The Bad Mascaras

 Products that have really disappointed me, considering their price range and the promises they make.

1. Clinique High Impact Mascara

Pros:
-black color
-volumizes, but not a big deal
Cons:

-it dries up VERY quickly, about 3 weeks and then it's crumbly and impossible to work with

-smudges like crazy even in freezing conditions; i can't even imagine what would do in a humid environment because i was really afraid of trying this move

-flakes...and flakes...looks like it's snowing charcoal bits on my cheeks and eyelids. It has this fragile consistency that just breaks down in small bits. Not only inaesthetic but dangerous too- it can easily get into the eye and scratch the cornea

-doesn't lengthen...i wouldn't say 'at all', but the effect isn't that noticeable.

-high price for such a crappy product

Thank goodness the first tube was given to me as a gift from a friend, and the second one is a free sample i got with some other Clinique stuff. I would never actually pay for such a bad mascara, considering it's quite pricy. My friend likes it (she got her own sample), but well, it doesn't work for me. As it results, with every mascara is 90% a matter of trial and error because we all have different lashes and different ways of evaluating the success of a mascara. However, i do not recommend this product. Better go get yourselves some good old school L'Oreal than this. 

2. Too Faced Lash Injection Mascara

Pros:
-very black color
-initially creamy texture
-optimum volumizing effect (thick lashes)
Cons:

-crunchy lashes. VERY crunchy.

-no curl whatsoever

-smudges like crazy, worst mascara ever in this department. Never tried it with a base but really, i don't think it's worth it if it needs assistance in this department

-it flakes WORSE than the Clinique one. Meet The Flakiest Mascara Ever to be invented. It's just down in a hundred bits two hours after applying it. Disappointing like sh*t.

-Hard to remove...i don't have a problem taking my eye makeup off but seriously, when you've paid so much € on this crappy product, the only thing i need at the end of the day is a battle in which i risk ruining my lashes. Thanks but no thanks.

-it does clump because it dries up VERY fast.

-therefore, you're gonna have to dispose of the tube in less than a month after opening it. Boo!

-Yeah, it's expensive as well. Around €30 if i remember well. I wish i'd bought a Lancome or something else instead. Even the cheapest drugstore find is better than this stuff because this mascara will not adhere to the lashes the way it's supposed to. Bleh.