I got this tube a couple months ago, so it says "Lash Out," but the picture on the L'Oréal website just says "Voluminous Butterfly," so I guess they changed the packaging. I don't understand the point, but whatever.
I'm kind of late on the review train, especially on this product. I know there was a lot of hype when it first came out, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to add my review, since lashes are such a varied part of the face.
This mascara has a rubber brush that has two "wings" that are supposed to help fan your lashes out at the end to get a butterfly effect. Honestly, I think the wand looks like a butterfly, but the effect is cat-eye amplifying lashes. I don't think that the shape really did anything for application. I just move it to different angles until all of my lashes look the way I want. Since the brush doesn't really matter, the formula is what is going to either make or break this mascara.
This has a very wet formula. It's so goopy that it forms peaks at the end of the brush when you take it out of the tube (as pictured above). The shine of the product on the brush also attests to the formula's er... wetness. Because of the abundance of moisture, it takes a bit more effort to build. It can be done, but to get the level of drama I like, it takes about two coats and a lot of brushing through to make sure the lashes are separated and where I want them. That being said, let's take a look at what it looks like on my lashes.
Here's my lashes with the mascara freshly applied at about 8:30 am right before I went to work:
And here's my lashes at around 5:30 pm, after work:
The longevity of this mascara is impressive. The curl is the same, the length is the same, and there are practically no smudges at the end of the day. And my mascaras get a true test of wear since my job is more active than most, and sometimes it gets hot. I've never noticed this mascara having smudging issues, and that's a huge bonus in my book. Of all the mascaras I've got going right now, this is at the top when it comes to staying power.
Unfortunately, there are some real deal breakers for me. It finally hit me that there was a connection between my eyes bothering me and wearing this mascara. I never thought I had sensitive eyes, but this formula really bothers them! Ever since I stopped wearing this, my eyes have been a LOT better.
Another problem with this mascara is how it wears off. When I keep it on and then take a shower, it smears into my eyes and creates strings of black goop. The mere fact that a foreign object is in my eye is bad enough, but the formula makes my eyes BURN. Even when I removed it before hand with makeup remover, it still created strings no matter how tightly I shut my eyes while removing it. There was no winning! It was a pain every night. I need to be careful from now on, because I think there's a connection between wet formulas and formulas that create strings. Maybelline's The Falsies also did that when I removed it.
Needless to say, I don't recommend this mascara on my own experience. But none of the reviews I've seen ever mentioned the problems I had, so maybe most people won't have a problem with it. If you have sensitive eyes, though, I would proceed with caution.
I hope you're having a great summer! School isn't too far away! Aaaahhhh! I need to start preparing for that.
~Stacie
