Mascara Showdown

Mascara-Showdown-HeaderIf there’s anything I don’t need with finishing off my makeup, it’s definitely mascara. I don’t know why, but it’s one of my two favourite makeup items to own/purchase. That, and of course my ultimate favourite: bronzer. As a little girl, I use to flutter my lashes at my parents friends who came over. They always complimented me on my eyelashes, and to this day when I don’t wear mascara people still compliment the ol’ lashes. K, is that weird? Enough about that.

I guess I enjoy mascara because when I do wear it, it almost looks as though I am wearing false eyelashes. To an extent, I suppose. So I thought I’d combine a few of my favourite mascaras into one post, and show you before and after photos of each one and let you be the judge on what one is your favourite.

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Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer

Burberry-Eyebrow-DefinerAround the same time I picked up both the Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer from an online Sephora order, and the Tom Ford Correcting pen (see my review of that here) unexpectedly when I was outlet shopping around my birthday.

I’ve been giving my holy grail ‘brow product (Dior brow styler that I love) a break to try out the new Burberry product I purchased in May. I mean, I’ve even taken the Queen B out of my everyday makeup bag to give the Burberry one my full attention.

Burberry-No-29While I’m really fond of the Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer in the colour No. 02 Sepia, I still think it takes a bit of work to build up the colour in my brows since it applies so lightly onto the skin. It’s a hard decision for me to say whether or not I prefer either or. I do love the ultimate precision I get from the Dior pencil due to how thin it is, but the colour is a lot more ashy in the Burberry’s Sepia.

I always like to post before/during/after photos to show you how it truly works. So let’s jump on in.

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