Beauty Product Reviews
Fantabulous. My go-to mascara.
My favorite feature has always been my lashes. These babies never let me down -- throw a little mascara on and I'm ready to take on the world.
When my lashes are bare (despite the fact that they're long) they tend to hide themselves because I wear glasses 24/7. So, a fantastic mascara is a must for me! I usually find this for around $5 which is even BETTER.
I've used the Glam Black, but I'm wearing the Classic Brown in the picture (left eye is without, right is with). Both are great colors! The Glam Black is super black, and will give you that va-va-voom pop while the Classic Brown can pull off a day OR night shift.
What else can I say? This will just pump your lashes up like no one's business. OH, it's super long lasting and it has one of my favorite application brushes out there. I only knocked this down half a star because it has that mascara-y smell after a while, but it's nothing bothersome.
Cheap, super effective!
Alright, so this clear mascara might be one of the most under-appreciated things in my makeup bag... BUT NO MORE!
At $4.99 you really can't ask for a better brow tamer. My eyebrows are serious troublemakers. Before I was introduced to the fine art of brow shaping, I sported pretty gnarly caveman brows. Almost unibrow. (Thank you, Italian genes!) At least I had the excuse of being young, so it was no biggie.
When I came of age to start a pluckin' this became such a lifesaver. It's great at putting my brows in their place, as they have a bad habit of growing downward (I know, right?). It's a strange sensation at first, because it feels a little cold and wet upon application, but it dries right up and lasts all day.
If your brows aren't so beastly, I'd still recommend using this on your lashes for an undercoat or alone for a more natural look.
If Wonder Woman were a concealer.
I've had dark circles my whole life, and they seem to be passed down in my family. I was so used to them as a kid, I never really thought twice until I was in Middle School. Once I started wearing makeup, my main concern was being able to cover them up!
Did I ever find a concealer that would do the job that wasn't too yellow or just not powerful enough? No. I needed something INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH! I needed Erase Paste.
I was super skeptical at first thinking, "HAH -- there's no way $26 is worth it." Boy, was I wrong. It does come in a small container so BEWARE! I almost didn't buy it when I saw it in person just because of that. I've been using this for almost two months now, and there's barely a dent in the tub. And I use it every day. I'm pretty sure this little baby will last me into the middle of next year!
The texture is a bit weird at first... like a thick, rich, creamy gel almost. I use the little plastic spatula it comes with to scoop out a teensy bit. Smaller than a pea. I dab it along my circles and connect the dots by blending -- and OH does it blend in so smoothly.
Make sure not to put too much on your lower lid, it may settle in the teensy creases. Blending is key here!! Blend, blend, blend, beauties! There's a great little instruction booklet with pictures that helped a ton.
I like to finish it off with powder (usually ends up being my Bare Minerals) so it lasts superlong. Now, I'm happy as a clam with no horrendous purple circles under my eyes to speak of!