#blackmagicmascara

Alright. Let’s talk magic. Witchcraft. Voodoo. Tomfoolery. Or Black Magic Mascara to be exact. I got this mascara not that long ago in a subscription box. Don’t ask me which, because I subscribe to more services monthly than is honestly necessary. Pretty sure I pay more for shit to be sent to me than I do on my utility bills. Whatever.

You can buy this stuff online or in stores like Ulta, Saks, etc and the average price I’m seeing is around $24-$25 for an 8ml tube. The sample I am trying is 4ml, and it’s a pretty good size. It’s an odd tube, to be honest. It’s squishy. I keep thinking I am going to squeeze product out like a lip gloss or something. I’m not entirely sold on the package, because I feel like if something was to stab it forcefully in the depths of my makeup bag it would explode and Magic would be everywhere it wasn’t supposed to be.

The stuff is easy to apply. The package boasts “For after hours seduction our unique brush creates drama, volume and curl combined with an extreme Carbon Black water resistant finish”. Well I don’t know about all that noise. Let’s be real- the only claim that has held up any water is the carbon black. This shit is, in fact, black. However the drama, volume and curl has Criss Angel'ed itself out of the building. After curling with an eyelash curler, it held nicely for about 2 hours. It fell flat. I liked how it made them feathery, but to really get drama I tried 3 coats. Three. Three motherfucking coats and expected some Houdini shit. Black Magic, my ass. The other plus is that it didn’t flake off but honestly, the black isn’t black enough for me to keep using this at $25 a pop. I’ll go pick up some Better than Sex mascara for less money and be twice as happy. That unique brush? It’s a standard kidney bean shape I’ve seen in many mascaras- no distinctive features to really make that stand out. Removal was easy- came off with my makeup wipes. So much for water resistant.

It does claim to be enriched with keratin and shea butter for long term lash care. That’s nice but doesn’t help me look amaze balls NOW. Will I purchase this? Probably not.

Emoji rating today?? 🔮 Crystal balls. It’s somewhat magicky.

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