Review - Cover Girl Lash Blast Length Mascara

Ahhhh, I love the smell of a new mascara in the morning!

This weekend I headed over to the grand opening of a new Walgreens in a nearby town. Pay no mind that I have one in my town and one in about every town around me, but what can I say, it's the Drug Store junky in me.

The store was crisp and brand new. I love crisp stores. The I made a bee-line to the cosmetics and the first thing that caught my eye was a display for the new Cover Girl mascara, Lash Blast Length. Following my blogging duties, I had to try it out.

The third mascara in the Lash Blast family (following the Original and Luxe), this one promises lengthier lash look. I have to say, Cover Girl takes the cake with packaging with tubes in colors you can't miss nor forget (Original Lash Blast- Bright orange. Luxe - Pink. Now, Yellow). The other noticeable difference from the other Blast mascaras, the wand:

I don't have a comparison to show you, but the wand is probably the biggest difference from the other mascaras. It's much longer, more slender, and the nubbies (Is that a word? It is now!) are longer. This is probably my favorite thing about the mascara. While I do love the original Last Blast, the wand took some time to get used to. This is much easier to swipe on the lashes without taking too much effort.

Now, some before and afters.....

Before: here is my unsuspecting naked eye.

After! FYI: Wearing Jesse's Girl eyeshadow in Wicked smudged over black liner, and two of the shadows from the Urban Decay Box of Shadows II and Styli-Style liner in Black Green on the bottom.

Another shot showing the "length" factor.

As for the results, I generally do like the look it gave. I did notice that my lashes looked longer. It didn't do much in terms of making my lashes looking any thicker or giving any volume, but that's not what the mascara is intended to do, so no points dinged there. I will have to try layering with another mascara and see how that turns out. The formula has a somewhat normal consistency, didn't feel too watery or too thick- it was pretty right on. I wore this out Saturday night and when I got home sometime after midnight- there were no smudges, which is pretty impressive for a mascara that isn't waterproof (however, if you look at Cover Girl's website, apparently there is a waterproof version, but since this is still pretty new I assume it hasn't hit stores just yet).

All in all, I think this is a really great mascara that pretty much does what it claims to do, and I believe this is another winner for Cover Girl. I paid around $7 for this, but as always prices vary from store to store and state to state- so look out for those sales!

Have you seen Lash Blast Length? Any questions you have that I can answer- leave a comment and let me know!

Review - CoverGirl Eyelights Mascara

I admit, I'm kind of a sucker when it comes to new mascaras. I'm always intrigued and have hopes that it will give me what it promises. So, when I spotted an ad for this new mascara from Cover Girl- I had to give it a go.

Cover Girl Eyelights mascara promises 4x brighter eyes with formulas made specifically for each eye color. Brown eyes get Black Pearl, blue eyes have Black Sapphire, green eyes have Black Ruby, and Hazel Eyes have Black Gold.

The brush contains rubber bristles, and the structure is similar to that of Lash Blast (but not as bulky) or Volume Exact. I guess this would be their baby, or rather a close relative:

The color in this review is Black Pearl (of course, I had to think of Pirates of the Caribbean right off the bat). I didn't really know what kind of color to expect when I first opened it, but here is a swatch:

It's not a solid black, but more like a charcoal or dark grey. Here is a swatch in comparison to a regular black mascara:

Now, the formula. The formula isn't as thick as some mascaras I've tried, so it feels light on the lashes and isn't heavy. Also, this isn't advertised as a water-proof mascara, but I found that it did not transfer/smudge all day while wearing it.

So, what makes this mascara a little different than the others?

Sparkles! You can see them best in this picture:

Maybe I should refrain from using the word "sparkle," as it might scare off some people. Instead it's "shimmer" in the formula that is the "Eyelights" of the mascara. Of course, the above photo is exaggerated, so the shimmer does look more like a sparkle- but when you're standing at a normal distance it looks rather ordinary.

How does it perform? Eyelights gives good separation and quite good length (surprisingly). I actually like the brush a lot, it was easy to use and didn't give me any clumps or other hassles. Of course- there are points taken away since I didn't get any thickening or volumizing benefits, and those are some things I must have in a mascara if it plans to stay in my train case for more than a day.

Did I notice brighter eyes? Erm...not really (do you?). But that still doesn't mean that Eyelights isn't a nice mascara- I don't know if it's one I would wear everyday, but it's nice for a weekend. . I'm not sure yet if I'm sold enough to purchase again, but I would reccomend it just to give it a go.

Taupe Tuesdays! - BOGO!!

Okay, since I skipped out on Taupe Tuesday last week, I've decided to make this a twofer entry...a BOGOF, if you will ;)

Today's couple are from two different ends of the Taupe Spectrum, but are still very worthy and beautiful and, the best part, won't break your bank!

On the menu today:NYX Beanie

Cover Girl Tapestry Taupe

First, Cover Girl's Tapestry Taupe.

Yes, Cover Girl.

Really...don't kock it just yet.

I admit, I had my own skeptics. I mean...Cover Girl? When I picked this up, I honestly wasn't expecting much. So...believe you me, I was very surprised when I swiped and found a really decent, pretty brown taupe!! The texture isn't out of this world, it's a little on the hard side, but itsn't so bad considering it's, you know, Cover Girl. Oh, and it's very very close to Urban Decay Stray Dog. Stray Dog is a bit more darker and has a bit more shimmer. It's not exact. You can decide for yourself.

Next....NYX Beanie!

NYX Beanie has become one of those cult products. One of those items that you just have to own. It's no wonder, NYX shadows in general are some of the best you can get, especially for it's low price. Beanie is just one of those shades that just makes you go "Ahhhhhhh" I just get all calm and wonderful when I wear it. The texture on this shadow is just yummy and silky and buttery. It's a silvery taupe (with even a bit of purple) and it's so nice, this doesn't even need a base. Really. It's just so lovely and right on the top of my "Top Taupe" list :)

Swatch time: Left - Tapestry Taupe. Right - Beanie.

There you have it! I hope you enjoyed today's BOGOF special. I'm going to try and keep up as best as I can with posting this week. Over the past few days my internet/DSL connection has been on the fritz and is off and on quite a bit (I guess my whole neighborhood is having problems...thanks ATT DSL!) =/ And I hate doing entries on my lunch at work because Blogger never works and likes to format things really funky. Bah. Stay tuned!!!