29 August 2012

REVIEW: New! FashionistA The Double Collection Mascara



If there is one beauty product I love (and always seem to buy loads of) is a good mascara. I have full eyes and often find using a good mascara makes me eyes look a lot brighter and stand out. So when I received this mascara to review, I have to admit first impressions I was a little baffled as I have never used a 2 step mascara before. But nevertheless, I was still excited to see what this mascara would do for my lashes, and see if this product lives up to what it aims to achieve.

FashionistA say . .

. . . Define your eyes and create super exaggerated sweeping lashes that will be sure to leave an impact. Innovatively designed with two steps to condition whilst building thicker and longer lashes, this 2-in-1 mascara treats delicate lashes with a fortifying serum to ensure health lashes whilst creating a soft and sexy finish. Say goodbye to dry, flaky spider lashes and hello to a sleeker and fuller, fluttering effect, minus the clumping.
(Press Release, 2012)


I decided to give this mascara a little trial, and this is what it did for my lashes:


1) Naked eye - no product on lashes

2) Step 1 - base coat applied (1 coat)

3) Step 2 - Intense colour applied (1 coat)

 . . .What do you think? Personally, I am not so sure! Step 1 just seems to leave hints of white/grey which I'm not so keen on, although I would say it did lengthen my lashes a lot. The brush for step 1 I quite like; covering nearly all lashes and was very easy to work with. As for step 2 yes I got the coverage of nearly all the lashes, but unfortunately the white is still visible on a few lashes, which I tried to coat,  but it just didn't work. The brush on the step 2 seems ok, covering the lashes and is quite a nice brush to work with. I also noticed that once you've applied step 1 to the lashes, you'd have to leave them to dry for a few seconds before coating the lashes with step 2, which in turn starts to make the process a little time consuming.

The RRP for this product is £8.00* which to be honest is quite a good bargain. It also comes in Ultra Black, Black and Brown/Black (my lashes are sampled using brown/black) and is available from selected Superdrug stores.

My thoughts on this product are somewhat sat on the fence; I like how it's lengthened my lashes, but on the other hand I don't like the white/grey which is visible after applying step 2 colour. But nevertheless, if those minor 'hiccups' could be ironed out, it would be a very good, reasonable mascara.




10 comments:

  1. The white that shows through would do my head in! xx

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    1. Serenity of Beauty29 August 2012 18:41

      Yes, it's really distracting.

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  2. Yeah im not sure about this your lashes look almost grey in the image i think it looks awesome but i dont like the grey-ness

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    1. Serenity of Beauty29 August 2012 18:42

      Yes, I think it would be an ace product if the white didn't show through. The length it's given my lashes is lovely, just don't like the grey. :/

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  3. Oo this reminds me of my favorite bourjois mascara (which I think is discontinued). Agree the white isnt ideal but the mascara looks great! xx

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    1. Serenity of Beauty3 September 2012 00:50

      Yes, the mascara is lovely, which I like. But I wonder if I was to get the same effect without using the white and just the mascara? Hmm might have to try it and see. . :)

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  4. Personally I didn't like it, didn't lengthen mine and clumped. Though I didn't end up Grey, looks better on your lashes though.
    xx

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    1. Serenity of Beauty3 September 2012 00:53

      Aww thank you. I have seen several other reviews on this product, and it's hit and miss with a lot of people. The white I think is not really necessary, and should you be running a little late in the morning for work and etc, this is a rather time consuming product!

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  5. If the white thingy would be black, this mascara would be perfect!

    Sandra from The Puzzle of Sandra's Life

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    1. Serenity of Beauty3 September 2012 00:54

      Agree, although the other end of the product is a mascara? Unless you mean if the white was black and gave the same effect? Then yes, it would be an amazing product, I totally agree :).

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