Makeup Favorites: Mascara Roundup

Sometimes.. I feel like I've used them all. Sometimes I go into the store and I walk around for like an hour with 7 mascaras in my hand and shake my head in disgust because there are so many and I feel like I'll find the right one and it will change my life if I just try something new. I go around and then spend time feeling overwhelmed and thinking, "Man, this is stressful," so I go back around the store again in circles and pick them up and put them back over and over and over. 

Well here is a short list of some mascaras that I love, and some that I probably won't be using again anytime soon to save you from that same headache (probably): 

#1.  If I put Benefit's BADgal lash mascara on a scale from 1-10, it would rate some where between a 2-3. I feel very "meh" about this formula. For me, it never stayed put and I could never get the results I wanted. Also, it's on the pricier side of things coming in at $19. (Also I notice that on their website it has a 4/5 rating, but honestly what? I don't buy it!)  Hate!

#2. I've said it once, and I'll say it again: I cannot get enough of L'Oreal Voluminous Power Volume mascara!! I am seriously obsessed with it, and I've had so many compliments from strangers asking what kind of mascara I'm using because I get insane length & volume from this one. This one is great because it's also budget friendly ($7.99!). Do yourself a favor, go to the store now and buy yourself this immediately. LOVE!

#3. Man, after writing the review for the last mascara I don't even want to talk about this one. Ironically this is the same brand. While Waterproof L'Oreal Double Extend mascara has a great primer and honestly getting nice length and volume, my lashes always turn out gray and a little too clumpy for my liking. Perhaps it's just user error on my part? Hate!

#4.  I know, I know... This is a classic mascara, and maybe I'll get a lot of flack for hating it, but with the mass amounts of mascaras on the market this one is behind the times. Maybelline Great Lash, though it is well-known and a continual best seller will never again see the inside of my makeup bag.  Hate!

#5.  Want long lashes? Have 20$ to spend every few months on mascara? Well, Urban Decay's Skyscraper mascara will give you super long, super thick lashes. I have kind of a love it or hate it with this formula. On one hand it works, but on another hand it kind of flakes off your lashes and onto your cheeks throughout the day. It also seems to dry out fairly quickly in the tube, which means only a short period of time before you have to toss it. ($20) Love-Hate

#6. Zoom Lash from MAC has been a staple in my makeup bag for years. It was only recently beat out by the Power Volume (see above) but I still keep one in my bag for rainy days (not literally). It comes in at a mid-price range for mascara, but I really like the length and volume and the fact that it still seems to be on my lashes by the end of the day. ($16) Love!!