Review: Cover Girl Flamed Up MEGA CURL

Cover Girl Flamed Up MEGA CURL is part my my WEEKLY REVIEW 3/24/2014 I purchased mine at WALMART for $5.89CAD

This mascara is the second one in the FLAMED UP mascara by Cover Girl 

The BIGGEST difference between the two mascara is the BRUSH

The brush from the MEGA CURL is CURVED

The brush TAPERS down

HERE are my lashes WITHOUT any products

Lashes with ONE COAT of mascara and CURLED

PROS:

• Will add LENGTH

• Does NOT Smudge/Flake

CONS:

• Will NOT keep CURLS

• Will CLUMP

• Did NOT add volume (just clumped my lashes together)

OVERALL: I would ONLY recommend it to someone who is looking JUST for LENGTHENING. I found that the formula CLUMPED and DID not keep my eyelashes CURLED 

(Please REMEMBER that MY LASHES are different from yours...and they will usually NOT stay CURLED unless I use a WATERPROOF formula)

REVIEW: Rimmel Scandaleyes SHOW OFF mascara

I am REVIEWING this product as a part of my WEEKLY REVIEW

This SHOW OFF mascara is part of the RIMMEL SCANDALEYES collection. The whole series has a total of 5 mascaras. This is my second review from the SCANDALEYES. 

(Here's the review for the RETRO GLAM mascara from this collection)

This product retails for $5.98 CAD at select drugstores in CANADA

 On the tube it states that this mascara is suppose to give you "defined volume, life and length. Flat brush plumps, unique ball brush lifts and defines. Show off with no clumps!"

HERE are my eyes WITHOUT and products

My lashes POINT DOWN and usually WILL NOT hold a curl unless I use WATERPROOF mascara

• The wand has a mace like ball tip. The bristles are plastic 
• The wand is flexible 

PROS:

• Did a OKAY job separating and adding a TINY bit of length to lashes

CONS:

• The mascara SMUDGED and FLAKED throughout the day (I first noticed flaking after about an HOUR)

• Hard to use the mace like ball tip, because you would get GLOPES of products on it 

• Though I only used one coat, I can easily see this product CLUMPING if a second coat were to be applied 

OVERALL: I would NOT RECOMMEND this product. Though it did a OKAY job lengthening and separating, it DID NOT add any volume to my lashes :( 

** Please remember that this review is based on MY OPINION and can vary depending on your preference.**

REVIEW: Rimmel Scandaleyes RETRO GLAM

This product is part of my WEEKLY REVIEWS. 

Rimmel Scandaleyes RETRO GLAM is one of FIVE mascaras in the SCANDALEYES series.

They retails from $5.98CAD-$7.99CAD 

• The brush is quit big

• The BRISTLES at the ends are shorter and are tapered

HERE are my lashes without any product.

As you can see my lashes POINT DOWN.

Most of the time my lashes will NOT keep their curls UNLESS I curl my lashes with a eyelash curler 

HERE are my lashes WITH the RIMMEL SCANDALEYE RETRO GLAM (I DID CURL my lashes)

I believe it LENGTHENED my lashes

I had the mascara on for about 9 hours- there was MINIMAL smudging 

The formula did not weigh my lashes down.

PROS:

• MINIMAL smudging

• HOLDS curl

• LENGTHENS 

CONS:

• The FORMULA CLUMPS at the END of the brush 

• BIG brush (PERSONAL PREFERENCE)- I have small eyes, making it hard to maneuver the brush 

OVERALL: I would recommend this mascara. BUT I do NOT think it's anything TOO spectacular. If I have to rate it I would give it 6 out of 10. I do like the price, and it DOES lengthen. I would NOT repurchase this particular mascara, BUT I do want to give the other mascaras from the Scandaleyes series.

** Please remember that mascaras are really up to personal preference. This review is based on how the product worked ON MY EYES**

JC

REVIEW: ESSENCE GET BIG! lashes mascara- $3.99 (NEW IN TOWN collection)

ESSENCE GET BIG! lashes mascara is the second mascara I hauled from ESSENCE. This mascara is also a part of the NEW TOWN COLLECTION.

• NOT WATERPROOF

• BIG wand- it's hard to see in the picture but the wand has a TINY BED in the middle

• It looks as though it MAY have FIBERS attached to the bristles

Here are my lashes BEFORE applying the mascara/curling

HERE are my lashes AFTER ONE coat of the mascara and CURLING it 

• I DID NOT feel like the bristles really grabbed my lashes

• The brush was also very big, making it hard to maneuver

• The formula did grab the tips of my lashes, but did NOT help increase VOLUME in my opinion 

• Did not weigh my lashes down too much, DID NOT need to curl my lashes throughout the day 

• The FORMULA is on the drier side 

PROS:

• Does not smudge

• Will keep eye lashes curled through the day

• Does add length to the lashes

• Only $3.99 CAD

CONS:

• The brush is too big (personal preference)

• The formula DOES NOT grab onto lashes

• HARD to get the TINY lashes.

OVERALL: First, remember that mascaras are really UP TO PERSONAL PREFERENCE and LASH TYPES, with that in mind. I WOULD NOT repurchase this particular mascara BUT I do think it is worth a try,  ESPECIALLY if you are looking more for LENGTH than volume, and DO NOT mind the BIG brush. 

Hope you enjoyed the review! Comment below if you have a FAVORITE ESSENCE mascara!

JC

REVIEW: ESSENCE LASH MANIA RELOADED mascara

I recently HAULED some ESSENCE cosmetics . A NEW item from that haul is the ESSENCE LASH MANIA RELOADED MASCARA. I hauled this from the NEW IN TOWN collection from Essence. 

• It IS NOT a waterproof mascara. It has PLASTIC SPIKY bristles (DOES NOT HURT).

• As you can see from the picture, it has 6 SEPARATE columns of bristles.

• The bristles TAPER DOWN (shorter on the ENDS), which ALLOWS you to get the shorter lashes.

HERE is a picture of my lashes BEFORE the mascara/ or curling 

My lashes POINT DOWN, and WILL NOT HOLD a curl on their own. They are quit SHORT as well.

HERE are my LASHES AFTER ONE COAT of the mascara (I CURLED my lashes BEFORE applying the MASCARA)

• The FORMULA is VERY WET (I PREFER THIS over DRY)

• I wore it for about 6 HOURS and there were NO SMUDGING UNDERNEATH my eyes

• IF you do NOT wait for it to dry and CURL your lashes, it MAY transfer a TINY bit on your eyelids

• KEPT my CURLS- DID NOT use eyelash curler throughout the day

PROS:

• DOES NOT smudge

• KEEPS eye lashes CURLED - I was VERY IMPRESSED- MOST mascara that ARE NOT waterproof DO NOT KEEP my lashes curled. SOME WATERPROOF mascaras WEIGH my lashes down. THIS DID NEITHER. 

• Easy to take off

• Provided adequate LENGTH and VOLUME (I would say MORE LENGTH than volume)

• ONLY $4.99 CAD

CONS:

• Has a VERY WET formula

OVERALL: I would STRONGLY recommend this MASCARA, even if you do not like the wet formula, you could wait for it to dry up a bit. The price is GREAT at $4.99 CAD, AND it LENGTHENS AND VOLUMES as well as HOLDS CURLS. 

I HOPE they decide to keep this in the permanent collection as I would REPURCHASE this product in a heart beat!



JC