CG exact eye lights 

(black ruby) 

Price: ~6

Cover girl has never let me down when it comes to mascara, well, that it until the exact eye lights collection.

They SUCK.

The brush design is basically the same as CG’s Lashblast. So really there are no complaints there.

But the mascara itself is Shit.

It wasn’t worth the money I paid for it.

I have Hazel eyes…. Which I know can mean pretty much anything. Technically they are blue and brown, but they come across green. So my eyes look fantastic with subtle red. I have a gorgeous liner by Sheer cover that’s subtle, but makes the green POP.

So when I bought the  Eyelights in Black ruby, that’s what I was hoping for.

I didn’t expect to open it up and find a tube of red mascara.

 I didn’t expect dramatic results.

But I had hoped for something. 

For my whites to look just a bit whiter, and the green a bit greener….

No…

In fact, the color, though slightly red, tends to turn ashy on my lashes.

So they end up looking like I have white primer on my lashes.

It looks wrong.

I’ve even tried putting it over/under other mascaras.

With no success.

The Eyelights line is a complete rip.

CoverGirl lash exact 

Price: $6
Until Cover Girl came out with their Lashblast mascara, this was my go to Mascara.

I think the brush design is amazing. It applies a good amount of product, while separating the lashes.  The result, longer fuller lashes, with minimal clumping.
Now of course the soft silicone brushes are everywhere.
But even still I  keep a tube of this around.
The mascara itself is dark, long lasting and doesn’t flake.
I find the non-waterproof version to be better than the waterproof. They seem to be equally long lasting…. But the water proof is hard to take off, even with make up remover, so I always end up with raccoon eyes when taking a shower, because there always seems to be some I missed….

Covergirl lash blast

Price: $6

This is my FAVORTIE mascara.  I’ve used everything from wet n’ wild to Lancôme and Buxom (from Sephora). But I always always always come back to Cover girl Lash blast.

Why?  It’s cheap, and it always works.
I get consistently big, beautiful lashes, with almost no clumping. With barely any smudging ( I am  an eye rubber) and NO flaking!
This mascara gives as good as any of the Big name mascara’s! I was hooked on the comb mascara by Elizabeth Arden for quite a while. But CG is just as good, at nearly a quarter of the price!