Finding the best mascara doesn’t have to break your budget. You can make your lashes look great by using some simple tips and techniques.
Dear Julia,
I guess it’s my turn for a fluff question. What is everyone’s favorite mascara? Mine is almost gone and I don’t love it. I need something that can help with my not-so-long, not-so-thick eyelashes and that will accent my eyes without making me look completely fake. Any ideas? I will be having dinner and lunch next week to meet some of my husband’s colleagues and I’m a bit nervous about what to wear, how to look, etc. Kind of silly, but it’s true. Maybe a new mascara would take away some of the butterflies. Or maybe not 
thanks in advance for any advice!
Jen
Dear Jen,
First, please do not use waterproof mascara. It is made of a similar ingredient as tar and it is terrible for your lashes. Your lashes will break and fall out easier with the waterproof stuff! If you want more details, email me later.
Second, you don’t need a pricey brand to make your lashes look great. Most professional makeup artist, and I know a few personally, they don’t even use expensive high-end brands. You are only paying for the brand name not a better product most the time. For example, Lancome also makes Loreal, their ingredients are the same, and they have very few differences, which are the pigment levels. Also, the guy who did the makeup for Sex and the City did my makeup for a demo and he used an everyday brand you can buy at any drug store. It is the way you apply the mascara that matters more than what the brand is.
Third, you can try lash extensions, they are awesome! They are applied lash by lash and last up to 2 months. They are not like false lashes, these are a semi permanent and awesome. If you would like to read more about them, read Eyelash Extensions: The Next Big Thing in Beauty.
Fourth, you also can try a serum for growing and strengthening the lashes naturally. There are tons of these on the market, if you would like a few recommendations, email me and I can give you a few. I recommend the following steps to make your lashes curly. When you curl you lashes, (if you do), a trick is to heat the curler with your blow dryer for a few seconds and then curl…. Make sure the curler is not too hot; I always check it with my fingers and then my lips to see if it is too hot
there. If you do this, you will actually set the curl, just like your hair sets with heat. (like a curling iron) Also, always curl lashes before you apply mascara, never after.
The mascaras I recommend are:
1. Loreal HIP Mascara in Black, it is a high intensity pigment mascara, it has a nice thick
brush like one you would find in a Lancome mascara. It doesn’t clump or run or flack, it
is my new favorite, and I love this mascara. It will give you length and volume and
intensity. Apply a second coat for more dramatic results.
2. I also recommend Loreal Voluminous for the same dramatic effect.
3. I have tried the new Covergirl Volume Exact mascara; it has a unique patented
rubber brush. It has a similar designed brush as Maybelline Define-a-lash
mascara. Personally, I like them. It applied clean with no clumps.
Sincerely,
Julia Deaver- Master Esthetician
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