Best Budget Mascara: Community Knowledge Project

| April 1, 2009 07:00 AM | Posted in budget beauty, beauty advice

Great mascara—one that darkens, lifts, lengthens and even curls—is a makeup must. It can be tempting to want to buy fancy mascaras that promise model-worthy lashes. But for those of us on a beauty budget, finding mascara that performs can be downright difficult. Lucky for us, Maybelline comes to the rescue with their classic pink tube of never-fail Great Lash Mascara for just $5. One swipe on our lashes and we’re left with bigger, better, more-beautiful eyes.

What’s your pick for best mascara on a budget?

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| Posted by The Budget Fashionista

Member Comments

April 1, 2009 Chessmont wrote:

Most of my favorites are a couple of the Cover Girl Formulation, one is Lash Blast; the other is Fantastic Lash - it is not dramatic, modets-looking lashes for work or every day. Simply will not rub off! I also like the old standby L’Oreal Voluminous (grey tube?) I use all the versions in waterproof.

Great Lash isn’t on my list - just doesn’t work as well for me as the others… even in Waterproof it flakes off.

April 1, 2009 cleverlycharmed wrote:

Rimmel London
-Sexy Curves Mascara
-Glam Eyes Mascara

Also L’Oreal Voluminous did a pretty great job too. I just usually stick to Rimmel London because their mascaras haven’t disappointed me yet!

I’ve tried Maybelline’s Great Lash Mascara before and I was actually very disappointed, what with all the hype about it and everything. It’s a very thin formula, or at least it was like that to me.

Oh once I bought Jane Max

April 1, 2009 cleverlycharmed wrote:

Oops I guess my whole comment didn’t get posted. I was just saying that I bought Jane Max Lash 2 for really cheap at a drugstore and it was also pretty good and didn’t make my lashes brittle either

April 1, 2009 rld513 wrote:

I love Maybelline’s Full n Soft. I think it’s mainly a lengthening mascara, but you can completely build up thickness. It’s around $5-6 as well.

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April 1, 2009 Shopsista wrote:

Great Lash does nothing for me..nothing.

I will be honest, I will tweak my budget to pay $18 for Lancome Defincils. I’m sorry that is the BEST mascara in the world..makes me look like I grew lashes overnight.

April 1, 2009 annieo wrote:

I have tried the Maybelline kind, but I don’t like it at all. Maybe I kept it for too long (how long does it take mascara to dry up?), but it got really really clumpy and unusable. Also, I didn’t like it because it smeared REALLY easily (and sometimes I got marks just from blinking….), resulting in raccoon eyes.

April 1, 2009 bunnybri wrote:

I’ve never been a Great Lash fan, it’s too thin and smear-y. L’Oreal Voluminous is probably the best at the drugstore, but I use Clinique High Impact…it’s a little pricier than drugstore versions but it’s about the only department store makeup I use regularly. For a very good list of best products on a budget, look up Paula Begoun’s Cosmetics Cop website, www.cosmeticscop.com. She has done her homework!

April 5, 2009 thelaurabelle wrote:

Ugh, Great Lash. Overrated.

Try Cover Girl Volume Exact.

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