I never really experienced allergies until I was an adult. Even then it wasn't like most people's severe hay fever and what not. Even now, my biggest complaint during allergy season is that my eyes burn and water.
If you have ever had reactions to your environment you can imagine that moving into a new house with a lush backyard that includes a variety of different flowers and plants can wreck havoc on you. Since I moved, I constantly find my allergies flaring up. Especially in the sense that my eyes are so sensitive.
When I found out I was moving I decided to use up as many products as possible. Unfortunately, the empties I was saving for a vlog got thrown out during the move. However, I have a few of the sample size mascaras that I tried.
That leads me to The Great Mascara Search. What a nightmare. All of the sudden my tried and true mascara (Tarte's Lights, Camera, Lashes) was no longer working for me. I found it was smudging constantly. So I began to try every sample size mascara I had in an old Birch Box container. I was using several that I had liked in the past, including; Hourglass Film Noir, Josie Maran, Urban Decay SuperCurl, etc. Anything that had ever been put in a lash stash or any sample that had come with a palette was in there and I tried it. Nothing was working!
My sweet friend Jackie, who is a fabulous makeup artist told me she was having similar problems with allergies and that she had tried a new mascara and she would text me when she got home to tell me what it was. She did. It was Maybelline Falsies Black Drama. She said that since she had been using it, her eyes were not watering that much and she loved the look. In my attempt to be cruelty free, I never even ventured into the realm of drug store mascaras. I was desperate though. My lashes are non-existent without mascara and I wasn't getting any results from my tried and true cruelty-free options (which we all know are not exactly inexpensive).
So I went to the drugstore with another friend and while he was checking out Mila Kunis on the cover of various magazines, I was thinking long and hard about the choice I was about to make. Getting a mascara that was not cruelty free but did not hurt my eyes or fore go wearing mascara until (or if ever) my eyes returned to normal. I will be honest, vanity won out. I picked up two mascaras initially. The Maybelline Falsies Black Drama, and Jordana's Best Lash Extreme. I also picked up a Jordana for my friend Jackie to try. (Which by the way she loves more than the Maybelline). Two days later I picked up two other Maybelline products that were waterproof. One is Lash Discovery in waterproof (for the bottom lashes) and the other was Maybelline Mega Plush in waterproof.
The results? I like the Jordana Best Lash Extreme, but it flakes a bit on me; continuing to give me dark circles under my eyes. I love the Maybelline Falsies Black Drama for a few hours and then that smudges too. The Maybelline Lash Discovery is just "bleh" to me. it makes my lashes a bit darker, but other than that...nada. The Maybelline Mega Plush in waterproof is AMAZING when it comes to how it looks and wears. It makes my non-existent lashes full and long without being spidery, keeps an amazing curl, and lasts all day without smudges or flakes. However, taking it off at night....it is a total nightmare! I am interested in trying the regular Mega Plush and see if that wears as well without the pain of removing waterproof mascara and several lashes.
If you have any suggestions for mascara during allergy season...please let me know. If you are angry with me for using products that aren't cruelty free, I understand, but know it wasn't a decision I took lightly. It was the right decision for me. As I respect your opinions, please respect mine.
xoxo
Dani
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