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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Alicia
Posted at 05:18h, 29 JanuaryI love a mascara that gives amazing length and thickness without clumping and flaking and that has a bit of shine to it as well. if this can do that I’ll need a lifetime supply please. trying new mascara is exciting.
Thian
Posted at 05:18h, 29 JanuaryGood mascara must not smudge and flake…I believe Loreal mascara will one of the good mascaras…
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cindy quisenberry
Posted at 05:34h, 29 JanuaryMascara addict here! I love the colors for eye color. I also like the length and the sparkle idea is out of this world! Would love to win this. Another great thing is the price. Other companies would charge $20 for this.
Calla Walker
Posted at 07:26h, 29 JanuaryI would love to try LOreal Mascara!!!!
Linda
Posted at 08:17h, 29 JanuaryI’m game to try this new product! I’m always trying to find a good mascara! Love the idea of doing the tips of lashes w/another color!