Max Factor Lashfinity 3 Day Mascara (Day Two)

I woke up this morning with my lashes all stuck together, great start isn’t it? I haven’t even looked in the mirror yet. I felt my lashes and they were quite thick and dry. So here we go, I had a look in the mirror and the mascara hadn’t smudged, however they looked really clumpy.

I managed to separate my lashes with my fingers and that seemed to do the trick. I am still impressed that the lashes are black and the colour hasn’t worn off during my sleep. Time for the shower test.

The instructions say that this mascara is ‘Life Proof’, so that should mean I can wash my face, as well, you can’t go on in life with a dirty face can you? I didn’t hold back, I scrubbed my face like I had a point to prove with my face wash and dried it off. Here there was a little smudging but not too much, just under my lower lash line.

I did my make up as normal and headed out for my day. It did feel good going out without having to put mascara on. I asked my good friend Fiona to honestly tell me what she thought of my mascara today. And well her face said it all. I said “does it look like I put this mascara on yesterday?” With her nod I was gutted but was in agreement. Part of me thinks that it looks like I forgot to take it off following a heavy night’s drinking sesh and just rolled out of bed late for work or a lecture or something.

I think the worst part of it is that I found it frustrating that I couldn’t take it off because it’s a 3 day thing and I’m intrigued at the outcome. I wouldn’t have chosen to go out of the house with these lashes the way they were. They weren’t shocking but when it comes to mascara I have high expectations. I don’t think they have maintained their shape, the intensity of colour is still present but they do not have the same wow factor of a fanned lash I loved after the initial application. To give Max Factor their credit, it has survived for about 36 hours and does look acceptable. I’m not sure Fiona would have thought anything of my lashes had I not pointed out I was on day two of this experiment…. maybe she is just too nice to me haha. I don’t think it’s that bad considering and maybe I’m being a bit too critical. The technology is pretty impressive.

This photo was taken after my morning shower to give the most accurate look after sleep and after washing my face. On to day three….

Max Factor Lashfinity 3 Day Mascara (Day One)

OK, so face washed. No traces of yesterday’s mascara and no moisturiser. I’m ready to go. This one coat is going to be difficult but, I want this to work, so I’m doing what I’m told.

The brush on the wand is the old fashioned style I like, but it’s really big and the other end holds the remover so this brush is really heavy. Better get working out before you use this. The product is quite gloopy too so make sure you try to leave the excess in the tube, do this by just popping the brush part back through the catch, not the whole length though.

So I start applying, you can get quite an intense look with this brush, you might need to use all of the product on the brush but I’m happy with the look. Thank god for the remover though, as it does go everywhere, all over your upper lid, even on the brow bone, well it did with me anyway. All you need is a cotton bud or Q-Tip and it comes right off.

Both eyes now done, I do notice that the product is quite sticky, I can feel my eyelashes trying to stick to the lower lashes. I don’t like this feeling. However, when dry this goes away.

I’m quite impressed, I was worried one coat wouldn’t be enough, but it’s fine. This is day one, so I’m hoping I will still be all smiles tomorrow.

Max Factor Lashfinity 3 Day Mascara

Today is experiment day my friends……

The fastest growing trend in cosmetics at the moment is longevity of the product on the skin. Everybody is doing it, from the highest of high end products to your every day high street brands. We find ourselves working longer hours, partying harder and becoming more financially savvie that we want good quality products to last us until it’s time to wind down in the evenings (or mornings, by the time you’ve dragged yourself out of the club).

Mascara is my favourite item of make up, it would be my one luxury item on a desert island. I’m like a magpie when it comes to the latest must have mascara, my eyes widened at this 3 day mascara, could it be? Is it true? Well I’m about to find out.

This mascara is expensive (£18.99), especially when you notice it’s Max Factor. This product needs to be special for Max Factor to justify Benefit, Clinque, Bobbi Brown prices. So, the words on everybody’s lips, ‘Is it?’

This mascara comes with a laminated instruction guide. It promises a brand new technological advance that brings longwear lashes to cosmetics. They claim this mascara is ‘Life Proof’. You can live your life while not having to worry about applying mascara every day, you can sleep, shower and rub your eyes and it won’t budge.

So here we go. In order for this to work you need to make sure your eyes are free from product of any kind, just wash your face with water and apply no moisturiser. You are recommended to only apply the one coat. Gosh, this is going to be hard. The other end of the mascara I must say comes with a remover, and this is the only way this product is coming off. No amount of face wash or make up remover will do it, as claimed. I will post like a diary entries for each of the three days so you can really see how the lashes are holding up.