Butterflies....

A lot of my girlfriends know, that I am absolutely OBSESSED with eye makeup. Wait. Not just eye makeup. Mascara to be exact. I have spent well over $300 just testing out every kind of mascara imaginable out there to no avail. Until last Monday. I have found the most amazing mascara, but maybe it's too new for me to rave about it. But in all honesty, the first 3 days I used it, I loathed it. See, I am an asian girl with short stubby stick straight lashes. It's hard for us girls to find a mascara that actually HOLDS a curl. Big dilemma. All you girls with your naturally curly lashes should really count your blessings. Ok, so, back to my problem. For years, I tried curling my lashes, then putting any old mascara on. Problem was, my lashes would droop down after some time, leaving no curl at all. Then I read an interview in my Marie Claire years ago with the very famous makeup artist Mally Roncal. She advised that asian girls should use one coat of "waterproof" mascara, just to hold the curl, then use any old mascara after that. Well, that started a whole new search for me. Actually searching for a waterproof mascara that didn't flake off. Yes, I spent countless money on expensive brands at Sephora, but finally found a wonderful Maybelline brand called Illegal Lengths that held the curl and still managed to make my eyelashes feel soft. That is, until they discontinued it (Please note, I have written about 5 emails to Maybelline to bring it back...........they have yet to respond).
But seriously, back to my first point of this whole post. I have found my new mascara. I walked into Lord and Taylor on 5th avenue looking for face scrub from Clinique. I was going to try and buy their waterproof mascara because I had a $50 gift card, but the lady wouldn't listen. She insisted I buy their new addition: "Lash Power Mascara". I hesitated. "Is it waterproof" I said. "Well, it stays on all day and washes off with soap and warm water" she said
"Hmm, I don't know'
"I promise you, you'll love it"
So, my review, yes, I was finally getting to that. This is honestly, the best mascara I have ever used. I can't believe I used to use 'waterproof'. I used to tear away at my eyelids just trying to get that stuff off. NO Smudges, No spider lashes. This literally makes my eyelashes look like butterflies. A woman I work with actually complimented me. I used to think people in infomercials made that stuff up. She said "Oh wow, your eyelashes, they look so long today, what did you do"?? Naturally, I coyly responded " They're just my eyelashes, you were never really looking close enough to my face" (hee hee)
If you're still sitting reading this post, I will forgive you, but as soon as you finish, haul ass to your nearest Clinique location and buy this stuff, it actually works.
Anyone out there try it yet? Opinions?

I remain yours,
The certified Cosmetics whore!