So maybe it's just me, but I think there has been a TON of hype about this mascara lately. I see it seriously everywhere. TV commercials with the gorgeous Drew Barrymore, magazine ads, posters in stores...just everywhere. I'd finally had enough and temptation got the best of me - I had to buy a tube. So I went to Walgreens, grabbed a tube in waterproof black and anxiously waited for the next morning when I would try it out on my fresh, clean lashes.
The mascara itself is kind of a thinner consistency - more runny than whipped I would say. The black color was very rich and seemed to also have little flakes of sparkle in it. I can never have too much sparkle. Ever. I love it. I remember when I was in grade school I would use the Bonne Bell Smackers glitter and it would literally be ALL over my face, arms and legs if I was wearing shorts. I love my glitter.
But anyways, back to the mascara! I was so anxious to see what this brush looked like as I'd heard nothing but raves about it, but as I remember that moment of pure joy and excitement as I was untwisting the top to reveal the wondrous brush within, I also remember the split second of "WTF!?" as the brush finally was in view. For real? This is what all the excitement is about!? What a waste of $9.00! I will post a better picture of the brush below:
It is a ton of little plastic bristles that seem to serve absolutely no purpose. The mascara was gloopy and after just the first coat, I already had clumpy, caked together lashes and I was not a happy camper. I did try to salvage them by using my lash comb, etc. and I went on to apply several more coats in hopes that perhaps this was more of a lengthening formula versus a volume formula. It didn't seem to lengthen or add volume to my lashes, and in fact did the opposite.
Covergirl Lash Blash Volume Mascara truly only lasted two days in my makeup bag...I then pawned it off on my mother, as I do with all of the reject makeup I acquire. I was not so long ago gifted a pack of this mascara and I in turn re-gifted it to my husband's little sister. So in conclusion, I do not recommend this mascara at all, whatsoever. It is talked up to be this great, miraculous product when in it's in fact the opposite of such. I did consider using one of the brushes from a used up Maybelline Volum' Express mascara with this formula...maybe then it would be better? But the brush makes this mascara near impossible to use without making a mess of both your face and your lashes. Please proceed with caution!
