Are you happy with your current mascara?

By HLK208 Jun 24, 2014

I've been using Benefit They're Real and Dior Show Blackout together just to get my lashes to look like they exist! I'm not crazy about either mascara but I already bought them so I'll use them until they're done. Maybe I'm picky but they're both on Sephora's top mascara pick list - I don't think they're special though. I use the Shu eyelash curler and it doesn't do much for me either

I've been really happy with a random mascara called 3D Fiber Lash by a company called "Younique" (...that name...) but I don't think it's for every day use since it looks like I'm wearing false lashes when I apply it.

I want a happy medium! What do you use? Are you happy with it?

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cmomma17
honeydew / 7811 posts

Jun 24, 2014

I've used Loreal's Voluminous for a long time now and I love it!
autumnlove
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts

Jun 24, 2014

@HLK208: Is Younique waterproof?

I am whatever about Maybelline Full and Soft right now but I don't want to spend any more!
pui
bananas / 9899 posts

Jun 24, 2014

I use Blinc mascara. I love that it doesn't smudge (if you rub it/burst in to tears it comes off in little pieces, which is much easier to wipe away).
loveisstrange
pineapple / 12526 posts

Jun 24, 2014

Yep. I stay with my LashBlast and L'Oreal Voluminous combo. Works great for me and it's cheap.
avivoca
watermelon / 14467 posts

Jun 24, 2014

No. I'm using Maybelline Define-a-lash and I am not happy with it. My favorite is Benefit's Bad Gal Lash, but I was trying to save money last time.
mrsjyw
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts

Jun 24, 2014

I'm over my diorshow and benefit mascaras.

Been trying different ones. right now i'm using a lancome one. And it's okay.
petunia354
pomegranate / 3863 posts

Jun 24, 2014

I'm liking "They're Real" for now! I wouldn't say it's the best I've ever tried but it does the trick. Still on the hunt for my HG mascara!
Boheme
papaya / 10473 posts

Jun 24, 2014

Obsessed with L'Oreal Voluminous. I've tried everything under the sun from MAC to Dior, and I always go back!
mrs. bird
bananas / 9628 posts

Jun 24, 2014

i just got mascara from costco & i like it. it's their house brand, kirklands
Rainbow Sprinkles
eggplant / 11287 posts

Jun 24, 2014

@mrs. bird: That's what I use! I really like it!

Also like L'Oreal Voluminous.

But, I got to hand it to my Younique. LOVE THAT STUFF!
CupQuakeWalk
coconut / 8475 posts

Jun 24, 2014

L'Oreal's is pretty awesome. Seriously--- all their mascara are very much on level with end end mascaras.
Also, with the curler, you need to use a waterproof mascara because it holds a curl much better and longer.

@HLK208: can you give us a before/after picture of the 3-D fiber lash? I am sooooo intrigued!
sunny
coconut / 8430 posts

Jun 24, 2014

Lately, I have been seeing bloggers recommend Younique left & right. Does it really live up to the hype?

I have been using a combo of Lancome Hypnose Waterproof & Benefit They're Real.
coopsmama
cantaloupe / 6059 posts

Jun 24, 2014

I have Benefit's They're Real and a random Maybelline one (yellow tube - I forget what it's called) and honestly don't love either but I have really short lashes that aren't much to shout about anyways so I doubt anything will ever give me that "wow" effect. I had eyelash extensions for a couple months and LOVED them - they weren't over the top but were just enough and made me feel like I didn't need any other eye makeup.

But that was back when I had money to spend on whatever I wanted and when I didn't have to get babysitting for appts like that.
googly-eyes
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts

Jun 24, 2014

Mine is drugstore too. Could be loreal. Honesty not sure, maybe maybelline if not loreal.. I'm ok with it! Mascara is the one thing I never really spend a lot on.
Rocker2014
persimmon / 1367 posts

Jun 24, 2014

Love Maybelline Volume Express "The Falsies"! Been using the waterproof one for a few years now. Interestingly, they keep trying to improve it (flared, etc) and I hate all the "improvements"!
StbHisMrs
pomegranate / 3329 posts

Jun 24, 2014

I like my MAC zoom fast mascara, it's the only one that I've tried that doesn't give me an allergic reaction. I'm also intrigued by Younique.
swedishfish
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts

Jun 24, 2014

I love my Benefit "They're Real!"
HLK208
pineapple / 12234 posts

Jun 24, 2014

@CupQuakeWalk: Yes!! I'll take one after I put it on tomorrow morning - there's a huge difference between regular mascara and younique but I think my lashes are so sparse that it just looks like regular mascara on me.

@autumnlove: it doesn't come off easy (although it says it only takes soap and water). It takes some serious eye make-up remover and face wash
HLK208
pineapple / 12234 posts

Jun 24, 2014

@swedishfish: I think if I had some decent lashes to start with, I'd be happy with They're Real
MrsStormy
clementine / 818 posts

Jun 24, 2014

I love Benefits Bad Gal Lash but I've been using Prestige mascara recently, either my biggest lashes or my blackest lashes, and I am a fan!
HLK208
pineapple / 12234 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@CupQuakeWalk: okay, so ignore the bags under my eyes but here's a comparison, top is without mascara, middle is Benefit They're Real and Dior Show Blackout, and third row is younique (one coat)...when I apply two, it looks like I'm ready for clubbing haha but I'm just going to an OB appt this morning so...none of that!
looch
wonderful pear / 26210 posts

Jun 25, 2014

I don't really like mascara, the lash feel is so weird to me. I really liked a lash tint I had, but it's been discontinued, boo.
Mae
papaya / 10343 posts

Jun 25, 2014

I like my josie maran
CupQuakeWalk
coconut / 8475 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@HLK208: I like it! I think I probably will grab it just to have for weddings an stuff. I can do a before after of my L'Oreal if you want. I think it is comparable to the B+DS you've got, but at 1/10th of the price:)
mrsjyw
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@HLK208: where did you buy the younique one?
Shutterbug
grapefruit / 4703 posts

Jun 25, 2014

I use the pink and green kind, and just barely put it on the ends of my lashes. I hate clumpy lashes so I really only wear it because my lashes are fairly long but blonde on the ends so the mascara darkens and lengthens them a little.
MRSJX3
cherry / 245 posts

Jun 25, 2014

Lancome Hypnose Doll Lashes! I love it.
LindsayInNY
bananas / 9229 posts

Jun 25, 2014

I've been using Maybelline Colossal for years but I think it's time for something new... Just not sure what?
GrapeCrush
grapefruit / 4823 posts

Jun 25, 2014

I really like Urban Decay Big Fatty.
CupQuakeWalk
coconut / 8475 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@HLK208: this is the loreal. First pic is nothing, and 2nd & 3rd pics are both with loreal mascara and curled lashes.
HLK208
pineapple / 12234 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@CupQuakeWalk: Oooh! Your lashes look amazing! Is that just with the regular voluminous?!
Rainbow Sprinkles
eggplant / 11287 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@CupQuakeWalk: I have the younique too! This is with no mascara and then with younique.
CupQuakeWalk
coconut / 8475 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@HLK208: it's million lashes! Gold tube.
@Rainbow Sprinkles: holy Lord....I love it!
Rainbow Sprinkles
eggplant / 11287 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@HLK208: the million lashes is really good! I have it in waterproof.
CupQuakeWalk
coconut / 8475 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@Rainbow Sprinkles: me too. I was told that WP holds a curl longer. I don't know if it's true but why not?
MsLipGloss
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts

Jun 25, 2014

@CupQuakeWalk: I agree re WP. Any waterproof formula I have ever used held a curl so much better and longer than any regular formula.

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