Mascara Review: Maybelline Define-A-Lash

Wintry Mix thinks this stuff is the bee’s knees. She writes,

I CAN report, however, that I found two absolutely amazing mascaras. The first is Define-A-Lash Volume Mascara by Maybelline. I picked it up after reading one of those product display posters that you see in the cosmetics section, that listed all Maybelline’s mascaras on a spectrum with “defining” on one end and “lengthening” on the other. Until seeing that poster, it had never dawned on me that my eyelash length is just fine, thank you, and that definition/volume is where I need the most help. Define-A-Lash was on the “definition” end, and so I tried it. It is fabulous–my lashes look a 1000 times fuller. It’s the first mascara I’ve ever used that I’m able to make look natural on my bottom lashes. For me, it’s way, way better than the Great Lash mascara I swore by for years, and even better than the Estee Lauder More Than Mascara that I used back in my yuppie days.

The other great mascara find was Bare Naturale mascara by Loreal, which was also very defining, but with a more natural feel, as the name implies. I use it when I want a subtler, “you think I’m not wearing makeup although in fact I am” look. I believe it was a bit pricier than the Maybelline, though.

Oscillating Mascaras!?

For heaven’s sake. I know we all crave long, lush lashes, but do we really need a vibrating mascara applicator wand?


Lancome Oscillation Powerbooster.
And we still haven’t found a cure for cancer or a decent male birth control method.

Any Mascara Mavens out there care to comment on this phenomenon?

Excellent and Cheap-O Eyelining Pencil: A PeaceBang Review

Darling boys and girls,

First of all, raise your hand if you’re a guy who likes to wear eyeliner. Do I see a few hands up? I hope so! PeaceBang actually thinks that boys with smoky eyes are HOT (think Adam Lambert on “American Idol”) and encourages more men to have fun with make-up. No, seriously. But, darlings… on your day off, unless you’re serving a very groovy congregation that won’t freak on your Cover Girl.

When she was in high school, PeaceBang dated drummer Tom Larkin and took him to her senior prom. Tom was a major Duran-Duran fan and wore eyeliner, which young PB thought was so cute! Where is Tom Larkin now, I wonder? He went to Miami University of Ohio (the very name confuses me) and I haven’t seen him since.

ANYWAY, the trick to being a glam boy with eyeliner is to line the insides of the lid (what pros in the make-over biz we call the “water line” — and some of us just learned that term a few days ago) with a smudgy pencil. Do you remember last week when PeaceBang reviewed that powder kohl liner by L’Oreal H.I.P.? And gave it a thumbs up? She must slightly revise that thumbs up for contact lens wearers, because the kohl smudges the lenses and makes them blurry. So sad.
It’s all about the pencil now.

So, in honor of Tom Larkin, may we have a drumroll please as we announce a very big thumbs up for:

RIMMEL
Soft Kohl Kajal Eye Pencil

At a little over $3 per, you can line your eyes with a slew of colors and hardly feel the hit to your wallet.

Rimmel Kohl

Dream Liquid Mousse and Definicils Mascara: A PeaceBang Product Review

Hello gorgeous ones!

You know how awhile back we were all loving the Neutrogena pump moisturizer-with-a-hint-of-color thing?

Well, I am currrently really liking Dream Liquid Mousse make-up by Maybelline for the same reasons: super-blendable, not too heavy coverage (but more than the Neutrogena), lasts and looks good for a long time, gentle on the skin. I’ve been using it for a few weeks and I give it a solid thumbs up.

dream liquid mousse

Another great product, although certainly not one without serious competition from much less-expensive rivals, is Definicils mascara by Lancome. I got a little sample as a free gift when I purchased an eyebrow pencil, and I can tell you that I am sore tempted to buy a full size wand for myself!! Which is, of course, what those samples are supposed to do: make you buy the real, overpriced thing.

Definicils
Definicils is always winning Best Mascara plaudits in the beauty magazine polls, so I figured it must be good stuff. It is. So I’m putting it on my Amazon.com wish list. Which, if you’re feeling full of love and appreciation for the ‘Bang, is always there for you to send me a treat from! Just click on the “Make a Gift!” tab at the top of the blog.

*smooch!*

Teal Kohl Eyeliner – Success!!

Kittens, PeaceBang is so a believer that if at first you don’t succeed, order a pomegranate martini and go see a funny movie. But in The Case of the Teal Eyeliner, your own fashion Nancy Drew felt that she could crack the case, and she did crack the case. With the help of the YouTube video chick, PeaceBang successfully applied her L’Oreal HIP teal kohl eyeliner. it’s definitely a different look, but it was fun!

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Kind of smudgy, kinda pretty.

But with that insanely red hair, you bet your bippy I was going to stick with pretty classic clothes for my lecture this evening (black twinset, grey pearls, zebra belt, gray pants, black and silver flats):

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Chicago 2009 111

I’ve been putting myself in the Naughty Corner so much lately, I think I’ll give myself a Halo of Praise. Because geez, if you can’t get yourself out of the doghouse, no one can.

(I think a local theatre company is doing “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” this summer. Titania is a DREAM ROLE.
My teal eyeliner and some beautiful berries in the yard inspired me…)

Titania