Cover Girl Lashblast Mascara

Great Lash mascara can kiss my ass.

A few months ago, I wrote about how much I hate my mascara.  I’d been using Maybeline’s infamous Great Lash mascara for about 15 years, but I hated the way it smudged all over my face.

I decided it was time to find a better mascara.

What I was looking for:

“What I want is a mascara that makes my lashes longer, darker, and slightly thicker without clumping.  If it helps them curl – bonus.  But most importantly, I want it to stay exactly where I put it for an entire day.  I don’t want grey smudges under my eyes!”

The commenters on that post gave me tons of suggestions ranging from $6 tubes of Almay to $25 tubes of You Have Got To Be Kidding Me.

We take a break from this review for a word on spending money on mascara:

I am not afraid to shell out cash for good product.  I spend hundreds of dollars on great products for my curly hair.  I buy my foundation powder and eye shadow from Sephora.com, and pay a pretty penny for it.  But I refuse to spend more than I have to for mascara.  The reason?  Even premium mascara has to be replaced every 3 months.  It doesn’t matter if there is still mascara left in the tube, good eye health demands that you replace your mascara regularly.

/lecture

We now return to our review.

Suburban Oblivion suggested Cover Girl’s LashBlast mascara.  So did Drew Barrymore.  I decided for less than $7, I’d give it a shot.

I absolutely love the staying power of this mascara.

What prompted me to finally remember to write this review after using LashBlast for 3 months was an extremely long afternoon nap.  I woke up and headed to the bathroom to freshen up before going grocery shopping, and found that my mascara was still perfectly in place.  Perfectly.  Not even a hint of a smudge.  After a nearly five hour nap.

What makes this so fantastic is that this is NOT waterproof mascara.

I decided to try out a non-waterproof version to see if I had better luck with clumping and in the interest of actually being able to wash ALL of the makeup off my face at night.  I was concerned that a non-waterproof formula wouldn’t be able to stand up to sweat and constant rubbing.

I can wash (and cry) this mascara off, but it survives regular (non crying) days beautifully.  And if you do happen to cry, it comes off in some crazy scientific way that doesn’t leave you with raccoon circles.  I’m not sure why or how this happens, but it’s kind of nice if you’re caught off guard by a sob fest.

LashBlast comes with a thick, plastic applicator unlike any I’ve ever used before.  It does an excellent job of coating my lashes completely without causing clumps or too many spots on my eyelids – especially on the under eye area which is a little harder to clean up if you make a mess.

On most days, I apply one coat of LashBlast in black for darker, thicker, longer, and slightly more curly lashes.  For the occasional evening out and a more dramatic look, I’ll apply a second coat.

I still plan to check out a few more drugstore brands, but I give Cover Girl’s LashBlast a glowing two thumbs up recommendation.

You can pick this mascara up at any drugstore – Wal-Mart, Walgreens, etc. etc. etc.  You can also buy CoverGirl LashBlast on Amazon or at Drugstore.com.

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