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Best mascara

37 replies

happychange · 23/10/2018 08:06

I've been using Lancôme doll eyes for ages and like it a lot but wondering if there are any other ones I could try out? Thank you

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Granard · 24/10/2018 16:40

Blinc is worth a try. You can also get a primer, which you can use to build length and thickness before applying the mascara.

MrsNacho · 24/10/2018 16:47

I like the estee lauder sumptuous lash mascara for volume or the benefit roller lash mascara.

beanaseireann · 25/10/2018 09:37

The new Chanel Le Volume is great.
I'd love to get your view on it - how it compares to the Lancôme Baby Doll.
At the Chanel counter you may get a little mini tester of it.

AuntyJackiesBrothersSistersBoy · 25/10/2018 09:44

Lancôme, every time. Now that I’m on a budget....Collection Lash Surge

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Pythone · 25/10/2018 10:47

No 7 Velvet Lash!

AWhistlingWoman · 25/10/2018 10:55

Another vote for Collection’s Lash Surge!

PositivePeach · 25/10/2018 11:40

Benefit roller lash is fantastic!

Angelcd · 25/10/2018 12:29

Mac false lashes is my fave x

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PsychedelicSheep · 25/10/2018 17:04

Maybelline The Falsies Push Up Drama!

McDougal · 25/10/2018 17:17

Nars climax is amazing, as well as Givenchy noir couture. Had samples of both and bought the Nars but couldn't justify the price tag of the Givenchy unfortunately.

beanaseireann · 25/10/2018 20:23

McDougal what others have you tried/used ( for comparison)

McDougal · 25/10/2018 20:46

Beana, I've tried all sorts in search for the holy grail of mascaras!

I stuck with the gold soap and glory one for a while, good old Lancôme hypnose (but it started to give me panda eyes when I got close to the end of the tube) and various rimmel ones.

I always end up going back to higher end because I have oily eyelids that ruin mascara so I need something that will last all day.

Anotherdayanothernight · 25/10/2018 20:47

Lancôme Hypnose or Dolls eyes

poorbuthappy · 25/10/2018 20:54

Aldi lacura. If only they made a waterproof version

aroundnabout · 25/10/2018 22:15

Estée Lauder sumptuous

AnneLovesGilbert · 25/10/2018 22:17

MUA amplify is my new favourite. Not waterproof but nothing shifts it till you want to take it off. Soft and fluttery but black and spiky if you layer it.

mmmgoats · 25/10/2018 22:18

The best one I’ve found recently is also the cheapest - Lash princess (the green and black one) by Essence (an american brand I think) which is available in wilkinson’s for something like £3.99
It gives volume and length, doesn’t clump and stays put

aside from that I like the Soap and Glory Mascaras and Benefit Roller Lash

PennyMordauntsLadyBrain · 25/10/2018 23:00

I must have tried a mascara from every mainstream beauty brand over the last 15 years, and I've come to the conclusion that there's no point spending £££ on them.

The best ones I've tried are Essence Princess lashes (€3 in Penneys) or literally any of L'Oreals.

I'll never be spending more than a tenner on a mascara again.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 25/10/2018 23:57

DD likes Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara
There's a new Too Faced shop in Bluewater , they had some scratch cards for gifts (some were 10% off purchase or a gift)

We each got a mini size of BTS mascara , but DD seems to have taken both Confused

Grace32 · 26/10/2018 04:25

I've been using Smashbox Superfan lately. It's fab!

lovetherisingsun · 26/10/2018 04:33

L'oreal glad lash effect waterproof. I've used it 'll my adult life, it's absolutely Amazing

lovetherisingsun · 26/10/2018 04:34

*false. Stupid phone.

HistoriaTrixie · 26/10/2018 04:36

Urban Decay's Perversion is a pretty good one IME.

justilou1 · 26/10/2018 04:42

I bought the Maybelline Total Temptation waterproof mascara (aqua tube) and I HATED it - the formula was very wet and thin and I found it too perfumed. I chucked it in my drawer and gave it no further thought until my L’Oreal one went icky overnight. I had no choice but to pull the Maybelline back out. It had thickened to the perfect consistency after about a month of non-usage, and it is much blacker than the L’Oreal. The perfume has diminished greatly and it is superb! I still have the L’Orealnome? But I haven’t even picked it up!!!

verite · 26/10/2018 08:19

I found dolls eyes a bit clumpy. I use standard hypnose for day but still on search for a more dramatic evening mascara.

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