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This $8 Mascara Is the Volumizing Miracle My Lashes Have Been Waiting For

05/12/2018 - 01:26 AM

Colossal, voluptuous, "better than sex [1]" — brands have long been describing mascara with every synonym of "huge" in the English dictionary, but I am particularly jaded by the jargon. After years of trying every tube [2] I could get my hands on — hopeful each time that maybe, just maybe, this would be the one to make my lashes look longer than the Duggar family's Christmas wish lists — I finally (and with much frustration) accepted the truth: most formulas just don't live up to their promises.

Now, I skip right past the fancy words on the packageing and focus on three things: the brush, wand, and formula [3], which brings me to the Covergirl Exhibitionist Mascara [4] ($8). At first glance, it's pretty no-frills. It's housed in a silver tube with an hourglass-shaped bristle brush and basic black writing etched across the packageing. But damn, did it surprise me.

For starters, the wand curves ever so slightly to hug every last lash — even the tiny ones on the inner corners I always forget — and doesn't clump after I glob on my usual 100 coats. Instead, the brush combs through my lashes easily, making them look bigger, bolder, and more fluttery with each layer. The best part came at 8 p.m.; after wearing the formula for 12 hours, there was zero smudging or fallout under my eyes. For less than $10? Now that is huge.


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