3/20/2016
New Careline Mascara Review
If properly groomed and on fleek brows can make someone look good, long and volumized lashes can also help someone look more fresh, awake, and shall I say, more beautiful :) On my end, I'm not really a fan of wearing mascara every single day. On regular days, what I do is just curl my lashes and that's it. I only use mascara on special occasions, makeup tutorials on my blog, and on days when I feel like wearing a mascara (which is very seldom) haha.
For the past couple of weeks, I've been seeing some of the newly packaged and formulated Careline products on Instagram and I got interested in trying a few of them. Since my Essence mascara has been with me for the longest time now, I decided to try Careline's New Mascara. I already tried wearing this mascara twice since I got it and this blog post will show you my thoughts on this budget friendly baby :)
PRIZE, WHERE TO GET, AND PACKAGING This Careline Mascara is priced at Php 95 with 9g of product. Careline beauty counters can be found in SM Department Stores, Watsons, and other leading malls nationwide. For the packaging, the mascara is housed in a cute plastic container with little white heart prints. I noticed that there were different colors for the packaging but when I asked the SA the difference among them, she said there's actually NONE. Oh by the way, let me just say that I like the wand of this mascara since it really does separate the lashes :)
See ingredients below:
If visible on your end, the label also states that this mascara expires 24 mos after opening it.
CONSISTENCY AND SCENT
The first time I used this product, I noticed that it does take time before it dries "matagal siyang matuyo" so if you aren't careful, the mascara may transfer on your lids and everywhere on your face :) I found a way for this not to happen, though. I'll discuss that below :) Now for the scent, it has this plastic-y smell but isn't that noticeable unless you intentionally smell it :)
PERFORMANCE
I know that whenever we buy mascara, we normally look at the volumizing and lengthening factors, correct? Now for this Careline mascara, I'd say that it does not give volume nor length- these weren't claimed by the product though so it's okay :) What this mascara does is darken and thicken the lashes. So if you want to achieve a wonderful looking curled lashes, you have to pair this mascara with a good lash curler. On my end, I use my favorite SanSan Lash Curler.
As mentioned above, this Careline mascara really takes time to dry and can be a little messy when not applied carefully. That being said, here's a tip I can share :)
Do the opposite in applying this mascara. What I do is apply this mascara first and wait for a minute for it to fairly dry. After which, I go ahead and use my current favorite lash curler from SanSan to curl my lashes. I do this technique because if I curl my lashes first, obviously my lashes would already be facing up, most likely touching my lids. Now if I apply this mascara, my coated lashes will surely touch my lids leaving unpleasant looking stains :) "Haay nahirapan ako dun pero sana gets nyo point ko :)"
I did the opposite way of applying the mascara here-> Mascara first, then curled my lashes after a while :)
For this image, I already did the regular way of applying a mascara-> Curled my lashes, then applied my mascara :) As expected, my lashes touched and stained my lids. I just used wet wipes to clean the stains.
LONGEVITY
For the two consecutive days that I have used this Careline mascara, I noticed that longevity wise, the mascara remained to look decent for 10 hours without scratching my eyes and without crying :) 10 hrs is the regular length of time I spend in the office.
FINAL THOUGHTS
For a Php 95 mascara, I'd say that this is an okay product for makeup enthusiasts who are on a budget. Students would also be the perfect market of this mascara. I believe though that Careline products are really made for the youngsters out there :) PROS 1. Undoubtedly affordable 2. Available in almost all malls near you :) 3. Longevity is good CONS 1. Needs a good amount of time to dry and can be messy if you don't know the perfect technique how to use the product. Yes, this mascara does not give volume nor length. This is also not waterproof nor sweat proof, but these functions were not claimed by this Careline mascara so I won't be including them on my CONS. Let me know if you have tried the same mascara and feel free to share your thoughts below :) See you on my next beauty review! -JEN- Like my FB page here to be updated on my latest blog posts. |
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