Best Drugstore Mascara (Ft Annabelle Big Show*)

The Annabelle Big Show Mascara* ($10CDN) was an unexpected surprise! This basic plastic tube and pink cap amped up my lashes. What's more it performed much better than the waterproof version, which I had tried previously.

Looky Eyes 3D Mascara Review*

*Press Sample

Asian lashes are a condition born by many. Mascaras that work for others fail to lift, to curl, or to volumize. The pile of options only grows as each new mascara falls into the 'natural lashes' euphemism and even the most adamant of sales pitches are no match for short straight lash hairs. The Looky Eyes 3D mascara* ($26CDN at Rexall, Pharmasave and Value Drug Mart) has some serious claims which might change that around.

Force Mechanics for Lashes

Wiggle your flexible mascara brush head at me and my System One brain will nod in agreement, awed by how bendy that plastic is. Flip the spoolie up and down a bit and you'll almost fool me with your mascara pole dancing. But then my System Two brain kicks in and I'll wonder, what kind of lashes can exert enough force to bend the wand as advertised?

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara*

*Press Sample

I've heard a lot of buzz about the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara* ($11CDN) especially from La Belle Sirene.  This semi-latest (there's the Chaotic Mascara, recently out for summer) mascara has a liquid volumizing formula which contains "black pearls" and a specially made wand which is supposed to fan out your lashes.

Clarins Aquatic Treasures for Summer 2015*

*Press Samples

Clarins is channelling a mysterious aquatic nymph in their summer collection and I'm getting cozy with the idea of greens and golds for everything. It also really helped that my friend kept complimenting the green shadow shade when I wore it to brunch. 

Revlon Bold Lacquer Mascara

I admit that sometimes I'll throw money at a problem in the hopes that it will go away. Put enough money in and you're bound to find a solution. So for the longest time, I didn't believe that any drugstore mascara would give me my desired length and volume, and shelled out the $$$ for higher end options (which haven't always worked either). 

Estee Lauder Little Black Primer*

*Press sample

Estee Lauder is launching the Little Black Primer ($27CDN, 6ml). Promising to tint, amplify and set, this primer can be used before mascara to help set and amplify or after mascara application as a water-resistant topcoat.

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes

For the sake of transparency, I got one of these as a PR sample but I can't remember which one.

Here's another review I've been sitting on for ages. Claims about voluminous million lashes will peak my curiosity, L'Oreal, oh...curiosity is peeakked.

Lancome Grandiose Mascara*

*Press Sample

 Since my world view on Lancome mascara's got turned around by their Hypnose Star Mascara, I'm not going to lie and say that I wasn't a little interested when internet murmurs about a new Lancome mascara started. Thanks to Influester, I was in the first groups of people to try this new one out. 

Eyes on Pacifica*: Stellar Gaze Mascara and Fringe, Gun Metal and Bare Eye Pencils

Pacifica has been slowly branching out of their body care products to produce makeup and recently they launched a few new eye products. Firstly, can we just give some points to the graphic designs? 

Lancome Hypnose Star Mascara

You guys know how I feel about Lancome mascaras but this one was a major surprise hit with me!

Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus

(Unfortunately photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)

Not everyone can have va-va-voom lashes, you know. But with this mascara, you can at least fake it.

Blinc Mascara

(Unfortunately photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)

I've been lusting after the Blinc Mascara after a while. When I was working at my lab job, I would stare enviously at my supervisor's eyelashes wanting to know how in the world she got those amazing lashes. Turns out, it was with the Blinc Mascara.

Review: Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara

(Unfortunately photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)

I long for the day when I will have long lustrous lower lashes. Of course, being Asian that day will never come  so I begged the Make Up Gods to take pity on me and they answered with the Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara. 

Review: Heroine Make Kiss Me Volume and Curl Mascara

(Unfortunately photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)

I accident bought this when my friend when to Asia. Typically when my friends go, I give them a short list of things to grab for me at Sasa. This item somehow got on that list ( I usually go through several editsbut I guess it was a happy accident that it did.

Review: Lancome Hypnose Drama and Cils Booster XL

(Unfortunately photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)

For some reason, samples of Lancome mascara are really easy to come by in my household. This has mainly been due to Lancome gift with purchases that always seem to have a mascara in them. Typically I've gotten the Lancome Definicils which I never really liked but I was pleasantly surprised to be gifted with a sample of their Hynose Drama and Cils Booster XL. Let's see how these mascaras stack up.