“Green” Mascara
By mati. Filed in Makeup |Tags: Makeup, mascara
Mascara is the one thing you should never be without! Mascara opens up the eyes, so even if you are super busy, mascara is a must. However, finding a good mascara is almost as hard as winning the lottery! If you read mascara reviews, there is hardly a single mascara that gets good reviews from everyone that is using it.
The most common problems are smudging and flaking. Because I have deep set eyes, I often use waterproof mascara so it doesn’t smudge, but no matter what type of mascara I pick, it always end up on my cheeks before the day is over in the form of tiny little black specs, and it totally ruins a good looking makeup job.
At first I thought it had to do with the brand of mascara I was using, but after buying 7 different mascaras from walmart, I realized that they all behave pretty much the same. Then I searched the net for answers to this annoying happening, and I finally found the answer:
They put fibers in the mascara to make your lashes thicker and longer, and by the end of the day, the fibers get loose and fall off your lashes (and sometimes end up in your eyes!!!) The solution is to find a gel based mascara. However, you wont be able to build up your lashes to the same volume if the mascara doesn’t have fibers.
Today, I went back to the cosmetics database looking for green mascaras, and this is what I found:(I still don’t know if any of these are worth using, but at least they are all rated green).
Almay One Coat Triple Effect Mascara
Jane Iredale Pure Brow Fix and Mascara
Jane Iredale Pure Lash Lengthening Mascara
Physicians Formula Retro Glow Ultra dramatic mascara
Prescriptives Lash Builder
Rimmel Volume Flash Instant Thickening
Rimmel Extra Super Lash, waterproof
Raw Natural Beauty Color Lush Lash
Nature’s Boundaries, Silken Splendor mascara
Loreal Double Extend Waterproof
Maybelline Expert Eyes Moisturizing Mascara Remover for Waterproof eye makeup. This one is also rated totally green, even though it does contain mineral oil. However, it works really well for removing waterproof mascara.
It is nice to see that even the companies that normally use very harmful chemicals are actually starting to offer at least some green products now. I haven’t tried any of the mascaras listed above, so if any of you girls out there know if these are any good, please share your wisdom with the rest of us. I would love to hear from you all about what your favorite mascara is, and why you like it so much! This will help the rest of us stop wasting money on useless mascaras. So, please, share! I’d be most interested to find out if anyone knows about a non-flaking mascara. Is there such a thing???
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