I'm convinced that mascara companies are quite possibly the biggest examples of false advertising that I've ever seen. To date, I've never had a good experience with mascara. I always have high hopes that when I open a new tube, it's going to transform my lashes into the same lashes that the model on the commercial has...they will be lush and long and feathery- instead, they always look exactly the same as they did before applyting the mascara except possibly a little darker and clumpier.
Recently, there have been so many new styles of mascara that I decided to give it another try, so this morning Kaitlyn and I headed to Walgreens to pick some out. Choosing a tube was much more daunting than I thought it would be. Have you been in the mascara aisle recently? There is volumizing mascara, lengthening mascara, and thickening mascara. Mascara with a silicon brush, mascara with silicon in it, and mascara with teflon. There is stilleto mascara (does it make you look taller?), and double-wanded mascara with sparkles...basically, it's ridiculous and impossible to choose a tube.
Finally, though, Kaitlyn and I agreed on the best possible choice - Maybelline XXL lash extension mascara. It claimed that my lashes would be 80% longer and have the appearance of false eyelashes because of the amazing dual brush technology. As soon as I got to the car I ripped open the package and brushed it on - first the conditioning tube with was like brushing a waxy white paste on my lashes, and second the mascara, which, you guessed it...left my eyelashes looking exactly the same as they did before I applied the makeup, except a little darker...and clumpier...sigh.
Fortunately Walgreens has a good return policy and they accepted my return with no questions asked. Kaitlyn tried to convince me to buy a tube of the mascara that creates tubes on your eyelashes, but by then I was too exhausted from looking up and down the aisles so I ended up heading home with the $8.99 in my pocket instead. I think that after years of trying to find the next best thing, I might just go back to everyone's favorite...the simple pink tube with green top that got me through highschool...Great Lash - and to top it off, it's only $4.99. Quite possibly I could end up with great lashes and $4.00 extra in my pocket - now that's a good deal!
Recently, there have been so many new styles of mascara that I decided to give it another try, so this morning Kaitlyn and I headed to Walgreens to pick some out. Choosing a tube was much more daunting than I thought it would be. Have you been in the mascara aisle recently? There is volumizing mascara, lengthening mascara, and thickening mascara. Mascara with a silicon brush, mascara with silicon in it, and mascara with teflon. There is stilleto mascara (does it make you look taller?), and double-wanded mascara with sparkles...basically, it's ridiculous and impossible to choose a tube.
Finally, though, Kaitlyn and I agreed on the best possible choice - Maybelline XXL lash extension mascara. It claimed that my lashes would be 80% longer and have the appearance of false eyelashes because of the amazing dual brush technology. As soon as I got to the car I ripped open the package and brushed it on - first the conditioning tube with was like brushing a waxy white paste on my lashes, and second the mascara, which, you guessed it...left my eyelashes looking exactly the same as they did before I applied the makeup, except a little darker...and clumpier...sigh.
Fortunately Walgreens has a good return policy and they accepted my return with no questions asked. Kaitlyn tried to convince me to buy a tube of the mascara that creates tubes on your eyelashes, but by then I was too exhausted from looking up and down the aisles so I ended up heading home with the $8.99 in my pocket instead. I think that after years of trying to find the next best thing, I might just go back to everyone's favorite...the simple pink tube with green top that got me through highschool...Great Lash - and to top it off, it's only $4.99. Quite possibly I could end up with great lashes and $4.00 extra in my pocket - now that's a good deal!
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