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Benefit Cosmetics/Design by Bella Geraci
Sure, some go the distance to make lashes look long… and longer (and even longer!
TheBenefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascarais changing all that and taking our lashes in an entirely new direction.
At this point, you’ll want to forget what you know about mascara.
Stables before and after using Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara.
When we brushed on Fan Fest, wealmostdidn’t recognize our own lashes.
Here,Allureeditors share why they have been fangirling over this mascara since their first swipe.
Lengthening Mascara, Badgal Bang!
Stables before and after using Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara.
“We designed our brush and formula to give a fanned-out effect.
‘Fanning’ means expansion.
To achieve this horizontal definition, the brand created a custom wand with a 40-degree bend.
Blay before and after using Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara.
“Some brushes are too big or too small.
It has a wave pattern to it that helps evenly distribute the formula on the lashes, explains Helfrich.
About the ingredients
A mascara wand doesn’t work like magic without what’s inside the tube.
Dall’Asen before and after using Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara.
What’s especially unique about Fan Fest is its finish.
This adds to the fanning effect.
One coat was enough to separate each hair and give me a my-lashes-but-way-better effect.
Trakoshis before and after using Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara.
I swept the extra formula remaining on the brush across my bottom lashes.
Homidi also suggested extending the wand “outwards on the corners for a sexy kitten lash.”
I didn’t have to comb through clumps.
I wasn’t wiping away smudges under my eyes.
Stables before and after using Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara.
When I went to touch up my makeup in the afternoon, my lashes hadn’t lost any volume.
By the evening, when I was ready to wash off my makeup, the same was true.
This loosens the mascara and when swiped, the mascara comes off.”
And Gowers said her trustedPond’s Cold Cream Cleanserdid the trick.
And just like that…
I broadened my mascara wardrobe.
Blay before and after using Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara.
Fan Fest successfully completed the mission.
Dall’Asen before and after using Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara.
I’m happy to report I’ve been proven wrong.
Trakoshis before and after using Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest Mascara.
That said, I don’t like them looking overly clumpy.
For me, Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest was love at first stroke.
Lengthening Mascara, Badgal Bang!
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