Let me begin this review of Lash Blast by Cover Girl, a new mascara that they have apparently spent loads of money on advertising with Drew Barrymore as their spokesperson, that I am still and will always be a die hard user of L’Oreal’s Lash Out mascara. That said, I wanted to buy this mascara and try it out because I have to admit I was intrigued by the commercials and thought that maybe it might finally bump me onto something new as far as mascara was concerned at least.
Now, the first thing I noticed about Lash Blast was that it is in a ridiculously large tube. That I do not like, because the wand part that you hold with your hand is so big that I find it difficult to work with. Then again, to be fair, I’ve used Lash Out for so long that I’m used to it’s slender, ribbed wand and find that to be easier to use. Some people may find the larger wand grasp fine, and even prefer it though. The packaging for Lash Blast is also pretty flashy and I have to hand it to them for marketing here, it does get your attention when you’re browsing down the makeup aisle!
Now, onto the review of how this mascara actually works. Lash Blast has a large lash wand too, the part with the brush is much thicker in diameter than most mascaras, and I think that’s part of the design to get more plumping power, so I recognize the effort. It also does have several small bristles which helps lend to the thickening, lengthening and separating aspect of mascara application that makes it look good and makes you lashes really stand out. Another good point for this mascara!
Althought the brush design may be good, I felt like I had to apply this many times over each time I used it (I used it about five times so far, accounting for the fact that mascara usually requires some loosening up when you first buy it, just like Lash Out does too, you have to give it time to build up on your brush in other words).
I didn’t like the fact that the formula didn’t seem to want to adhere to my lashes very well and that I had to keep wiggling it up the base of my lashes several times to even get any kind of definition. Therein lies the problem with Lash Blast – I think it’s the actual formula that is sort of weak on this product, not the package design or brush. All in all, you can get defined lashes by using it, it’s just time consuming if you’re impatient. I still am a staunch follower of L’Oreal!
