Sep 23 2009
L’Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara
Honestly, before receiving the mascara, I have no idea how it looks like. But from the email I received, it raved that the L’Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara has become a household name in the United Kingdom (UK).
Unfortunately, our L’Oreal don’t currently carry it here in Singapore.
Anyways, the moment I received the mascara, the first thing that comes into my mind is that I have seen such a mascara before – Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes Mascara. The L’Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara has the same spherical brush as the Givenchy mascara. Now, unfortunately I do not have the luxury to try out such an expensive brand.
Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes MascaraBut fortunately for you dear readers, I am lucky enough to try the L’Oreal version.
It is said with the revolutionary brush (Spherical and Flexi-Globe Brush), it is possible to apply the mascara to every angle to reach every last lash for a completely fanned-out explosive effect. It even reaches hard to reach corner lashes.
After trying the mascara myself, I now understand why the mascara is such a phenomenon in UK. My lashes are longer and thicker. Although, at first try, I had a slight problem – the mascara was gooey and clumpy. But I managed to overcome it after swiping it off with tissue. My next few tries went on pretty smoothly.
However, you need to get used to the spherical brush (I have always been a fan of thick conventional mascara brushes). At the end of the day, the mascara stays on well and doesn’t smudge. But becareful when you start tearing, it doesn’t get along well with tears.
Before and After
Before
After
The mascara formula is made of soft-wax system of paraffin, jojoba oil and Pro-Vitamin B5 for lash conditioning. It is also suitable for contact lens wearer such as moi.
With a bargain at USD9.49 – out in November 2009, definitely a mascara to look out for. Let’s pray and hope that it will reach our sunny shores soon.
Nur @ ilovelookinggood
Lift and set comb lifts for extra curl and separates for the look of much lashes. Contact Lens
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I was so excited after seeing the commercials that when I finally found it I purchased 12 wands. I have 5 daughters and myself and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to find it again soon.
My daughter who tried it first called me to sy she felt like her eyelashes had been glued shut. Then my other daughters called to say it was tooooooo clumpy and gooey and their eyelashes wert sticking together.
When I used it I ended up looking like I had only 3 lashes.
The idea sounded good and the idea of the sherical wand was great just the fluid was like glue. My daughters and I are avid users of l’oreal and will continue to use your products but boy did I waste my money. It just needs a little perfecting.
Carmen Blake
2505 N. Davin Lane
Wichita, Kansas 67226
Nur: Hi Carmen, thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately, we’re not from L’Oreal, and I do agree that the brush takes a bit of getting used to. I still prefer conventional mascaras.