L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara Review

L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara

I don't set high expectations on many mascaras no matter the brand, be it high end or drug store as there have been more flops than hits. Like many women, I have a bag full of tubes used a few times, tried again and set aside out of disappointment.

While giving it a fairly serious amount of consideration and after reading Patty Therre's dead-on review of L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara I decided to bite the bullet and give it a try. As I'm not a huge fan of L'Oreal mascaras I usually don't buy them.

I was totally intrigued with the spherical brush, was it going to apply the mascara easily or would this be a frustrating endeavour ?  Well, it was neither difficult nor frustrating to apply, it was actually a lot easier than I ever expected considering how different the application brush is. It's fairly small so it does reach all the tiny lashes without having to work too hard at it. I began by using somewhat of a windshield wiper motion and watched as my lashes came to life and suddenly looked much longer and fuller. I was careful to take my time but found that the brush is made in a way that you really do have to use it vertically for maximum results. It applied to my bottom lashes with a little more effort but the results were equally good.

The Mascara formula is not bad, it certainly does lengthen but  it didn't provide a tremendous amount of volume. Like Patty, I found that it does get a bit clumpy with use and I had to wipe the brush off once with a tissue before continuing. I found that 1 well applied coat was enough to achieve long, dark fringy eyelashes. I wanted to see if I could go a bit more dramatic and added another coat before the first dried, it added a bit more wow-factor and drama, a good look for an 'evening out'  face. I wouldn't venture to use a third coat as I could see it would make lashes look gloppy or clumpy defeating the entire purpose to begin with.

My overall take on L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara?  I think it's certainly worth a try, it stayed on until I took it off, I didn't see any flaking, I curled my lashes prior to application and it held the curl very well, it didn't make them droop which in my opinion is worth the price of admission.

I'm giving this product a strong 4-stars, aside from the clumping issue during use, and the fact that a little more volume would be nice, it's a good mascara that I will highly consider buying again. Thanks for  "taking one for team" Patty, you convinced me and now I'm a believer !