Fashion + Beauty

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Five Fabulously Fattening Mascaras

The other day at a press event, I watched a group of spindly editors uncomfortably decline a buffet of scones with clotted cream, cream puffs, and even pastries adorned with edible gold leaf. But when the brand's PR rep passed around her line's best-selling mascara, each and every editor gushed over how deliciously fattening the formula was.

When it comes to mascara, thin ain't in. We like our lashes beefy. If you do, too, check out my current body-building favorites.

Avon Supershock Mascara. I thought I was used to gargantuan brushes by now (heck-o, DiorShow!), but even this one threw me for a loop. The super-fine bristles add density and manage to catch the teeniest lash—that's highly unusual for a thickening mascara.

Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express. Years ago, Dick Page described Maybelline Volum' Express as best for "slutty" looking lashes. (He meant it as the highest compliment.) This follow-up mascara is even more overt—the brash, wildly packaged tube delivers big, sexy lashes with just one swoop. Fun!

ck Calvin Klein True Lashes Volumizing Mascara. Thick lashes, done in typical Calvin Klein style: Glorified naturalism. Your lashes will look fuller than they did before, but the difference is subtle.

Neutrogena Healthy Volume Mascara. Everyone knows olive oil packs the good kind of fat. Maybe that's why Neutrogena infused their formula with it—the oil is said to plump the lash from within. My lashes certainly looked chubbier.

Fresh Supernova Mascara. After just one coat of this, your lashes are curled, lengthened, and thick and lush as velvet. Ahhhh.

Full yet? Me, too. But I know I'll be ravenous for another thickening mascara in a few hours. What's your most fattening favorite?

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  • kristina's Avatar
    Posted by kristina Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:23pm PDT

    My fav mascara is definitely DIORSHOW.

    It seriously just makes my lashes so long and full. :)

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  • jxliux3's Avatar
    Posted by jxliux3 Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:21pm PDT

    diorshow is amazing.

    so's the armani ones

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  • rinaqueena's Avatar
    Posted by rinaqueena Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:45am PDT

    Almays Thickening Mascare Rules! Make your eyes POP!

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  • Andreea's Avatar
    Posted by Andreea Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:17am PDT

    diorshow is worth every penny; but also, i have tried badgal thick and full, and it works wonders too.

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  • myke_buster's Avatar
    Posted by myke_buster Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:47am PDT

    THE BEST MASCARE IS LOREAL VOLUMONOUS LASHES ARE MAGICALLY LONGER THICKER AND JUST BANGIN' TRY TRY TRY IT IN THE BLACKEST BLACK OF COURSE

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  • meggables's Avatar
    Posted by meggables Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:11am PDT

    plush lash from MAC is amazzinnggg!

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  • Suzanne's Avatar
    Posted by Suzanne Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:43am PDT

    Clinique makes a great super-black, super-full, super-washable one. I love it. It's my favorite makeup indulgence. When I'm being cheap, I always lean on Maybelline Great Lash in Very Black.

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  • Lin's Avatar
    Posted by Lin Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:02am PDT

    I don't wear mascara! :-0

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  • jessicatastrophe_70x7's Avatar
    Posted by jessicatastrophe_70x7 Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:06am PDT

    i love loreal voluminous. i already have longer lashes, but this just makes them thick and feathery. its best in black or blackest black, but get it in a natural color for lashes that well, look naturally fuller.

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  • dudette_chick123456's Avatar
    Posted by dudette_chick123456 Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:12am PDT

    i love love love the maybeline Define-a-lash Volume. its great at giving you volume and length, with out the clumps. Plus, its cheap! :)

    try it!!

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