28 Jan Review & Giveaway: L’Oreal’s new Double Extend Illuminator Mascara
L’Oreal’s latest mascara to be added to the lash lengthening buffet table is its new Double Extend Illuminator. A lash lengther on one side with an illuminating, almost mace-like wand (remember Givenchy’s Phenom’ Eyes?) on the other side gives you stiletto length, sparkling lashes.
The premise is for “noticeably illuminated eyes.” The formulation harvests the power of pearls (pearls are also getting huge exposure in the spring makeup department this year). This is a light-reflecting mascara that highlights flecks of colors found in the eyes, and there are four different shades specifically designed to suit your eye color:
1) Black Copper (for Blue Eyes)
2) Black Bronze (for Green Hazel Eyes)
3) Black Quartz (for Brown Eyes)
4) Black Crystal (for all Eyes)
This is a two step process, with the first step being a lengthening mascara and the second step being the Illuminating Top Coat. There are pearl-infused tones in the top coat and the sphere-shaped brush allows these pearls just to be applied at the tip.
Our Review
I am a big fan of L’Oreal’s Double Extend mascara in general. It REALLY does extend your lashes and you end up with some serious length. That said, I felt the “Illuminator” quality in this mascara fell a tad short of my expectations. I wanted my lashes to be much more sparkly than the result, but I was enormously pleased at how thick and long my lashes became (note: this is not a volumizing mascara).
The mascaras retail in drugstores now for $10.95 each.
But seeing is believing, dear readers, and without resorting to Latisse, it’s pretty fabulous to walk around with such a lash length. So, with that in mind we’re giving away TWO new tubes of the Illuminator Mascara to two lucky readers.
Simply enter a comment below to tell us what ASPECT of your mascara you most love (bonus points for sharing this post with your friends on Facebook).
And rock that length and shine!
– Charu Suri
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Tammy S.
Posted at 09:07h, 29 JanuaryIt sounds like something I would like to try. I wore glasses for years, so didn’t really play my eyes up, now that I have had correction surgery I like trying things that will play them up.
Cindy
Posted at 11:09h, 29 JanuaryI was looking at this at WM the other day. I like to get a good deal when I buy something new. I wear glasses and like to find a way to make them pop. Winning one of these would be great! Thanks for the opportunity. I shared on FB, also.
karen race
Posted at 12:03h, 29 JanuaryI use the regular double extend in the blue tube. I have turned so many people onto this. When I wear sunglasses my lashes get so long they touch the lenses. It makes me giggle eveytime.
Yvonne G.
Posted at 12:18h, 29 JanuaryMy lashes are short and NOT at all noticeable without mascara. I am always on the hunt for lash-lengthening mascara and L’Oreal’s products are the best I have found. I would LOVE to try the Double Extend Illuminator for Blue Eyes!!!
Lea
Posted at 12:29h, 29 JanuaryI would like to win the mascara.