I can count on one hand the number of times Iāve walked out of a store without having bought the new and improved or the latest and greatest mascara. Just like the last minute candy bar I grab in the supermarket checkout line, new mascara is part of my routine.
I wasnāt even deterred when the model pictured in the display of my latest find sported clumpy, smeared, jacked-up lashes. At least thatās the way they appeared to me. Maybelline touts their new Colossal Chaotic Lash! mascara as having a breakthrough teasing brush designed to infuse your lashes with volume for a look thatās bold, sexy and disorganized. As the name says ā chaotic.
The mascara wand with its curved brush didnāt look particularly revolutionary to me. Honestly, my expectations were low as I applied a standard two coats to my lashes. However, I found those expectations lifting a bit when my lashes looked both longer and thicker. Each lash was also separated and defined. No clumps.
Still, most mascara leaves you with great looking eyelashes shorty after application. The real test is how they look hours later.
I tried Colossal Chaotic Lash! mascara on a day that began with early morning conference workshops and ended dancing with hundreds of fellow romance authors at the annual Harlequin party. While my high heels and Spanx didnāt make it until midnight, my new mascara did. No smears, no smudges.
If youāre searching for a go-to mascara or looking for an alternative to the high-end one youāre kicking out $25 a pop for, I highly recommend Colossal Chaotic Lash! mascara. It can be found at most grocery, drug and discount stores for under $7.
A Harlequin romance author and former newspaper crime reporter, Phyllis Bourne writes to feed a growing lipstick addiction. When sheās not at the computer, she can be found at a cosmetics counter or her favorite hair salon spending the grocery money. She lives in Nashville with an understanding husband, who in one kiss can discern the difference between department store and drug store lip gloss. Check her out online at www.phyllisbourne.com.
Alright Phyllis, I’m in the market for a new mascara so I’m going to give it a try. (Btw, that model looks like she’s got a tarantula on her eye!)
Uh, yeah, that looks like an example of what you want to avoid in a mascara.
Right?!?!?! What a horrible ad, I don’t know why they chose that. I saw the ad and decided that not only was makeup trends utterly ridiculous now but I’d NEVER try that mascara. And again thanks to Phyllis I am considering a product I would never have otherwise!
I always like drug store brand recommendations. I’ll give this one a try!