The Queen is dead: Long live the new Queen!
really?
Let's read on...
Plump & lenght is what I needed: Or, since I've been in post-eyelash-extension Limbo of really short eyelashes for a couple of weeks.
Kate Mascara base (old version, shorter name) has been my saviour for the last time I went real-lashes again. Naturally I wanted to try out their newestestestest version too: Kate Lash Maximizer Eyelash Plus.
In the first place it was Tomato/Tomato: what's the difference?
Ahh, Fibers...Like fibers in my bread I actually think they can benefit the health looks of a person. But not all fibers have the same fiber-ness so let's discuss Kate's Eyelash Plus (New) for this.
The key to a good eyelash product with fiber is that they
- should adher right WITHOUT mid-day flaking
- should lenghten the lashes in a similar direction (no droopiness, and do not have a dirty mind over this remark)
- Not too long nor too short (or thick)
- No irritation from wearing them
- adher quite coherently to most lashes
And Kanebo Kate also added a version that has a black fiber on a whitish base: Brilliant.
Does it work (or do 1-5 apply?)
First I think the white base in both primers are exactly the same: that's a good think as I really like the formula to keep the curl, add length and thickness too.
- Yes, perhaps because of the white base or the mandatory normal mascara on top, but it stays (and I've been having crumbly fiber symptoms with MM Lash Meister, blah)
- Sorta, I pre-curl my lashes and it follows the upward movement, only with a tiny droop. Now you can say that I'm too perfectionist and nobody else would notice...but then I'm a beautyblogger so I do notice.
- Yes, quite miniscule that gives about 1 mm extra
- Irritant-free
- Somewhat, it misses some lashes and it is not that easy to focus on each lash because they are so miniscule.
Do I prefer the new formula (with fibers) over the old?
Yes & No
The new formula with fibers does add more lenght than the older formula: For the time being I needed extra lenght to compensate for the eyelash-extension breakage. The lenght that the eyelashes give is not dramatic but just enough to have longer eyelashes. However, seen in step 1-5 I do not think the lashes give the most perfect extension as they are 1. slightly droopy and 2. do not adher to every single lash by themselves: and manipulating them by tweezer is almost impossible.
Thus when my eyelashes are their original length again I prefer the older formula Kate lash base: The white formula is already quite lenghtening & thickening and keep the curl like no other base I encountered. Minus the possible irregularity of the fibers.
Conclusion:
I will stick to the older formula when my lashes are their original length again, but it still makes a reasonable alternative to lengthen & plump your eyelashes when they are on the shorter side.
Availability:
I bought both on Adambeauty: The new Lash Maximizer formula over here & the older lash base over here
Availability:
I bought both on Adambeauty: The new Lash Maximizer formula over here & the older lash base over here