Bye bye high end, Hello drug store – Mascaras

As promised, here are my favourite drug store mascaras that will make you think twice about buying high end again.

L’Oreal False Lash Flutter £10.99

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This is my current fave mascara. It gives you the most delicate, dark, long lashes imaginable. What makes this mascara worth it? Check out the wand. The brush is a medium length plastic one which curves out at the end. This allows the outer corners of your lashes to elongate and just flutter giving the illusion that you have extensions. In a word? Extraordinary.

Barry M Lash Vegas £6.49

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If you do not own this mascara, shame on you. This mascara actually wins hands down against any other mascara I’ve ever tried and I do mean any. With two coats you have the carbon black lashes that are endless. The brush is spiralled, which enables lashes to be coated individually and separates them without clumping. Your lashes will really look false, without being fake looking. Oh yes, it’s possible.

L’Oreal Mega Volume Miss Manga £8.99

So much hype surrounding this mascara, of course I got sucked in. I bought this mascara simply because it promised that lashes would look like that Japanese manga look which is so popular. Did they look manga. No. But still a nice mascara, the wand has a little bend towards the end by the brush so that you can manipulate the wand to get into all of the lashes and create the lash effect you want. What I will say is that this isn’t for the novice for this reason. To get the managa look, you need your lashes to be separated top and bottom, this mascara doesn’t do that, you can only achieve it with falsies I’m afraid.

17 Va Va Voom £6.50

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This mascara is a good, cheap mascara for every day. The brush is that wide kind that I like which gives you nice length while making lashes look really thick and luscious. Not too much else to say, I’d compare Va Va Voom to the DiorShow, do be careful not to load your lashes too much or it could end up looking like your lashes are dry and stumpy. A negative for me is the packaging. But if you’re not fussed by that, a good choice.

Max Factor 2000 Calorie mascara £6.99

This mascara has always been my go-to mascara for when I need a fail safe mascara. The brush is quite thin, but it has bristles rather than that plastic type which gives your lashes a great fullness. This mascara has won many awards year after year and was a finalist in the beauty insiders awards in 2013. Your lashes look voluminous, thick and very black. I love this mascara, everyone should give it a go.