Sunday, February 22, 2009

Review: Loreal Double Extend Beauty Tubes




I'm going to sound like a hypocrite, since only a week ago I went on and on about how Maybelline Lash Stylist is the best mascara out there and now here I am, about to say the same thing about another mascara: Loreal Double Extend Beauty Tubes.

But hey, like in science, there's nothing wrong with any particular theory... until the next one completely disproves it.

So here’s what the big deal is about this stuff, (since every single mascara on the market claims to lengthen, thicken and make it look like you’re wearing false lashes).
This is one of those mascaras you put on in two steps. First the application of a white “nourishing” basecoat, then the color, which literally covers your lashes like tubes. Then voila, noticeably longer lashes. No not quite what you see in the ads, but really what ever is?

My own theory: What helps make the lashes look so dramatic is that the white base coat is so pasty, the wand brush ends up curling the lashes upward with minimal effort.

(Note: This mascara and the primer must be brushed on in one broad coat each. No double dipping or you’ll get spidery, clumpy eyes.)

Beauty Tubes is one of the more expensive drugstore mascaras out there at $11, but if you’re in the market, it’s worth it.

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