Sorry for the absence-- it was nice to have a break, but I have missed these posts! =)
For today we have MAC's Haute and Naughty mascara, $18 on MAC's website and counters.
What it claims:
A two-in-one mascara that lets you choose if you want lashes to be naturally defined, or instantly combed and loaded for full-on drama. Easy to use dual-wiper system allows the lightweight formula to go on either way. One wiper refines the application for a clean sweep, while the other loads the lashes for greater impact.
Which looks remarkably like this.... hmmmmm.... MAC came first, btw. ;)
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| Imitation is the highest form of flattery? |
It's not exactly new, but I wanted to post a review anyhow!
Essentially what this mascara does it have the wand able to be removed with two different "wipers"-- the diameter of the hole the wand comes out of-- which changes how much product is on the brush. More product generally equals more volume, and less means less volume aka lengthening. Make sense? =) It's the same wand, just pulled through a different wiper depending on where you unscrew the top.
With this mascara, the Pink wand is the lesser product one, and the Purple is more dramatic.
Pictures!
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| Bare lashes |
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| Bare lashes on left, Pink wand alone on right. |
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| Pink wand alone |
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| Bare lashes on left, Purple wand layered OVER Pink wand on right |
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| Purple wand alone on left, Purple wand layered OVER Pink wand on right |
Overall I REALLY like this mascara! The ONLY complaint I have is that the Purple wand can have a bit too much product on it-- I find myself having to wipe some back into the tube, which I hope doesn't dry it out faster. =/
The Pink wand is a good natural look-- I prefer the Purple side, but I like a more dramatic lash. It is nice to have the option, and to only have to pack 1 mascara for day AND night!
I noticed that layering them doesn't really vary from using the Purple alone. In order to be a true lengthening mascara, it would need fibers to build the length onto you lashes~ since both wands use the same formula, it makes sense to not have that type.. you can't exactly pile on a fiber formula and have it look good, haha.
It's more expensive than the typical MAC mascara ($18 vs. $14) but if you think of it as a 2-in-1 than it's really not that bad. And actually, for a department store brand, $18 is nice, haha!
What do you think? Have you tried this? Think you will? What about the Rimmel brand one? I'm so curious!
Until Next Time--
~Beauty Maven
I really like the more dramatic look too! $18 is too expensive for me, but I guess you're right, for a department store it could be a lot more expensive!
ReplyDeleteI've seen the rimmel one in magazines and it looks pretty good, do you have the rimmel one? I am going to follow you :')
ReplyDeleteEllaZenobia-- Thanks so much for the comment and the follow!! I really like the whole idea of the 2-in-1 mascara-- it's nice to have the more dramatic look, but you can use the "natural" look to add length and de-clump, haha! But I haven't really heard anything about the Rimmel one~ if you try it, please let me know!
ReplyDeleteLauren~ yeah $18 is a bit steep.. I find that drugstore mascaras perform just as well as the pricier ones. And, you know, it seems like I always go back to L'Oreal's Voluminous with the curved brush, haha! And it's normally $5!!