CoverGirl let your mascara talk.

If you know your dance music, you'll have probably guessed that this post's title is inspired by the RuPaul's Cover Girl. I've been obsessed with RuPaul's Drag Race for the last two months, I've binged on every season and have played every version of the game from classic to all stars.

Anyways, onto the review of the mascara sent to me to try out...

So I've used this mascara for about a month now and I have some thoughts on the look, feel and formula of the CoverGirl Super Sizer Mascara. I should preface this by saying I have not bought mascara (except for a tube of waterproof formula) in a very long time. I've been redeeming my Sephora VIB points and picking up samples for a few years now and I have no idea when the last time I bought drugstore mascara was. I was pretty excited to be sent this tube for review as a friend of mine once said:

"When it comes to the formula all mascaras are generally the same."

With that in consideration, it's really all about the wand right? GENERALLY!

It took me a while to get used to the twirling application that makes this mascara sing. It goes on dark and thick so mastering the twirl was vital to success. So a few attempts later I finally figured out a way to use it in a way that works for me. It's buildable, but you have to move quickly to get the separation you want before it dries and becomes a clumpy mess.

I'm not a huge fan of the wand; the bristles are a little bit too short for me. I prefer a longer bristle for my medium length lashes because my hands have a tendency to shake so when I bring the wand up to the ends of my lashes there's usually a shake and my lashes will group up and I look like a cartoon and not the big beautiful doe-eyed anime kind. Maybe this would suit someone with shorter lashes.

So yes, the formula is thicker, which means it's more of a gel-like consistency which I generally prefer for its more precise and quicker application. Throughout the day, the mascara stayed mostly where it should be but by the 10th hour, it was smudging into my eyes and it was so painful. This problem can be fixed with a top coat of waterproof mascara (don't worry the formula will still be easy to remove but will have a longer wear, just be careful that your lashes don't clump up, because that's not a cute look). Or you can remove and reapply if you're doing the whole day to night thing (in which case the packaging is a little annoying to carry around depending on what your purse real estate is looking like).

A few weeks in, the formula got clumpier and drier, a quick fix for this is a few drops of eye drops down the tube with a shake and stir, suddenly it's good as new! Just make sure your eye-drops aren't expired.

For my return to drug store mascaras, the Cover Girl Super Sizer was a solid offering. Probably will not buy again because the brush wasn't a great option for me, but I'll definitely explore what the CG brand has to offer in a wider brush.