Benefit Roller Lash Mascara | Deluxe Size

Hola peeps!

Recently, my local Sephora store was having a 20% off of all items in store and online. I took the opportunity to purchase a mascara kit from Benefit since it has a few of their famous mascaras like Bad Gal and They're Real.

Image taken from Benefit US official site

A large tube of the individual mascara costs around RM105 = $25.40 while the kit itself is RM144 = $34.90 after 20% off. Such a steal!

I'm looking for mascaras that could hold my curl and provide volume simultaneously. I've tried the deluxe size of They're Real mascara a couple of years ago and I remember being fond of it and ever since then, no mascaras can perform on par with it. 

This time, I've decided to try the Roller Lash instead since it has been raved by a lot of beauty gurus on Youtube. It's also the latest mascara released by Benefit. 

Normally, the usage recommendation period for mascaras are 6 months. This is the main reason why I've chosen to buy a set deluxe mascaras. It saves me some cash (Bear in mind, this is a high end mascara!) and it's travel friendly.

The mascara claim to "super curl and lift" the lashes.

I've seen quite a few AMAZING result of its performance on Youtube. It instantly thickened and lengthen the lashes as if the user is wearing false lashes (no kidding!)  

The wand has a banana shape to fit the curve of the eyes with rubber bristles. The wand is also flexible yet it didn't make the application difficult by wiggling here and there.

 Freshly applied 

5 hours later

On my first time using it, I noticed it has a wet formulation and clumpy af. My lashes stick together and I can clearly see lumps of mascaras dangling on it. It does give a nice volume by giving thickness at lashes roots. I had to use a spooly to separate my lashes and get rid of the lumps which is time consuming. 

The mascara is onyx black and it did emphasize my lashes and made it more noticeable than before. I love that it manage to hold my curls for the whole time I was wearing it. I have droopy eyes and stubborn lashes. My curls never stays and I always end up with a droopier eyes since my outer lashes tend to uncurl first. -____-

Sometimes I would find a faint smear on my lower outer eyes. It's not extreme but I did see color difference between that spot and the area surrounding it. However yesterday, I didn't see any smear. I'm guessing I didn't set my under eyes properly the other day.

Removal is easy. I use an oil based remover and it came off without tugging. I also didn't notice any strong scent. 

Overall, I'm in a love hate relationship with this mascara. I'm glad I've purchased the deluxe set instead of the full size product because now I have a good idea of its performance before committing to the full size one. 

Take care! XOXO 

Etude House Curl Fix Mascara Review (Brown)

Hola peeps!

I've had this mascara for quite some time now. For some odd reason I was never interested to write a review about it, until now. I have less than 5 mascara tubes mainly because mascara tend to expire earlier than most makeup. It should be disposed after 6 months and throwing out a tube full mascara with rancid smell is a bit of waste.

It received a lot of hype when it was first released with claims of 24hours wear and voluminous curls. I was not intrigued at all yet I bought it anyway since Etude House was having a 1+1 deal. 

It has ambitious claims ;

Curl the lashes

Fix the curls

No smudges

I appreciate the brown waves inked on the handle. Its so simple, not like the usual presentation by Etude House but nothing horrible. 

The bristles have two designs. Supposedly the flat side will give you a nice, evenly coated and separated lashes while the fat side will give a curling effect.

More info below.

Apparently, they called the bristles as jelly when its actually just a fancy term (again) for rubber. These bristles can hurt you. I swatch it on my hand and it was sharp af. It feels as if I'm pressing my skin against thumbnails. I'm aware of how sensitive the eyes are so take precautions please.

The swatch look glossy because it has not dried up yet. Its crazy intense brown but on the lashes it end up looking a lot lighter than its initial color. The product stick like a bulk on the bristles and at first I thought its gonna cause clumping. To my surprise it didn't. It deposited the product evenly and give a thick coat to the lashes. 

I tested both sides of the bristles and the fat side do add extra curls to my lashes. However I prefer using the flat side as I find it more convenient to apply due to my downturn eyes. Once it dries, my curls were pretty much glued. It does not sag nor smudge. Keep in mind that this harden hardcore, like a cement for lashes. Its to the point it hurts a little bit on the roots :O

It is sweat proof, water proof and didn't flake off even though I frequently touch my lashes. The bad part is removing them. It can only be removed with oil-based makeup remover and I took a good 5 mins to rub off everything. I have to rub pretty strong to iniate the removal and the process irritate the lashes roots :( It does not hurt that much but I can definitely feel it.

And that is why it never make it to my fav mascara. Its a genius invention but the formula is a bit off for my personal preference.

Have you tried this?? Do you like it??

Take care! XOXO 

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