Mascara Monday: Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara.

Did you know that 82% of women wear mascara on a regular basis? And 80% of women surveyed said their brush was either too fat, too long or curved the wrong way to apply to bottom lashes.

Although a makeup-must, even the most highly acclaimed mascara aficionados find it challenging to apply mascara to teeny, tiny bottom lashes and keep the formula from smudging or flaking.  Thankfully, Clinique is here to help.  Always at the forefront of mascara innovation, Clinique’s new Bottom Lash Mascara is specially designed to reach those hard-to-find bottom lashes and lasts for 24-hours with a special long-wearing formula.

Exclusive to Clinique, the Bottom Lash Mascara micro-mini brush is one of the smallest on the market with the biggest job of enhancing smaller, more delicate lower lashes.  The unique precision applicator perfectly defines bottom lashes to create a naturally wide-eyed, lash look.  Housed in a beautifully designed silver floral patterned barrel, its miniature size makes it the perfect portable partner to any Clinique mascara. 

Here’s a tip: For those who have short bottom lashes, hold brush tip vertically and wiggle through lashes then hold normally (or horizontally) to even out for a perfect application.

Choose from Black or Brown/Black.

Bottom Lash Mascara is available for $10 at Clinique counters and online at clinique.com.

Mascara Monday: L’Oréal Paris Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara.

I am a big fan of the L’Oréal Paris Voluminous line of mascaras. When I tried False Fiber Lashes Mascara, I was plenty excited. I love the look of flase lashes and do what I can to get that look without actually wearing them. And that is the point of this mascara.

You see, the power of False Fiber Lashes comes from two things - the brush and the formula.

The brush is slender, but full and thick with its slighly curved, cone shape. One coat and lashes are bold. Two coats and they are perfectly bold and bigger than you would expect.  Three coats, and you can start to get clumpy lashes, so be careful if you must, but stopping at just two coats is plenty of lash for me. My lashes look big and bold, almost fake, all day, with no smearing, flaking or clumping.

The formula is made up of dual-fibers, that utilizes a combination of super-fine nylon and rayon fibers. The ingenious mixture perfectly adheres to natural lashes, all the way from the root to tip, thanks to the special polymers in the formula. Lashes are lengthened and volumized, like you have probably never seen from just a mascara before. 

False Fiber Lashes sells for $8.95 at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer. Choose from the regular formula in Black, Blackest Black or Black Brown; or the Waterproof formula (perfect for summer) in Blackest Black or Black.

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.