I know it's been a while but I'm back! This time with a mascara review :) I'll be comparing L'oreal Miss Manga Mega Volume Mascara (€13.49) with Catrice Ultimate Lash Multimizer Volume Mascara (€5.39).
The first major difference is the price. Granted you'll always pay that little bit extra for a more well-known brand but sometimes it's the lesser known brands that actually have the better products; it's all about trying new ones!
I had bought the L'oreal Miss Manga Mascara after I had heard people raving about it since early this year and at first I must say I was pretty impressed! It's not a bad mascara at all with its pretty pink and black packaging and the bend in the wand allows for easy application. The product itself does stay in place all day and I've never experienced any 'panda eye' effect with it which is always a bonus! My only critiques would be that it seems to dry up a little faster than some other mascaras, meaning you'd have to repurchase it more frequently. And being €13.49 I could think of a few other things I could be spending that money on - that's almost three Gingerbread Lattes from Starbucks!
The next mascara is Catrice Ultimate Lash Multimizer. I only purchased this one recently as I was looking for a new mascara and picked it up in a local chemist. I really hadn't been expecting much from it as I have purchased cheap mascaras in the past with less than satisfactory outcomes, but when I tried this out I was genuinely surprised. It really did add volume to my lashes and the looked completely different to when I had used the L'oreal Miss Manga. The brush is big enough to coat the lashes without leaving clumps behind and making the lashes stick together, which is great! It also has the same lasting power as the L'oreal and no panda eyes either!
It just goes to show that expensive products aren't necessarily the best!
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