Matchstick hooked me up again ...

I had the chance to try the L’Oréal Paris European version Double Extension Beauty Tubes Mascara. I was extremely excited to try this product out as I am a HUGE L’Oreal Mascara (High Five to Voluminous).

As many of you know, this was launched out in Europe before it even hit the market in North America ( extremely popular in Europe) You can google it and will find many demands of this mascara to have in North America. (which launches here I believe December 2009)

The mascara comes in a double-sided, 6 ml each. On 1 side it's the Mascara and the other side is a white primer/builder/thickener. Basically you apply the white coat first and allow it to dry then apply the mascara on top of it. These are very common steps for people who are familiar with double ended mascaras. It’s very bulky, in terms of size – it’s quite bigger than your average mascara..

Pros:
Thickens, lengthens – dramatically!
Noticeably different and very eye-catching

Cons:
The fact that the mascara is not a waterproof formula (the version I have at least ) it didn’t hold my “curled” eyelashes like the other L’Oreal “Waterproof” mascaras so I had to re-curl them again after the application.

It was kind of hard to remove even for a non waterproof product. I ended up having to use a different eye-makeup remover to get this off. I think the mascara was gone with just regular make-up/eye remover and the white thickener/primer was leaving the residue behind (which was very unattractive looking.)If you apply more than you need it tends to get clumpy.

Rating:
Overall: 7.5/10
Price: 7.5/10 - $14.99 CDN – which is a little more expensive than I would assume for a L’Oreal mascara but considerably very affordable overall
Packaging: 8/10
Claims: 8.5/10

Visit them at http://www.beautytubes.ca/ for more information

It larger than most mascaras

Step 1

Very typical white base

Step 2