If eyes are truly the windows to the soul, than mascara is the designer drapes. For many lash deficient ladies mascara is THE indispensable beauty product. In search of a product to highlight these baby blues, I tried lashblast Luxe Mascara by Covergirl in black platinum. Despite using “luxe” and “platinum” on the packaging, at $7.95 this stuff is cheap. The claim is that you get a “blast” of volumized lashes with a hint of luxurious shimmer. In order to get said blast they give you an applicator brush big enough to scrub bird shit off of your car windshield.  

The color was a good old basic black, but the only shimmer I saw was from my earring as I swung my head around to try to catch a glimpse of the elusive packaged promised platinum. As far as mascara goes it did define my lashes and was slightly less crunchy than a Birkenstick wearing, Berkely political science major on Earth Day.

Rating 1 carat: If the old adage you get what you pay for is true, than I figure Covergirl owes me about $2. 

Try Covergirl’s original Lash Blast, we’d give that one about 2 carats.