The Good, the Bad, the Ugly – Jean Ranks her Recent Mascara Purchases

A few weeks ago I told you I have been on a mascara buying binge. Those little – and sometimes not so little – tubes would call out to me whenever I went to the drugstore or cosmetic counter. I also got a few tubes of mascara as gifts with purchase.

Before I knew it, I had accumulated quite a few (mostly unopened) mascaras to try. I thought it would be a lot of fun to test and rank-order them.

Boy, was I wrong! It was very difficult to do.

In the first place, I had selected most of them for some special feature they advertised, making it difficult to compare them head-to-head.

In the second place, you can’t really judge a makeup product after using it just once. You need to use it for several consecutive days or weeks to judge how easily it applies and comes off, how it wears and whether any problems develop as the product ages a wee bit.

I have my personal faves but would recommend almost any other of these mascaras (exceptions noted) to friends who have different lash fantasies than mine. I want easy on and off, length, good separation and no clumps.

If you crave volume, longer-lasting (but maybe a bit more difficult to remove) or gimmicks in your mascara design, you’ll find what you’re looking for in my list as well.

What’s your lash fantasy? Think about what you want from a mascara, then consult my list tomorrow to find it.

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