Maybelline Colossal Volum’ Express

This mascara really spoke to me when I saw the bright packaging at the local drugstore. The tube is quite entertaining with it’s neon yellow color. You know you can never lose it in your makeup bag! Reviewers are saying it is Maybelline’s answer to Cover Girl’s Lash Blast. I have heard many good things about Lash Blast, but I have not personally used it before so I can’t compare. When you first open up the Colossal tube (I got it in Glam Black - there is also Classic Black), there is a light fake rose scent, but once you apply it to your lashes - the smell disappears. To apply - I swept the brush upwards from root to tip in order to create dramatic volume. The brush is really soft on the eyes and it doesn’t flake. I just found it a little difficult to separate each lash using this mascara, but I used a separate eyelash brush afterwards to do the trick. It does give you a lot of volume, but I don’t think it gives you 9x the volume as it claims. If you want a really dramatic look, you need to put on at least 2-3 coats. I curled my lashes before applying this so the curl held up nicely. It is easy to wash off as long as you use eye makeup remover (I totally recommend the eye maker remover from Avon) and it doesn’t leave you with raccoon eyes (that’s a plus!)

tokyostargirl gives it 3.5/5*s

Today is my birthday…

and if you know me in person - you could say I am a lil wacky sometimes. I’d thought I’d celebrate my day of birth by leaving you all with this. I often give my friends advice from “weird” things that I’ve tried or learned from others that WORK. Most people don’t believe me, but if they trust me enough to - they realize that most of the time - no matter how wacky - it’s true.

I found this neat article that shows some wacky beauty tips that work. Who knows - maybe you’ll learn something new!

Wacky Beauty Tips that Work

by Eleanor Langston

You’ve been told this line before: “Okay, I know it’s weird, but….” What follows is a surprising piece of advice — about anything from clearing up a zit to taming a flyaway — that totally does the trick. Call it word-of-mouth beauty. Sure, these tips might sound strange at first (”You put diaper cream where?!”), but there’s a logic to them. We rounded up tons of such pointers (from pros as well as real girls) and tested them at Cosmo. Though a few clunkers had to be kicked to the curb, all the rest, presented here, are real gems.

1) Powder Your Roots
If your hairline starts to look greasy, dig up a big, fluffy makeup brush, and dip it into a pot of loose powder. Tap it once on the back of your hand to remove the excess, then dust it over your roots. It mops up oil and blends into your strands, so no one will know you didn’t shower.

2) Scent Strands with Perfume
Spray a light shot of fragrance into your brush’s bristles. Run it through strands from roots to ends and your hair will smell amazing throughout the day.

3) Cure Calluses with Vaseline
Slather on the petroleum jelly, and put on socks before bed to dissolve tough calluses overnight.

4) Spot-Treat Smudges
Dip a cotton swab in eye-makeup remover, and trace it along your lids to erase any slipups or goofs when there’s no time to redo your whole look.

5) Fix a Flushed Face
If you turn red and stay that way after exercising (like seriously red for hours, even though you’re healthy and hydrated), take an antihistamine like Benadryl when you leave the gym to reduce redness.

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