Reviews: My search for a performance mascara

by BionicBeauty on Aug 06, 2007

A few month’s back I ventured out onto that inevitable search for the holy grail of mascara. I was unhappy with the performance of my current mascara. It had the usual complaints- clumping, smudging, flaking.
I tried classics and newcomers alike: Maybelline Great Lash Mascara, CoverGirl Fantastic Lash Mascara,L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara, and Physician’s Formula Mineral Wear Mascara.
Read on for the results of my trials…

The Maybelline Great Lash caused an eye reaction on my second day using it. Needless to say, I had to chuck it. Sad, since I loved this mascara growing up.

The CoverGirl performed well, but did smudge. I have since rebought this in the waterproof formula for summer days at the lake and pool and it is *Fantastic*!

L’Oreal’s Voluminous did heftily inflate my lashes, but by the day’s end I had a few flakes, and smudgies. (This one might be great if you live in a drier climate.)

The Physician’s Formula Mineral Wear Mascara is now my favorite. It makes my lashes super long, it’s very affordable ($7.95 at Drugstore.com), it’s talc-free, easy to find, doesn’t clump/flake/smudge or otherwise ruin my eye look. There’s no stinging fumes in my eyes and the packaging is sleek and understated. However, the brush does take some getting used to. But now, I have a hard time figuring out how I got mascara on my lashes before this unique brush- it finds EVERY single little lash!

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6 comments

1 Bionic Beauty » Blog Archive » Bionic’s Look: Amped Up Natural { 10.17.07 at 8:22 pm }: [...] Physician’s Formula Mineral Wear Mascara in Ultra [...]
2 Bionic Beauty » Panic! Where is my mascara? { 11.19.07 at 8:53 am }: [...] my tube of mascara by Physician’s Formula ran out. So I headed down to the store to grab another… After visiting three local stores, [...]
3 Jacqueline { 12.18.07 at 9:42 pm }: i’ve tried all of those mascaras and got the same EXACT reaction! physician’s formula is also my favorite ;]
if you ever find a better one… i’ll race to the store to get it =D
4 Bionic Beauty » Your Favorites From 2007 { 12.28.07 at 9:51 am }: [...] Formula Mineral Wear Mascara - I am so very thankful I discovered this [...]
5 In search of a fabulous Waterproof Mascara « Mythbuster Beauty { 07.21.08 at 1:08 am }: [...] friend Jami at Bionic Beauty swears by Physicians Formula’s Mineral Wear Mascara. Unfortunately this is not made in a waterproof formula. I love tarte’s Lights, Camera, [...]
6 In search of a fabulous Waterproof Mascara - Mythbuster Beauty { 10.18.08 at 10:32 pm }: [...] friend Jami at Bionic Beauty swears by Physicians Formula’s Mineral Wear Mascara. Unfortunately this is not made in a waterproof formula. I love tarte’s Lights, Camera, [...]