Arachnophobia

So....I finally tried a Lancome mascara. Fatale to be exact. I must be doing something wrong. I can't quite figure it out. It would seem simple enough. Remove wand from tube, place wand at base of upper lashes, wiggle wand back and forth, then gradually work your way to angled sweeping stokes...I mean, I've only been doing this for about 22 years now...I should have this down pat. So why, when I use this tried and true application method do I get the nastiest spider-lashes known to man? It's really not pretty. Definitely not the big, thick, glossy, feathery, perfectly separated lashes I've been looking for. The product almost glues my lashes together (picture lashes coming together in a triangle formation), then creates a feathery extension, (creating that oh so lovely spider web effect), that within minutes flakes off. I tried repeatedly to give it a chance, after all Lancome allegedly "knows mascara", but alas after many a try, Fatale just doesn't do it for me and is tossed in the garbage with the other much over hyped mascaras, (move over Dior Show and Great Lash you've got company).

As of right my all time favorite mascaras are still:

• Bare Essentials Big Tease


• Benefit's Bad Gal Blue


• Rimmel London Lash Maxxx


• Molten Brown's Voluminous Mascara in Smoke--which, boo, they don't make anymore

All of which deliver in the feathery, flirtatious, no clump, lash department.

My First Post!

Okay, so I've decided to give this a shot, after many a friend and former co-worker suggested that I just had way too much "product" knowledge and tips not to share with the rest of the world. I'm not a makeup artist or cosmetologist. I'm just a gal who has a love affair with all things cosmetic and am on the eternal quest for the perfect eyebrow shape and most beauteous skin, hair, and nails. Some of my earliest memories involve playing with my mother's makeup, ("Avon calling!"), and experimenting with my mother and grandmother's goodies shelved inside their bathroom vanities. I'll pretty much try anything once, (Manic Panic, anyone?), but I'm also very in tune to works best for me. I'm here to share my love, knowledge, and experiences with the cosmetic world, but please, by all means, share your experiences with me as well!

Best,
Stephanie