One of my biggest beauty gripes is that my lashes refuse to curl. There’s some length there, but they just jut straight out. Amongst the sea of mascaras that have promised to give me long-lasting fuller, longer, and more voluminous lashes (you know, the whole “Lash Extensions in a Bottle” moniker), when paired with my trusty lash curler, very few ever truly live up to those claims. So to my pleasant surprise when testing October launches, I’ve discovered one that actually delivered. Meet my new favorite mascara: the Colorescience Total Lash Mascara.
This mascara truly works wonders. You not only get color, but it is loaded with nourishing ingredients that really take care of your lashes. “As a tubing mascara, Total Lash Mascara, has the best of both worlds: it will coat and wrap each individual lash for a full day’s worth of wear, and it will also come off easily with a gentle cleanser warm water,” writes ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon, Dr. Tanya Khan, MD, in a mass email talking about the launch.
According to cosmetic chemist Ginger King, most mascaras, which are made with wax and emollients, are safe to use for lashes. But if you happen to have sensitive eyes, it’s worth looking for formulations that will be easy for you to take off easily and help you avoid excessive rubbing, etc. and have clinical testing and ophthalmologist tested claims that they won’t cause irritation or negative side effects.
This mascara’s main ingredients include peptides and panthenol and it is labeled as prostaglandin-free. According to King, the peptides, which include a myristoyl pentapeptide-17, help with lash growth while the panthenol, which includes pro-vitamin B5, nourishes the hair. Something that is labeled prostaglandin-free is tested to not cause irritation on the skin.
While it’s definitely easy to wash off and hasn’t irritated my daily contact-wearing eyes, what impressed me most is how much my lashes have changed. After a week’s use, I noticed more definition after curling my lashes. A month into using it, there was a bit more length. Three months and I’ve noticed my lashes looking more full without having any product on. A true beauty god-send. So if you’re looking for a new mascara, give this a try. I’ll be finishing the last drops of this while also silently petitioning for Colorescience to explore the eye makeup space more.
