One Lash Away

Maybelline's Define-a-Lash for $7.99 from most drugstores.

I've had the hardest time finding a mascara that doesn't weigh my eyelashes down, and is affordable -- Shu Uemura does some good ones, but the price tag is too steep for a broke college student like me! I admit that i bought this merely because i liked the green packaging (shallow, I know) but I wasn't disappointed.

It did an amazing job of lengthening my lower eyelashes and the more coats I applied, the longer they got. Trust me, it's addictive. It did about the same in terms of lengthening for my upper lashes and wasn't too heavy that they got weighted down (which happens to me with almost any other formula i.e. Benefits Bad Gal Lash). This formula is waterproof as well, and it didn't streak or run or smudge all day long which is fantastic!

Here are the before and after pictures....please excuse my lack of makeup and freckly face!


Unfortunately, there is a dark side. It has a tendency to get clumpy, but a eyelash comb should easily fix that. It doesn't deliver very much volume, and you may run the risk of having 'spidery' eyelashes. Also, if you have small Asian eyes like mine, with lashes that tend to droop and are stick straight, always make sure you curl them before hand with a good eyelash curler, and NEVER load up on the mascara. Two coats at most should be enough, otherwise 'droopage' might occur! (This applies to any mascara, not just Define-A-Lash)Jo says:
On the topic of eyelashes and such, i would really like to try out some crazy false eyelashes. Everyone should check out the crazy ass ones they have on The Make-up Store. in my honest opinion, i may never walk out of my house in the light of day sporting red eyelashes anytime soon..but i shall aspire to do just that. er, i hope. come on ppl, live a little and get rockin':) weight lifting eyelashes truly does wonders to a person's face. trust me on that one.

p.s: i am totally totally totally LOVING the new vogue-this-bitch logo! don't you? :)