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The one beauty product I cant live without is mascara.

A collage of MAC Lash Dry Shampoo Mascara Refresher tubes with mascara swipes on a pink background

Mac/Bella Geraci

But also,huh?

Turns out, though,MAC Lash Dry Shampoo Mascara Refresherisnt a powdery spray at all.

At first glance, it resembles a typical black mascara.

A teal tube of MAC Lash Dry Shampoo Mascara Refresher.

Writer Elizabeth Denton’s lashes with hours-old mascara.

Layering new mascara over clumpy mascara is a recipe for, well, more clumps.

This depended largely on the perfect-shaped brush, two completely flat sides, and the right bristle rigidity.

In other words, your dried mascara from that morning could make your lashes more brittle.

Writer Elizabeth Denton before using MAC Lash Dry Shampoo Mascara Refresher.

Writer Elizabeth Denton’s lashes with hours-old mascara.

Its not a flaky formula, so I was intentionally a bit rough.

I even took a nap and rubbed my eyes.

By the end of the day, my lashes looked dry and stumpy they needed a refresh.

Writer Elizabeth Denton after applying MAC Lash Dry Shampoo Mascara Refresher.

Writer Elizabeth Denton’s lashes after applying MAC Lash Dry Shampoo Mascara Refresher.

And it washes off the same way you remove mascara.

Writer Elizabeth Denton’s lashes with hours-old mascara.

Writer Elizabeth Denton’s lashes after applying MAC Lash Dry Shampoo Mascara Refresher.

Elizabeth Denton testing MAC Lash Dry Shampoo Mascara Refresher.

Elizabeth Denton

If you didnt know any better, you might think you were time traveling back to the morning.

These results led me to wonder what is inside the formula.

The ingredients soften mascara so it can be reshaped.

Its now on standby in my purse, ready to bring on the drama.

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