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Look Into My Eyes!
- by Marisa
- May 28, 2008
I’ve heard (as you probably have) that the eyes are the windows to the soul. If that’s so, then I think such important windows ought to have some extravagant exterior shutters showing them off!
Way back in the early 80s I fell in love with Ultima II Falsies mascara. It made my lashes thick and long and as close to a false eyelash look as I’ve ever seen. And then Ultima II stopped making my absolute favorite mascara. I’ve been on a quest to find my Holy Grail mascara ever since.
I’ve tried ModelCo (not bad), KissMe mascara (interesting “tubes” coating each lash), DiorShow (not impressed at all) Jane (cheap but actually good), Rimmel (another cheap but good one) and dozens of others. But I wasn’t looking for interesting, not bad or even good. I was looking for WOW! FANTASTIC! I was looking for the ultimate in eyelash dressing.
And now I’ve found it.
I took the kids to the mall this weekend and while they played glow-in-the-dark miniture golf, I headed to Macy’s for mascara. I know that Lancome makes excellent mascara but it always dries out too fast. The only brand at this particular store that I hadn’t tried was Shiseido. So I set my sights on Shiseido. I requested a false eyelash look and Cindy, the Shiseido Consultant, worked her magic.
First, I love that Cindy looked to be around my age. Some of the makeup lines seem to employ younger girls and while they’re very nice, they can’t possibly know what it’s like to have 50 year old skin. I like looking into a face that is close to my age and looking fabulous.
As for the products, Cindy understood exactly what I wanted. She understood that eyelashes begin to thin out as we age. She understood the look I wanted. So started off with the Shiseido Mascara Base, a gel that goes on clear. I’ve always used a base but every base I have (at least 4 right now) is a cream base. They all work the same so I didn’t expect this one to be very different. Oh, but it is!
Even though you can’t see the Mascara Base on my lashes, you could see that my lashes appeared longer after one application. That alone surprised me. I never would have guessed that a clear gel would make my lashes look longer.
And then Cindy applied Shiseido Advanced Volume Mascara. OMG!! Just one coat of this unbelievable mascara made my lashes look so long and thick that I could have sworn they were fake. I was totally blown away.
Naturally I bought both the base and the mascara on the spot. Then, on my way home, I began to have a little bit of buyer’s remorse. I wondered, what if the mascara flaked all over my face? What if it smeared and gave me raccoon eyes? What if taking it off was so hard that my eyes became irritate? Maybe I should have worn it for the day, taken it off that night and then gone back to buy it the next day.
I needn’t have worried though. This mascara over the base stuck to my lashes and wore like steel. Taking it off was a cinch. My typical method is a little Extra Virgin Olive Oil on a cotton pad to gently remove all eye makeup. The Shiseido mascara came off easily.
Ignore the age spots and fine lines, and behold the lashes that don’t disappear!
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Hello young lady, because I have lost all my hair, nose, brows, and eyelashes. I just think I’ll take your advice and go over to my department store and check this out. By the way I just received my fifth chemo and one left…
It should still take a few months after chemo before the hair comes back. The weirdest was the nose hairs..
Hope all is well with you…I’m feeling more normal…
Dorothy from grammology
remember to call gram
Very pretty. Wow, the previous commenter makes me count my blessings.