You know that question people ask about which beauty product would you keep if you could only keep one? Well, I've thought long and hard about it. Mine would without a doubt be mascara. I can never get over how having a mascara that lifts and defines your lashes can make such a difference to your whole face. Plus, depending on whether you opt for a brown or a black or a blue (I know!!), your whole look can change.
I have always gone for a black mascara. My philosophy has always been to play up the lashes as I am fortunate enough to have naturally long lashes (as my old hairdresser used to comment on every time she tinted my eyebrows!) and I just wanted to enhance what was already there.
Then, in true internet-age fashion, there were a lot of posts cropping up about wearing brown or burgundy mascara if you are red-headed or have blue eyes to really make your features pop. So I wanted to try something other than black for a change and see if there was a noticeable difference. Then I saw the range of shades from Maybelline's Sky High Lash Sensational mascara and knew that was going to be the one to drag me away from my trusty waterproof black.
I love Maybelline's mascaras anyway. I am sure I have tried almost all of them at one point or another and Maybelline are a brand I trust to have good quality products without a hefty price tag. I tried the brown first and enjoyed the formula: it went on nicely and didn't clump which is always important. It was easy to build up and gave a natural, almost no makeup kind of look. But you know me and my lashes - that's not always going to cut it! So I decided to try the Burgundy Haze shade (a nod to Taylor, perhaps? I would like to think so) and I love it. It's a much deeper, richer shade than brown but just a bit less ordinary than the black. I think I would like all of my mascaras to be burgundy from now on.
It comes off easy with makeup remover. Sometimes mascaras can linger on the lashes even after a double cleanse but there is none of that with this product.
Also, just to clarify: I loved both mascaras. Although the brown didn't give the dramatic effect I originally wanted, I found it is great for work days when I don't want to look like I am wearing lots of makeup. The burgundy is most definitely my go-to night out mascara, especially now that it's summer and it's still light and sunny (occasionally) when I go out so you can really catch the burgundy in the light.
You can buy different shades of the Maybelline Sky High mascara from Superdrug and Boots for £12.99. I really want to try the pink or blue one next!
Have you tried any of them yet? What did you think?
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