Today we popped into Wal-Mart to get some “groceries”. I use
quotations because this almost always results in very little grocery buying and
a lot of silly stuff buying, especially make up! So I walked over to the make
up aisle just to see if there was anything new. I happened to see that
Covergirl had a new mascara called Flamed Out. I figured why not pick it up and
do a first impressions post on here! So, here are my first impressions of the
Flamed Out mascara!
I was immediately drawn to the packaging. It was a super
bright orange with hot pink little “flames” on it. Super cute! Especially
considering Covergirl doesn’t have the jazziest of packaging for their
mascaras. So, for $5 and some change I figured why not. So already I really
liked the packaging and the price. So far so good!
Then I got it home and immediately tore open the packaging.
One thing I noticed right away is how wide the mouth of the bottle is. Usually
they taper inward so that you cant see the contents inside the bottle. This one
you can see straight into it. The first thing I said to Dillon “Well, this is
going to dry out quickly”. Obviously it will be some time before I can say that
with absolute certainty, but with the contents right there exposed to the open
air with no small closing, I feel its going to happen. Another issue with the
open mouth bottle is that the brush comes out super coated with product. Like
way too much! I had to scrape it off on the sides just to get a handle on the
brush. I don’t like doing that. Wastes product and I feel is unsanitary. So, I
am already getting a little disappointed with this product.
Then I put it on. And I got disappointed all over again. It
was thick and clumpy to begin with. I worked at it go smooth it out, put a
second coat on it and was not overly impressed. It just looked like my lashes,
but way fatter. And I like length; don’t we all when it comes to mascara!?
Didn’t add a lot of length at all. And it felt so heavy on my lashes. I will
say this though; it means it when it says waterproof. I didn’t jump in a pool
or anything, but I did have to fight with it on removal. The brush, when I
finally got the entire extra product off, was really nice. The shame was good.
I wish it were tapered a little at the end to get those tiny baby lashes in the
corners of my eye.
So maybe this mascara, with its bright orange and hot pink,
belongs out on the beach or by the pool. I might keep using during the summer
on those days when I don’t want to put on a full face of makeup but I don’t
want to look like I have no lashes. The waterproof would be good for those days
I think.
Overall: Cute packaging, poor bottle structure, okay brush,
pretty good staying power, unimpressive once applied. D+
Hope you enjoyed my first, first impression!
-K
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