Review: Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara

Hi all! Sorry for the semi-delay in postings. Haven't tried much new stuff lately, so haven't had much to discuss. I wanted to tell y'all about my results with Revlon Grow Luscious mascara. For starters, it's $8.99 at Walgreens, which is a pretty decent price for Revlon. The product claims to "compliment the natural lash growth cycle" and "94% of women instantly see longer lashes" (but isn't that what mascara is supposed to do?) Ok.

So I tested it out. While I have not been using it long enough to determine that it "complements the growth cycle" I highly doubt this claim. It's not like it has Latisse in it or anything. I bought the waterproof version, but it easily came off with makeup remover. It did make my lashes look very long and thick, so in that respect this mascara is a winner. There were issues though. First, it's clumpy and somewhat hard to apply evenly. You know how when mascara is getting a little old it gets harder to work with? This is like that right off the bat. Second, it's flaky. I noticed black mascara flakes around my eyes after wearing all day. Third, the flakiness led to itchy eyes.

In general, I give this mascara a 4 out of 10. When it was on, it looked great, but the clumpiness and flakiness were too much to contend with. I doubt I purchase again...in fact, I doubt I even finish the current tube.


Photo courtesy of www.walgreens.com

New eyeliner!

I don't know where I read about it, but I stumbled upon Revlon Color Stay eyeliner. (Revlon has been really getting it right lately with me...first Photofinish foundation which I STILL LOVE, and now this). I actually like it better than Stila eyeliner (discussed HERE), and it's a third of the price at only $7.49. It goes on smoother than most pencils I've tried, doesn't smudge at all, and lasts all day. It has a small sharpener at the bottom. There are a bunch of colors to choose from. I have Charcoal and Blackberry (a dark purple) that I really like. So, no more Stila for me....I'm sticking with the better and cheaper brand!!

photo courtesy of Walgreens.com

Revlon Photo Ready...the follow-up post

So. Went out yesterday to Walgreens to pick myself up some drug store foundation, which I haven't done in years. I admit, I did miss the ability to test the color before buying. However, I am pretty good at eye-balling what is the right color at this point (10 years of wearing foundation will do that). Anywho, got to Walgreens and their entire Revlon section was gone. GONE. The rest of their makeup section was pretty tragic as well...so alas I didn't get the 2 for 1 deal my friend LG did.

So, went across the street to Rite-Aid and thought I was going to be disappointed AGAIN until I found the foundation in a separate set-up in the front of the store.

So far, I'm very impressed! It has very even coverage. It's light and not greasy AND matches my skin (I chose Nude...which is the third up from the lightest). Picture attached...it's really not the best quality, but I just wanted to show that my face was not really shiny, as some people complained about.

Another thing. I've had it on for a few hours now, and other than my forehead it STILL looks good. Not bad at all for $14 foundation! By comparison, my Laura Mercier is $40 a pop. I plan to still use it for major functions (weddings, etc) because it seriously just lasts and lasts...but for everyday use I'm going to continue with the Revlon! For comparison, the picture below is me following a complimentary makeup session at Laura Mercier. Had on LOTS more makeup, and the makeup artist there also added some highlighter, so that's why my cheeks look slightly "brighter"..and it was taken with a normal camera, not my phone. :) But really, foundation really isn't much different, don't ya think??
End of day update: Still going pretty strong, and my face does not feel greasy. It has stayed on better than my tinted moisturizer, which is nice. Forehead shiny, but my forehead gets shiny 0.01 seconds after putting on makeup in the morning anyway!!