Warning: This Mascara May Cause Blindness Maybelline Lash Stylist Mascara
Written: Mar 08 '06 (Updated Mar 16 '06)
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Pros: Offers LOTS of control; Doesn't clump on the brush
Cons: Makes me feel like some weird Dali-esque creature
The Bottom Line: Maybelline's Lash Stylist Mascara would be a great gift for the adventurous type - a woman who isn't afraid to gamble with her eyesight.
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| meagandowney's Full Review: Maybelline Lash Stylist Mascara |
Ladies, why must we torture ourselves with beauty products that feature applicators that could have been modeled after evidence submitted in the Abu Grahib trial? If you want to feel like one of the supermodels in Maybelline’s splashy new ad campaign for their Lash Stylist Mascara, spend a few bucks less on those black plastic wide-toothed combs they sell for fifty-nine cents at Sally Hansen, dip it in black acrylic paint, plant that sucker on the roots of your eyelashes and PULL.
I cannot fathom how even a supermodel would have allowed a make-up artist wielding this thing to get within a foot of their eyeballs. I can barely apply it to my own eyelashes, and that’s pre- and post- caffeination.
Unique, huh?
Maybelline’s Lash Stylist Mascara boasts: an exclusive two-tier v-styling comb that sculpts and lifts lashes 65%, a silky smooth formula delivers volume that’s super thick; a unique new type of separation that is available in washable and waterproof formulas.
You know how you get a gift that you just absolutely hate from someone you absolutely love? How do you usually describe that gift? I like to use the word “unique.”
Women With Control Issues Might Enjoy Using This Product
I was raised on Maybelline’s quintessential mascara – the pink and green GreatLash with the brush that clumped like crazy but still made you feel glamorous. I applaud Maybelline for trying to create a product that would appeal to the other end of the beauty psychological spectrum – for those times when we must look absolutely perfect and cannot risk a single smear or speck of stray product.
I know many women who comb their eyelashes with a separate “eyelash comb” (???!!!) after applying their mascara to ensure that each and every lash will stand out on its own. Those women may feel that their day has finally comb - I mean, come.
That said, I wouldn’t wish this mascara on my worst enemy.
If I Had To Choose . . .
I’d rather look like my high school speech teacher who, for the purposes of this epinion, I will affectionately dub “Clumpy” than buy this stuff again.
I bought it on one of those mornings when I had just a little bit of make-up on and heard that an impromptu Board Meeting was going to be held within the next two hours and was I prepared to make a brief report? I needed some color on my face and I needed it fast, so I ran out to Walgreens and paid about $4.00 on the Lash Stylist Mascara from Maybelline.
The applicator unnerved me, but I was open-minded about it. I soon learned that using this in a rush is BAD idea. Not only did I poke myself, but the texture is very uneven. Some lashes buckle under the weight of a mountain of product while others sway loosely here and there until they stick to one of the little mountains.
The product is very gluey, making your eyelashes stay lifted but taut and hard in an uncomfortable way. When you look at people, you may feel funny inside, like your eyelashes are too far away from your eyeballs, making you appear Dali-esque.
This stuff is hard to wash completely off. You will feel it on all day and it may bother you if you wear contacts. While it’s on your lashes, it holds whatever sculpted, mountainous feel you were lucky enough to attain during application.
And don’t think for one minute you’re going to get away with that nice little refresher top coat for the evening. The applicator going through your sticky lashes will hurt really, really bad and the product will cake like crazy.
It’s Not You. It’s Me.
Like I said, I’m sure that some women will like the new Lash Stylist Mascara from Maybelline. The unexpected fear of blinding themselves with the slightest slip of the comb will provide an exhilarating little shot in the arm - a little terror to spice up their hum-drum day. To each their own.
As for me, well I’ll stick with my traditional GreatLash. Who knows? Maybe I’ll even splurge on some department store eye make-up products. But heaven knows I’ve got enough stress in my life. The last thing I need to worry about is poking an eye out during my morning beauty routine.
It doesn’t clump on the brush, which is a good thing, and I know that some people will like the control this product gives. In spite of these minimally redeeming qualities, it wins no more than 2 stars from this naturally thick-lashed lady who prefers volume over control.
Maybelline Lash Stylist Mascara is available in Soft Black, Very Black and Brownish Black. I purchased the Brownish Black.
For More Information
http://www.maybelline.com/products/productDetail.aspx?prodid=258
Read a different but terrific review of this product by joyfulgirl91 here.
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