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| My top 5 mascaras |
My highly recommended mascaras are what I get asked about the most. As I've said before, I don't have the best lashes for reviewing mascara as they're quite long already, fairly dark and hold a curl. As such, mascaras aren't my favourite thing in the makeup world but I have endeavoured to compile my top 5 over the past few months, with some being long term favourites. What I particularly look for in a mascara is for them to thicken my lashes a bit and look really dark black, not just dark grey like some do. Another criteria I look for is that the mascara doesn't drop down on to my face throughout the day; rather than repeat it five times I will say now that none of these do that on me.
Read to to see my top 5, their wands, as well as how they look on me.
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| My top 5 mascaras |
Starting off with my favourite waterproof mascara, it is Maybelline The Rocket. I don't normally like a plastic bristled wand like this one but I find this one gets to even the smallest of lashes on the inner corner without hurting me. It gives a fairly natural looks and doesn't clump. Because it only gives a thin coating I like to use it on top of the other mascaras in this list to make them waterproof.
You can get it for £7.99 in Boots.
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| Maybelline The Rocket waterproof |
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| Maybelline The Rocket waterproof |
Clinique High Impact mascara has been one of my favourites for years. It really defines each lash and gives quite a fluttery, natural look. My lashes don't feel all crispy when I wear it, even when I build it up. It's quite a small bristled wand so it's easy to not blob it all over your face by accident, great for lower lashes too. I've never actually bought this mascara; it comes as a freebie quite often, either in magazines or with Clinique gift bags.
You can get the full-size mascara in Debenhams for £17.50.
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| Clinique High Impact Mascara |
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| Clinique High Impact Mascara |
Next up is one I've already mentioned on this blog a few times and have already converted a few people to. It is the Primark False Lash Effect mascara. It has a nice big brush for creating thick lashes. I quite often do a natural looking 1 to 2 coats but you can really build it up for an intense look. You can pick it up in Primark for a whopping £2.50. A few times I have been in to buy some more and there have only been a few left, all opened and smeared everywhere but they restock regularly so don't give up!
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| Primark False Lash Effect mascara |
See another photo where I am wearing Primark False Lash Effect here.
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| Primark False Lash Effect mascara |
I know, I know, another Maybelline mascara. They do have such a lot of choice though and at a great price. Along with Max Factor, they definitely are the best of high-street mascaras. This one is Maybelline's Mega Plush Volum' Express. It is their first gel-mousse formula...I'm not really sure what difference that makes but I like it! They claim no flakes, no clumps and I would agree with that. I can get good volume from it and it holds curl. Be careful, it is a very large wand so it's easy to transfer on to your skin when you are applying it. Another thing a bit different about this mascara is the wand is a bit bendy, see the notch just before the brush? I don't know if it helps but it's definitely not a hindrance. You can get Mega Plush for £7.99 here.
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| Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express |
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| Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express |
Saving my very favourite until last, this is the unfortunately named Better Than Sex mascara by Too Faced. The brush is quite different to the others I've shown, a sort of hourglass shape. The bristles are relatively short but very effective at creating volume. You can get clumpy lashes with this mascara if you're not careful, I would just recommend wiping some off before applying. The photo below is wearing only 1 coat. It's really, really dark and just effortless. I also notice that it does lengthen my already-long lashes (cannot wear with sunglasses!). Ugh, I love it. Again, another mascara that I've never actually bought the full-size off, I've received it in Too Faced kits and you can normally find the mini in a set on Sephora.com.
You can get the full size for £19 here.
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| Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara |
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| Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara |
Would you invest in any of my choices? Or can you recommend one that is even better?
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