Mascara Monday: MAC Zoom Waterfast Lash.

For summer, a waterproof mascara is a must. It is even more essential if you are headed to the pool or beach. Don't chance mascara streaks running down your face and find a great waterproof mascara this year. One of my favorites is MAC Zoom Waterfast Lash.

ZOOM LASH is back in a NEW WATERPROOF formula that instantly combs and lifts the lashes for incredible volume.  Our perfectly sculpted, patented brush with unique three-sided fibres embraces, holds and separates each lash, quickly coating from root to tip in a creamy, velvety shade that keeps lashes light and flexible, while adding definition.  Leave it to M∙A∙C to take this number one selling mascara and make it better!

Zoom Waterfast Lash is the waterproof version of MAC's Zoom Fast Mascara. This mascara offers lot's of volume with great lash definition. This version has lashes looking great all day, with no clumping, flaking or streaking, even in the water. It comes in one perfect shade, Black. You need to use an oil based eye makeup remover to get every trace of this mascara off, because it is that waterproof.

MAC Zoom Waterfast Lash retails for $16.00 and is available now wherever MAC is sold, including M·A·C counters and maccosmetics.com.

Mascara Monday.

With the new month here, I am starting a new feature: Mascara Monday. It's one that I actually started YEARS ago, in 2007 in fact. I never followed through, but I am going to be this time, at least for the summer. This one is going to be a bit different though. This one is going to highlight many of my favorite mascaras, ones that I may have even reviewed in the past, mixed in with new ones.

In collaboration with this feature, I am going to start a new Pinterest board called Mascara Monday as well. Do you follow my boards on Pinterest? In case you are not, follow me here: Beautiful Makeup Search on Pinterest. On my Mascara Monday board, I will pin all of my mascara posts that I have written over the years, along with others from some of my favorite bloggers. Hopefully this will help you find your holy grail mascara.

Check back later today to see a review of one of my favorite mascaras.

Mascara Monday - Lancome Courbe Virtuose.

Sorry about last week. Mascara Monday completely slipped my mind. I think it was more the case of Monday slipping my mind. Where do the weeks go?

Today I want to talk about the ultimate curling mascara, Lancome Courbe Virtuose. Courbe Virtuose is their Divine Lasting Curves Mascara.

The ultimate curling mascara because simply put, there is no need to pre-curl your lashes with an eyelash curler when using Courbe Virtuose. At least for me anyway.

Courbe Virtuose is formulated with CurlGuard™. This is a unique formula that no only lengthens and helps to curl lashes, but it holds your lash curve for an unprecented 12 hours.

The brush has a slight curve to it, which they call it's KeepCurl™ brush. The bristles are close together and tight around the curve, helping to curl lashes as you apply. This is why I don't have the need to use my eyelash curler prior to using.
 

 

And as with all of Lancome's mascaras, there is no clumping, flaking, or smudging. Just beautiful rich color, with the ultimate curl hold.

My only gripe I have with this mascara, and it is a small one, is with the handle design. The tube is glossy and the handle has a strange curve to it. When I first tried the mascara, my hand slipped down the handle a few times. I have learned to use it, and the handle is no longer a bother to me. But it did take a few tries to get used to it. I just hold it tighter and I am used to the curve.

Courbe Virtuose comes in your basic brown and black , and sells for $23 at your local Lancome counter or lancome.com.