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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Can I get a little help please?


(If any guys actually read my blog, besides mr.pate, I apologize for excluding you completely in this post... but come to think of it, I prob do that alot. Sorry dudes!)

Alright people, this is a very important issue that I need your help with! 

Mascara


I recently started wearing makeup semi-regularly again. Basically I recently started putting effort into what I look like at all, but that is a different post all together. Anyhow, now that I can finally wear contacts again I am wearing eye shadow and mascara too (When I wear glasses I just figure there is no reason to give the extra effort because your glasses hide your eyes anyhow) so that my pretty blue eyes will stand out! So I had to buy some new mascara because I literally had had the same one for over 4 years and it apparently turns to chalk in that time, who knew? Well I just picked one that said it "defined" your lashes and was semi cheap (I never buy makeup so I was alittle taken back to the $6 and $10 price tags of mascara). See I have long eyelashes and lots of them, so I figured I didnt need the "voluminous" ones (but really what do I know about this sort of thing?). Problem: it flakes off anytime I touch my eyes (I touch my eyes alot during any given day) and it smears when I cry or sweat (I cry and sweat alot on any given day)etc. This is the one I bought:

But it just aint cuttin it! Help!

My Needs:
  • Cheapish
  • Brown, Dark Black looks too drastic on me
  • I just want my eyes to pop a little and I am opposed to wearing eyeliner everyday, so this will have to do the trick!
So I am here to ask for any wisdom, what mascara do you use or what would you suggest for me??






3 comments:

  1. Lancome Lancome Lancome. BEST mascara ever!!!

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  2. Maybelline Great Lash mascara in the pink and green tube. (not the waterproof) I have used this mascara in brownish-black for YEARS. I have tried other brands and other types and have always come back to this one. It lasts all day for me and never flakes or smudges. (I wore it when I wore contacts, as well, and never had a problem.)

    And it is not too expensive, around $5/tube, though it goes on sale at a lot of stores regularly and there are usually coupons out for it.

    Good luck in your quest!

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  3. I never really buy the same mascara twice because I'm not all that specific in my needs since, like you, I already have long lashes. Last time, I bought Cover Girl Lash Blast Luxe (http://www.covergirl.com/products/product.jsp?productId=lashblast_luxe_mascara) because it was fairly cheap. It works well. It doesn't flake, and I also touch my eyes a lot. It supposedly has "shimmer" (although they also make it in non-shimmer) but I don't think you can actually tell.

    Hope this helps.

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