All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors.
However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through links in this article.
Lately, basic staples have become the entirety of my makeup routine rather than supplements.
Devon Abelman/Allure
TheL’Oreal Paris Voluminous Noir Balm Mascarahas become my go-to eye product.
The process and its results were meditative and gorgeous but not so realistic anymore.
Now, I prefer speedy swipes of L’Oreal Paris' latest mascara launch before taking Scorpion on a walk.
The mascara on just one of my eyes.
How the L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Noir Balm Mascara Excels
The mascara on just one of my eyes.
In other words, Noir Balm is like slipping on a bralette instead ofa bra.
As far as I know, L’Oreal Paris is the first brand to refer to one as such.
Devon Abelman/Allure
That sounds like a disaster, particularly for those withstraight lashes.
However, Noir Balm truly feels featherlight on and won’t weigh down a single lash.
Noir Balm definitely has a certain stickiness to it that’s akin to a nourishinglip balm.
Devon Abelman/Allure
Typical mascaras, on the other hand, have more of a liquid lipstick-like texture.
I believe the balminess helps lashes look naturally fluffy and fluttery and keeps the pigment from flaking and smudging.
The formula isfree ofparabens and mineral oils, which is becoming more and more common these days.
It also has a super small ingredient list a move skin-care brands are often pulling lately.
Noir Balm’s ingredient list even reads almost like a moisturizer’s.
It also makes the formula feel richer and more concentrated, cosmetic chemist Ginger King tellsAllure.
Fatty acids stearic, palmitic, and myristic also made it into the formula.
As dermatologists will tell you, ceramides are fatty acids, so take that information as you will.
Then, I’m sidewalk-ready.
