Holy Grail Beautyy . . .

• Cruelty Free YES (Owned by Coty which still tests on animals)
• Fragrance Free YES
• Three shades available, Brown, Black and Very Black
• Inexpensive $20 AUD 0.4 fl.oz
• Removes with soap and water
• Opthamologist tested
• Plastic bristles

I previously reviewed the original The Super Sizer mascara before so when I saw this version I had to try it!  You can read the first review here.




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This mascara has a different wand to the original Super Sizer.  It's a big plastic bristle wand with a curve in it.  It's a volumising mascara not lengthening so you might be disappointed if you are wanting a lengthening product.  However, this mascara definitely can curl your lashes and define them in a pretty way.  I am still getting used to how to use the wand even though I have had it for at least a month. You can build up your lashes pretty well too with minimal clumping.



I have worn this all day at least 8 hours and I will say that the curl does drop out.  Perhaps if you curl your lashes first it might work better.  If its a hot environment, profuse sweating can cause product to cause a black shadow under your lower lash line its not obvious but it happens.  The product doesn't flake, or transfer.  I think it's a good mascara but I still prefer the original The Super Sizer.

I do recommend this product if you know what to expect.

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Covergirl

• Inexpensive
• Plastic bristles
• Fragrance Free YES
• Cruelty Free NO
• Coloured YES

This is my first coloured mascara apart from brown and black.

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This mascara is quite volumising and a little lengthening but too many coats can create lashes that clump together. The blue shade is highly pigmented until it dries and the brush is plastic bristled.  When it dries, the pigment fades to a dark shade where it is not totally noticeable as a bright blue mascara.  Below is my eye with the mascara freshly applied so you can see the blue pigment.  The brush can give you pigment where you don't want it to as illustrated below.  I have also got it on my eyelid even after applying very carefully.


As you can see on the bottom photo after the mascara dried down, the pigment disappears.  If you are after a pigmented blue mascara this is not for you.  Applying bright blue eye-shadow while the mascara is wet gives a better result. 

This mascara is average at best.

I do not recommend.



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Cover Girl

• Cruelty free NO
• Plastic Bristles
• Fragrance NO
• Inexpensive in USA

I have never had much luck with Cover Girl products so here is their latest mascara offering; Total Tease in Very Black.

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Total Tease is housed in black and pink topped tube and is quite a dry formula.  I tend to think wet formulas that dry out a little are the best, but when they are already dry it doesn't bode well.





The bristles are unusual on the wand, you have widely spaced bristles (which are plastic) the other side has more compact bristles, then there is a little section on the top that has some eye poking bristles that I imagine you are meant to use to 'tease out' the hairs.  Well, I have used this twice now and twice I have poked my eye even when being careful.




Being perfectly honest, as I always am, this mascara is bad, no bueno bad.  It did nothing for my lashes except clump them, provided no length, no volume, no thickness no nothing.  Total failure.  Luckily I got it on sale but it was still $10 AUD as drug store products are very expensive in Australia.  I hate the wand and don't know what they were thinking with this mascara.

This mascara is going straight into the bin, I am afraid.

I do not recommend.

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