I know this seems counter-intuitive, but when it comes to my eyes, I don’t want to risk it with a natural product that hasn’t been through the rigors of big beauty brand testing. As far as I’m concerned, waterproof mascara is the devil’s work. Not only does it make lashes dry hard, spiky and linger, despite repeatedly attempts to remove it, for days after the fact, you can rarely find a formula that looks natural after applying more than one coat.
Even now that I’ve found a mascara that works for me—Maybelline Lash Discovery in Very Black, though this is an entirely subjective choice—I’m still keeping my options and my eyelids open, searching for a consistently irritant-free formula that my eyes can take. My eyes are so sensitive, even the non-waterproof variety has become a special-night only beauty staple, which I promptly erase with a gentle makeup remover as soon as I get home.
And in the meantime, of course, I’m wearing plenty of blush.
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