free to discuss in comments below. I really would like to get your input if you have tried this mascara!

At first, I felt like flinging it out the window. The packaging is what bothers me the most. A long time ago I tried the original LashBlast and couldn’t bare the width of the wand. I am a short girl with small hands, plenty of you out there with the same, no? but holding the darn thing was nearly impossible without it slipping out of my fingers… Applying mascara + wand falling + trying to catch it= Not a pretty sight…Then, the large to small bristle smeared mascara on my eyelid while applying, it was enough.... My experience taught me to avoid listening to recommendations and just go by my own judgement. I hadn’t touched another LashBlast for years, until this one came along.

It’s the exact same wand, same packaging (just different color) and called LashBlast 24 hours. My thoughts immediately were that I would need to buy a pencil grip for the wand because if it slips out my hands even once I will curse it and fling it out the window. But I tried it and I really liked it. Once again I hated the smear on my eyelid, but I was willing to overlook it…because by the end of my 12 hour day, my lashes were still intact and curled just like they looked in the morning when I first put it on. I was amazed….and proud to announce that I have never experienced this with any other mascara, ever.

Reasons I like it: It holds the curl! Have you ever curled your straight lashes only for them to straighten out again once you’ve applied your mascara? Grrrr. It gets to me everytime. But luckily for this mascara the curl actually holds…and very well! The last of the curl is also great. In my own experience it lasts at least 12 hrs.

Reasons I may dislike it: Wand design and packaging. Another reason it’s not my favorite is for the length and volume factor…it doesn’t do much for length and I don’t see much for volume either.

Overall: If I need to keep my lashes curled for long periods of time this is my ‘go-to’…otherwise I am better off sticking to a volumizing and lengthening mascara.

Would I re-purchase? Yes, probably so.

Mascara: Loreal Double Extend - Carbon Black

For some reason Mascara Primers seem to be coming out the woodwork lately, is it just me? Because of the outbreak of lash primers I decided to try one out for myself! I recently got the Loreal Carbon Black Double Extend mascara.......

Currently Loreal has three types of mascaras with a white primer on the opposite end. Double Extend (average $9), Loreal Double Extend Beauty Tubes mascara ($10-$11) and Double Extend with Lash Boosting Serum ($10-$11) I have yet to try the Double Extend Beauty Tubes or the Lash Boosting mascara.

At first I was not too fond of the primer, I tried applying it a few times, even putting on about 5 coats before any of the 'white' primer showed up on my lashes. Afterwards I did apply the black mascara on top and the outcome was so-so. I've had better experience at creating a curl even without using a primer...

For me, this mascara was a big 'miss'....I'm eager to try out the Double Extension Beauty Tubes mascara

So this is my question to you gals...Which lash primer and mascara do you love? Leave your comments and suggestions in the comment box of this post!

Hard Candy's Ginormous Mascara

Who doesn't love Hard Candy cosmetics? Good, quality makeup at afforable prices! One of my 'must-trys' from a few weeks ago was the Ginormous Mascara by Hard Candy.

Here is what the packaging looks like....Looks gorgeous to me! Even better, they color the tubes according to what color the mascara is, how cute it that!

I'm dying to try out the other colors!

What I love about this mascara is that if you curl your lashes and apply the mascara they do not budge. I'm not saying your lashes appear to feel stiff or too hard, they are actually quite soft but sturdy at the same time.

The only thing I don't like about the Ginormous Mascara is that the brush is just a tad too wide, especially for those hard to reach lashes.

Below: A single coat of Ginormous mascara....

I have mine in Carbon Black. Other colors available include Electric Blue, Purple Haze, and even a gold color called Stash...

Product contains 12.6 grams, $5 each

Hard Candy cosmetics can be purchased at participating Walmart stores!

Maybelline The Falsies Volum' express mascara review

cost: $5.99 and up, I paid $6.99 for mine....
where to buy: CVS, Walmart, Target, Walgreens

what the product says: "Instant false glam in a tube,
-The Falsies Mascara delivers a false lash look; giving you a full set of voluminous, bold, fanned out lashes and the appearance of no gaps from any angle. The Pro-Keratin and Fibre enriched formula is designed to deliver immediate results, distributing volume and visible intensity to your lashes. The patented ‘Spoon’ shaped brush helps fan lashes out. The Falsies Mascara is designed to give the appearance of no gaps and spaces. In a wink lashes you didn’t even know you had look visibly thickened!"

In my opinion, Does the product do what it says? Yes it does, I naturally have very little eyelashes and they are visibly straight without any curl to them at all, the mascara actually added more lush lashes making them fuller and also created a decent curl without an eyelash curler...My preference is that I do not use an eyelash curler so for those that do I feel this mascara would benefit even better on those lashes than on mine. Application is wonderful, no clumps, no stickiness and no slippery/watery feeling.( I hate that feeling of watery mascaras, it doesn't feel like anything is going on the lashes.) and yes, no gaps.

I used a silvery shadow as a background to see the lashes better

The left picture is view from the top or facing the surface of the spoon, the right pic is a side-view.

product- 5 stars

packaging- 5 stars

quality- 5 stars

overall- 5 stars

buy again?

 I most certainly will

is it worth the price?

The mascara is worth it, especially for a drugstore mascara

pros:

No smudging, not sticky or watery, no smell, does what it says, inexpensive, packaging is pretty, wand is different but is functional.

cons:

none

my thoughts:

The spoon-like wand confuses me a bit as to wonder if I would be applying the spoon against my lashes or I would turn it to apply the edge of the wand to my lashes, I've tried it both ways which seem to create the same lashes. Either way my lashes look great. I'm really loving this mascara and plan to get a few more!