A couple months ago, Recycla reviewed eco make-up and listed some of the products she has used. Since that time, she has bought and used two different mascaras and thought she’d share her findings with you:
Larenim mascara in Jet Black — This mascara had the advantage of having absolutely no yucky stuff in it. No parabens, no phthalates, etc. Recycla loved the way the mascara went on and immediately made her eyelashes look So. Darn. Good. That was the good news. The bad news was that an hour later, her eyes looked like this:
Mmmm, not so good. Recycla wiped off the black stuff under her eyes and wondered if she had put too much on.
An hour later, Recycla glanced in mirror again and saw that she once again had Raccoon Eyes. Definitely not good.
This went on throughout the day. The next morning, Recycla put on only one coat of mascara instead of two, but still had minor Raccoon Eyes that day.
The next day, Recycla didn’t wear any mascara and instead went shopping for more.
Dr. Hauschka Volume mascara in Black — Recycla had read rave reviews for this product, which was the first good sign for her. The ingredients list for this mascara did not show any chemicals that would bother Recycla, which was the second good news. The third, and final good news, is that the mascara did not give her Raccoon Eyes! The one thing Recycla doesn’t like is that it still takes at least two coats of mascara to coax her eyelashes out of invisibility and then one more coat to make it even look like she did anything. Also, this mascara seems to take a little longer to drive, so now Recycla is having to do an extra mirror check to make sure she doesn’t have a streak of black stuff anywhere.
So for now, Recycla is sticking with the Dr. Hauschka mascara, although there is another one she’s heard of that she wants to try at some point.
To be continued…
