I really wanted to like this mascara. What’s not to like? Eva Longoria in the advertisements, shiny gold packaging appealing to my girly must have been a squirrel in a past life nature. I love L’Oreal Voluminous original formula; it’s one of my favorite mascaras and the one I always use on my clients. I was particularly interested in this mascara because of its innovative clean wiper system. When you pull the mascara wand from the tube, a shelf in the tube chamber wipes the excess mascara from the wand for less, if any, clumps. I bought this mascara in Blackest Black with high hopes. Let me preface by saying I am not a fan of plastic wand applicators, I prefer a brush with bristles for volumizing and thickening lashes. I think the plastic wands are good for lengthening, but I prefer a lush lash look {try saying that three times fast}. The clean wiper system did work, and I hope other mascaras come out with a similar mechanism, but if mascara clumps are a problem for you, which is often the case when it comes to a brand new tube, try wiping the wand down first with these. When I applied the mascara I noticed the formula was very thin, and my lashes didn’t appear any more full {mostly lengthened} and the formula was not very dark. Having brown with blonde at the tip lashes, this was disappointing. I also noticed an odd smell, almost a floral perfumey scent with this new formula. The smell dissipated quickly but it was still a peculiar experience. The mascara held up pretty ok, but I noticed it coming off in eye irritating grey tubes as the day wore on, much like blinc mascara {another mascara I’m not a fan of}. The verdict? Save your money, stick to what works, and keep an eye out for more mascaras adopting a similar clean wiping system.
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thanks for the tip…i was going to buy this but had my concerns. i particularly do not care for the plastic applicators either…stick to what works and what you love!!
the clean wiping system part at least sounds AWESOME! i’d love more mascaras to do that
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Thank you for this review! I thought of you when I saw the commercial for this product. I know the original voluminous formulation is a staple in your kit & I was going to buy this during my next walmart visit, but after reading your review, I will not be purchasing! thanks brebeauty!
I’m glad I didn’t waist my money. I was tempted to buy this mascara, pretty packaging! I’m sticking to my old (Reliable)…carbon black voluminous!!!!
thanks for that! I wanted to buy it but now I’ll search for anotherone
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Don’t you just hate when you shell out the money for a beauty product and it’s not that great. I have the same issue needing the thickener, but not lengthener. They hit my eyelids.
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Aww shucks… I was looking forward to this too… I’m such a sucker for a great Mascara!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Your well wishings definitely were a little ray of sunshine in an otherwise flu ridden cloudy day! Hope you’re having a fabulous week and great tips too!
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[...] tossing the mascara into my shopping cart. The gold packaging is eye catching and very similar to this other save your money L’Oreal mascara, so read the packaging closely when purchasing L’Oreal mascaras to ensure you get the one you [...]