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Some people love getting compliments on their hair, while others enjoy it when someone mentions that they have a beautiful smile. I personally beam with pride when someone calls out my lashes or asks what mascara I use. My natural lashes are blonde and don’t particularly accentuate my teal eyes, but if a mascara is able to enhance and define my lashes, I think it’s a clear winner (and confidence booster!).
That being said, I’m very picky when it comes to mascara. I strive for long, voluminous, fake-level lashes every day, and if a formula can’t help me achieve the drama I want, it’s discarded! You may be thinking, “Don’t all mascaras do the same thing?” The short answer is no; some provide a more natural, delicate effect.
For a mascara to earn a coveted spot on my vanity, it must do three things: It must expertly lift and volumize my lashes while providing flake-free definition. I’ve tried hundreds of formulations over the years and no other brand can come close to what Benefit Cosmetics has to offer. I go back to several of the brand’s mascaras regularly, but their latest offering – Fan Fest – has quickly knocked old favorites off my coveted pedestal.
Get the Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara for $29 at Nordstrom!
This all-in-one mascara takes elements of my other Benefit Cosmetics favorites and combines them into this eye-opening formula: Fan Fest provides the gravity-defying lifting effect that originally made me fall in love with Roller Lash; it increases the volume dramatically like Badgal Bang!; and this mascara makes my lashes stand up just like They’re Real! does. As if that wasn’t enough, Fan Fest also makes its own impression by fanning out each individual lash, giving the impression that I’m wearing false lashes every time I reach for them.
How can a mascara do so much? It has as much to do with the brush as the formula itself. The curved bristle wand engages lashes to lengthen and curl them from root to tip without the need for an eyelash curler. As the brush glides through the lashes, it evenly distributes the vitamin-enriched formula to create a doe-eye effect. I can tell a difference after just the first coat, and by the second application it looks like I just stuck on a new pair of fake polishes.
When I wear this (which, let’s be honest, is most days), people stop and ask what mascara I use. . . and in some cases they pressure me to reveal where I get eyelash extensions. Because of my job, I try a variety of mascaras, but Fan Fest still received top marks in my book. I’ll even go so far as to say that I think it is best mascara ever. Not all mascaras are created equal and I’m sure you’ll understand what I mean once you go through this. Experience the magic for yourself today.
Get the Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara for $29 at Nordstrom!