Maybelline special: Color Show Denim Dash and The Hypercurl Volum Express Waterproof Mascara Review

About Denim Dash -

As mentioned in my previous post http://theeatingbeauty.blogspot.in/2013/11/maybelline-color-show-nail-paints-review.html, the Maybelline Color Show nail paints are a rage this season. A courier arrived at my doorstep a few days ago, and to my sweet surprise, it was by Maybelline. (Maybelline is such a delight! <3) The package contained Maybelline Color Show Denim Dash. I was exhilarated, because I had been eyeing that colour for a few weeks now. Why, you ask? Read on...

The Denim Dash nail color is very different from the nail paints I’ve tried so far. It’s that awesome kind of satiny-matte with silvery micro-shimmer particles. I have never seen a blue like this one. This one really looks like denim!!!

The application was smooth, like all other nail polishes of this range. While the first coat was opaque enough, I still do recommend a second coat to make the nail paint last for a good 4 days without chipping.

The Eating Beauty recommends –

Everyone in college should have this colour! Pair it up with jeans and a simple pair of flats, and you’re good to go!

Price - INR 75

TEB rating – 5/5! 

About the Maybelline Hypercurl Volum Express Waterproof mascara –

The product claims –

Volumised curl lashes for 18 hours.

With exclusive curl lock formula.

Product variants – washable and waterproof.

Price – INR 200

The Eating Beauty’s say –

The Maybelline Hypercurl Volume Express Mascara comes in an oh-so-cute fat black bottle with a silver cap and pink descriptions. I have been using this mascara for over 3 months now, and it’s great for daytime use. The brush is curled up, which gives better results than those straight brushes, but it’s a little fat and applying the product becomes difficult if not used carefully (by difficult, I mean it can easily stain your eye lids if you aren’t careful enough). It does curl up my lashes and makes them more defined, but the results are not very dramatic for those evening parties or fancy dinners. Also, the mascara is rather thick and can clump the eye lashes if they aren’t combed prior to the application. The best part about the product is that being waterproof, it did not make my eyes look black and racoony even after a good 10 hours. It is easy to remove too, and goes off in about 3-4 rubs, if a make-up remover like this one is used http://theeatingbeauty.blogspot.in/2013/10/lakme-absolute-bi-phased-make-up.html.

In a nutshell –

PROS –

1.       Perfectly suited for daytime office/college wear use when you want to fake awesome eye lashes. :p

2.       Does curl up the eye lashes (no need for a curler)

3.       Stays for a good 8-10 hours.

4.       Waterproof, but easy to remove (no more racoon eyes)

5.       Great value for money.

CONS –

1.       Clumps the eye lashes (do comb them)

2.       Fat brush makes application on lower lashes difficult. The product may transfer to the lids.

TEB rating – 3/5 (for not-so-dramatic effects)