selecting the PERFECT mascara!

hello my lovelies... i hope you are having a wonderful holiday season thus far...

so for the most part the same beauty trends i reported on last year are in effect... the reds are still alive... smokey eyes are still a hit... and metallics are still around - but not as much. purple is a big color and really really really dark lips are TOTALLY EN VOGUE, but that's another post...

i've decided to start focusing on products that i suggest for purchase... today, we review my favorite item in a make up bag... MASCARA!

mascara is a staple in a woman's make up bag... or well - IT SHOULD BE. even if you DON'T wear make up, MASCARA is something that can take your look from bleh to BLEHYOOTIFUL! it helps to open up the eyes, which really are the main focal point on a woman's face... or well it should be... lol.

choosing a mascara can be a tad bit intimidating... there are SOOOO many to choose from, so many different price ranges, and way too many formulas... one can start to wonder, 'well are they really all the same? do they really do what they say they will?'... THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS ARE: "NO" & "SOMETIMES"

the first step in selecting the perfect mascara for you is to assess your lashes!

if you have straight lashes - you want a CURLING mascara. and even after that, you may still need to curl your lashes... lashes pointing to the ground - NOT CUTE!!!

try:

Lancome Courbe Virtuose $23.50


or

L'oreal Panoramic Curl (your local drugstore/grocery store)

if you have sparce lashes - you want VOLUME!!! focus on volume over length to add depth!

try:

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes $18


or

L'oreal Voluminous Mascara (your local drugstore/grocery store)

if you have thick, unruly lashes - you want a mascara that caters to DEFINITION of your lashes.

try:

Too Faced Lash Injection PinPoint $19.50



or

Maybelline Lash Discovery (your local drugstore/grocery store)



if you have the desire to have longer lashes - of course you want to get a lengthening mascara...

try:

Benefit Bad Gal Big Lash $19

or

L'oreal Telescopic (your local drugstore/grocery store)




i used to use two different mascaras to achieve the look i wanted until i found THE perfect mascara (for me of course). it's SUPERNOVA, by FRESH! it's sold at Sephora & at Sephora.com the cost is $25... and yes that's pricey, but IT'S WORTH IT. and if you don't like it - RETURN IT! (just keep your receipt).

i am also a fan of MUFE's, SMOKEYLASH. LOVE IT! $22not as much as SUPERNOVA - but it's pretty great!

a lot of people are totally in lust with DIOR's, DIORSHOW mascara... but i'm not impressed. it dries out waaaaaaaaaay too quick for me... but that's just me.

* all of the above listed mascaras can be found at www.sephora.com unless stated otherwise

well my friends... i will see you next time around... enjoy & keep those lashes nice and full of mascara!

PEACE & PAINT,

Meagan Shea' aka The Crayola Kid