I was channel surfing a couple of days ago, and I saw a commercial for a new
mascara. Now, usually, I snicker at the claims, (Curl activating! No clumps!
Wont' smudge! Lifts and Separates! Er, wait.) but I was intrigued by this idea.
Mascara made with natural ingredients. Hmmm, ok, I'll give it a shot. So, I went
to my neighborhood Target and picked one up.

Something you should understand up front is that I wear mascara every day.
Other than some concealer and the occasional lip gloss, it's the only thing I
put on my face. My requirements for a good mascara: stays put when my allergy
eyes act up, doesn't irritate my contacts, will stay put all day, yet come off
when I ask nicely, and inexpensive. (I spend my money on books and clothes, not
makeup.) I can usually get one or two of those, but never all of them. So, I'm
willing to give a new product a try, but I'm pretty skeptical to their claims,
especially if there are "sciency" words involved that make little to no
sense.

Intrigued? I bought Loreal
Bare Naturale Mascara.

The verdict? Awesome! I expected it to be a nice color
and I even thought it would leave my lashes soft and natural feeling, but I was
sure I would be wearing it on my cheekbones by the end of the day, if it didn't
rub off altogether. I was wrong.

I put it on this morning at 9:30am when I got to work. (I slept late and
didn't have time for much of anything this morning.) What sort of test did it
pass? My allergies were acting up something fierce, I had itchy eyes and throat
all day. I had 2 hormone-induced crying jags, and it was so hot, at one point I
was afraid my shoes would melt. Let's just say that there was a lot of sweating
and leave it at that, shall we? When I finally got home at 8pm, (yes, 12 hours
after I left), it was still there and where I left it. Touching my lashes, I can
hardly tell it's there, and it only cost me $7.99. All requirements met, can't
beat that. So, here's what I say....if you like the natural makeup look, this
one is for you. It's my new favorite for every day wear. No kidding.