Today I'll be comparing Maybelline Cat Eyes Mascara Vs Active Girl Max Volume Mascara...May the best mascara WIN! :D
Bare lashes... Typical asian kind of lashes, straight lashes, sparse, lacks volume.
Curled with Shiseido Eyelash curler (my HG!!) 2 coats of Maybelline Cat Eyes Mascara.
Front view:
Side view:
Curled, and applied 2 coats of Active Girl Max Volume MascaraFront view:
Side view:
My vote:I would definitely choose Active Girl's Mascara. It holds the curl better, builds more length and volume. May be a little bit clumpy but that's because I had this for more than 4 months already. :x should be tossing it out soon. But I love it too much :(
Maybelline's mascara just didn't manage to hold the curl long enough. After a few minutes I could see that my lashes loses its curl :( and it doesn't build enough volume or length. It's a good "everyday" work mascara as it is cheaper. But if you are looking for something dramatic, I suggest you try other mascaras... Probably this would work better with Shiseido's Mascara Base as it holds the curl pretty well.
As for ease of removal, Maybelline's mascara is much easier to remove. As with all Japanese mascaras (I wonder what they put in their mascaras?!), Active Girl's mascara is a PAIN to remove. I would rub my lashes with Fancl's Mild Cleansing Oil (another HG of mine!) for about a minute or so, and I could still feel the curl intact! haha...it's like getting a perm :)
Packaging & brush wise, I love Maybelline's pink cap + comb type brush. Lesser mistakes with that :)
I hope you have found this review useful!! Will do more mascara comparisons if there are readers who are interested :D
thanks for the review Pris! happy that it's specially for me =) both mascaras looked really good! but i've never heard of Active Girl before. where did u get it from? it does really have curling effect. i still love maybelline though..hehe..looking forward to your Barry M post!
ReplyDeletedefinitely more vol n curl with Active girl, tho maybelline looks ok too.
ReplyDeleteThat was a good fight btw, I'm glad they didn't pull each others hair..or more like lashes ;)
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I actually like the Maybelline one more cuz it makes the lashes looks less "spidery" lol And I prefer mascaras that doesn't take an arm and leg to remove.
ReplyDelete@Jessy: I got the Active Girl mascara from bobodave.com :)
ReplyDelete@Cynthia: haha yeah...i'll probably use Maybelline's mascara for work.
@ Stacieee: Yeah! It's a pain to remove a super waterproof mascara! Especially when you're dead tired hahaha
Heheh I actually prefer the Maybelline on your better but of course maybe the other one looks better in person than on camera. I think the Active Girl one looks a little bit clumpier on camera. Thanks for sharing your review, I love mascara comparisons :)
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