It's all about Too Faced reviews this weekend. I've been curious about Too Faced's Better Than Sex Mascara since last year and my interest was again pique when I saw it in this year's Lash Stash. Now that I finally got my hands on it, I couldn't wait to bring you the full scope. So is it really better than sex? Let's find out!
Production Description From Official Website
What It Is:
The Better Than Sex Mascara Hourglass-Shaped Brush was designed after discovering the bust-waist-hip ratio of an iconic silver screen Blonde Bombshell held the secret to the perfect brush silhouette that separates, coats and curls each lash to voluptuous perfection. One coat of the carbon black, collagen-fueled mascara formula and lashes are full, defined and stretched to unbelievable lengths. Two coats and lashes are even more luscious, curled and dramatic. Three coats and achieve the most intense black, oversized, multidimensional lashes possible! A mascara so amazing…it’s Better Than Sex!
More To Love:
Better Than Sex mascara includes:
- Film-forming Polymer for smudge-proof, all day wear
- Acacia Senegal Tree Extract to nourish, thicken and lock curl in place
- Unique Peptides for the deepest, intense black possible
- 1,944% more volume*
- 100% saw longer lashes**
- 100% saw dramatic volume**
- 93% saw base-to-tip curl**
- 8 out of 10 say it’s the best mascara they’ve ever used**
**results observed in a consumer study.
I was surprised by how well defined my lashes were with this volumizing formula. There weren't much expectations going in, because with mascaras, you quickly learn that product names and descriptions mean nothing until you try it on yourself or come here for the reviews! ;) Really stoked that clumping was fairly minimal. As I worked through to build volume onto my lashes, the product was easy to work through - didn't dry too fast and the brush helped comb out and seperate lashes.
The brush is hourglass shape which reminded me of Bare Escentuals' BUXOM Lashes' brush - also hourglass-shaped. The difference would be where Better Than Sex's bristles are soft, long and have varying lengths, BUXOM's are short, stiff and bristle lengths are the same no matter where they are on the brush. In case of the bristles, Better Than Sex's resembles Lancome's Hypnose Drama Mascara more.
The mascara itself is pretty resilient to smudging and inversely, takes more than just warm water and soap to remove. You will most definitely need makeup remover.
Interestingly at $23 a tube, the price point is right inbetween BUXOM Lashes and Hypnose Drama which are $19 and $27 respectively and the results you get are also between the two. It lengthens and defines well like BUXOM (BUXOM does both better however) and gives defined volume at the same time similar to Hypnose (Hypnose gives a bit more volume).
Better Than Sex's forumla and brush defines, lenghtens and adds volume but it isn't a champion at any of these. If you want lots of volume, there are better mascaras and if you want great lenghts, there are other options. I would however recommend the product if you need all three of these factors fairly equally. As for the question of is it really better than sex. I couldn't tell ya. It's not possible to compare apple to nuts (ya I went there) but it was a lot of fun to write this review. You can also try the mascara at a budget by grabbing the Too Faced Blogger Darling set at $20USD that comes with a deluxe sized tube. Darlings set reviwed here.
Retails for $23 USD
Where to Buy: Two Faced online or locally.
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