Swipe on another coat or two of mascara to add more length and volume if desired, then marvel at your huge lashes! I prefer how both of them work about a week or so after I've opened them and they've started to thicken up a bit. If you hate spiky plastic brushes, you might want to avoid this one, though I have found that since the spikes are short and not too sharp, I don't end up stabbing myself in the eye like I do with some others (Benefit They're Real, for instance). To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

I've said it before, but Maybelline Great Lash, which you always hear recommendations for, doesn't do shit for my eyelashes.

If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. With long-lasting, waterproof formulas and patent-pending brushes, you get the max out of each and every lash, each and every time. I've seen shiseido or some reputable brand put a sign saying toss after 24m on the mascara so you may be right to say that waterproof mascaras prevent bacterial contamination. This clean formula is free from parabens, sulfate, talc and mineral oil, and it’s infused with argan and marula oils to help condition lashes while you’re wearing it. It has a volume-boosting formula and brush are designed to max out each and every lash, leaving you with the ultimate big lash look.

I’ve also grown to be super conscious about the mascara I use on them, choosing cleaner formulas these days and being that much more careful about ingredients. There is no downside to this mascara; it is a wonderful product for daily use or on special occasions.I love it because I can build a lot of volume with multiple coats in one go but it can be tough to remove even with waterproof makeup remover. WARNING: Always use in a sanitary manner, do not share; do not dilute; never use if your eye is irritated, infected, or scratched. She has over 15 years of experience under her belt, starting her career as an assistant beauty editor at GH in 2007, and working in the beauty departments of SELF and Fitness magazines.

Applying both wasn’t the messy affair you might think—the mascara went on smooth like butter and without any of the gloop a lot of other clean mascaras give you.It's also one of the Good Housekeeping Beauty Lab's top-tested mascaras of all time, scoring high with consumer testers for going on smoothly, volumizing, lengthening, and separating lashes, being smudge- and flake-proof, and even not running or smearing after exposure to water. I’ve just started using the Full Lash Bloom and it’s just ok – I find it doesn’t provide much length and doesn’t hold a curl very well. In the case of the original LashBlast Volume, Cover Girl released a new wand, tube and formula, and then extended the LashBlast line by changing up 1 or 2 of the 3 variables.

Water, Glyceryl Stearate, Ammonium Acrylates Copolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Propylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Triethanolamine, Acrylates Copolymer, Synthetic Wax, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Lecithin, Propylene Carbonate, Polyethylene, Oleic Acid, Alcohol Denat. MAX OUT THOSE LASHES: Designed to max out every lash, Lash Blast Volume Waterproof Mascara creates ten times more volume instantly|MEGA VOLUME IN AN INSTANT: Instant blast of fullness and length|PICK YOUR SHADE: Available in four different colors, so you can choose how bold you want to go|ZERO CLUMPS: This volumizing mascara evenly coats each lash with no clumping or flaking|CRUELTY-FREE: Covergirl products are Leaping Bunny Certified by Cruelty-Free International, meaning they are never tested on animals|MAX OUT THOSE LASHES: Designed to max out every lash, Lash Blast Volume Mascara creates ten times more volume instantly|MEGA VOLUME IN AN INSTANT: Instant blast of fullness and length|WATERPROOF: This mascara goes on, and stays on, even in water!From a normal viewing distance, it just looks like I have naturally decent lashes without any goop on them. Covergirl LashBlast Volume has been around for a long time, but I find that it can be hard to find reviews of products that were released before beauty blogging exploded, so I hope this is useful for someone. It's easy to use and not messy, so it's the mascara I grab when I don't want to have to think about anything.