L'oreal Voluminous SuperStar Mascara ($9.99 at Walmart and Target stores) is a brand new Lash Primer and Lifting Mascara in one. Read on for my first impression review plus before and afters!
Mascara is my desert island beauty product...I can have a full face of makeup on but if I'm not wearing mascara, my eyes seem so much smaller and tired-looking. Conversely, if I'm not wearing makeup and decide to just wear mascara, I instantly look more pulled together, fresh, and awake. So I'm a bit of a mascara junkie...I think I've purchased every drugstore mascara that's been released the last several years, as well as some higher-end ones as well (I justify this by the fact that it needs to be replaced so often...haha). When I saw that L'oreal had released a new mascara called Voluminous SuperStar at Target last week did I even hesitate before I threw it into my cart? Nope!
Let's take a closer look...
The back of the package states that this is "our 1st primer and mascara system to transform lashes"...but remember Double Extend? It was right next to this on the shelf, so that kind of confused me.
The description states that SuperStar mascara gives you super-volumized, super-lifted, super-extended lashes.
Step 1: The Primer claims to build dramatic volume and create a smooth, even base for the mascara.
Step 2: The Mascara is fiber-infused and has a curved brush to lengthen and curl your lashes.
Ingredients:
The packaging is pretty cool-looking...silver, black and sleek. Each end is labeled 1 and 2 so you can easily tell which side to use first.
The brush on the primer side is an hourglass shape, and like most lash primers, the formula is white.
On the mascara side, the brush is curved with the regular bristles (not the hard plastic kind).
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Here are my lashes with no mascara on:
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| Before applying SuperStar Mascara |
Here, I've added the primer. The formula went on very easily...more so than other lash primers I've used. One coat deposited a ton of white stuff and you can see how it's already lengthened my lashes from the before photo.
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| After applying one coat of SuperStar Primer Step 1 |
The packaging doesn't say whether you should wait a few minutes to let the primer dry a bit or just apply the mascara right away (I'm never really sure which one you're supposed to do). So I went ahead and just applied the mascara straight away. It clumped up immediately and made me look like I had 4 giant lashes. I ran upstairs and grabbed my lash comb and used that to separate my lashes back out (I prefer a more separated, fluttery lash look). As you can see, my lashes are really long and a lot thicker...almost like falsies.
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| After Applying SuperStar Mascara Step 2 |
But despite the great results, this mascara has some drawbacks. Aside from the clumpiness factor, this also never really feels like it dries. Over the coarse of the day, my lashes seemed to droop under the weight of it...maybe because the primer adds another layer? Either way, by the end of the night, I no longer had a "lifted" lash look...instead, I had some definite racoon eyes going on.
Overall, my first impression of this was great...it gave my lashes a huge boost in both volume and length. But there are definitely some drawbacks to this formula. I'll try experimenting with fewer coats to see if that helps it to dry faster/more thoroughly. In the meantime, if you're planning to try this and you don't like a clumpy lash look, you're definitely going to need a lash comb.
Have you seen or tried L'oreal SuperStar mascara yet? I'd love to hear what you think!