Sephora has come out with this year's Lash Stash (2013). There are 11 pieces in the set with 10 of them being mascaras and two of which are full sized tubes. The 11th piece is a pair of Sephora brand false lashes called Sephora Collection False Eye Lashes in Celebrity. About half of the mascaras were featured in last year's Lash Stash and you see last year's set here but I've also put the review links below for your convenience.
[Update 12/06/2013]: Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes Statement Mascara review added.
This set contains:
- 0.10 oz Benefit They're Real Mascara - REVIEW HERE
- 0.141 oz Blinc Mascara
- 0.2 oz BUXOM Lash Mascara - REVIEW HERE
- 0.14 oz Clinique High Impact Mascara - REVIEW HERE
- 0.135 oz Lancôme Hypnôse Drama - REVIEW HERE
- 0.13 oz Make Up For Ever Smoky Extravagant
- 1 x Sephora Collection False Eye Lashes in Celebrity - Just getting into false lashes or need some extra pointers? Learn all about them here!
- 0.5 oz Sephora Collection Outrageous Mascara (full sized tube) - REVIEW HERE
- 0.31 oz Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes™ Statement Mascara (full sized tube) - REVIEW HERE
- 0.17 oz Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara - REVIEW HERE
- 0.06 oz Yves Saint Laurent Mascara Volume Effect Faux Cils Baby Doll
Favorites
Of the reviewed mascaras, here are my favorites so far. I will add more to this list once I get to try the others. In the meantime, I hope you'll find the notes below to be helpful in your journey to your very own holy grail mascara.
1. BUXOM Lash Mascara - I found the Bare Escentuals BUXOM Lash Mascara to be a solid lengthening and defining mascara. The product formula coupled with a flexible brush head allows for impressive volume building with very little clumping. I love how well this mascara works on me. The only downside (when you're in a hurry) is that it takes some patience to apply because several layers of the product is needed for maximum results.
2. Lancôme Hypnôse Drama - Hypnôse is great for defined volume. I emphasized the word defined because my biggest issue with mascaras that claim to be primarily volumizing, clump my lashes. This is an exceptional volumizing mascara for me and to roundoff its overall awesomeness, it also lengthens.
3. Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara - Too Faced's Better Than Sex Mascara as I conclude is not comparable to the deed cause mascara to nuts? The math just doesn't add up. har har Regardless, the mascara is awesome. It volumizes, lengthens and defines without you needing to bat a lash.
Despite appearances, its hourglass-shaped brush is also easy to use. Plus, I got my sample from Too Faced's Blogger Darling set that included their bronzer, eye and face primers which was a lot of fun to review.
Despite appearances, its hourglass-shaped brush is also easy to use. Plus, I got my sample from Too Faced's Blogger Darling set that included their bronzer, eye and face primers which was a lot of fun to review.
4. Clinique High Impact Mascara
- I absolutely love the wand applicator for Clinque's High Impact. It's
so untimidating and easy to use. The wand applicator is a straight forward cone-shaped brush head with bristles that are evenly
distributed. I find that sometimes fancy twist or hour glass-shaped
brushes takes longer to get used to. You may think with this classic
cone-shaped brushes you're limited to how much shaping and
building you can do but the product delivers nonetheless.
The mascara brings very nicely defined lengths and with some additional
layers, you get good volume too. Not as manipulatable as BUXOM but also
takes less time to apply for best results.
5. Sephora Collection Outrageous Mascara
- Who knew Sephora had such a great mascara?! Maybe I'm one of the few
who didn't. I have this perception that retailer-branded products are
inferior to the manufacture brands because they haven't spent as much
time and money on the development and research which may be true in some
instances but Sephora's Outrageous Mascara holds up to other mascaras of its class. The formula and brush applicator gives defined volume and impressive lengths.
Sephora Favorites: Lash Stash (2013) is another nice value set. All the mascaras I liked from last year's Lash Stash are back and Sephora's very own Outrageous mascara comes in full size. If you're just getting into mascaras and don't mind shelling out the extra $20-$25, I'd say go for it. You are paying for sample-sized goods which you could get your hands on from various flagship stores and counters for free but you're also getting the nice packaging and convenience of everything in one box. The whole set should last you for at least a year. In addition, it comes with a pair of Sephora false lashes with eyelash glue and that's enough goodies to get any beginner started!
Retails for $45 (USD)
Where to buy: Sephora online or locally
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