Non-"crunchy" mascara

[MACaholic76]

I love mascara. Ok, I'm a mascara ho. There I said it.
After testing out tons and tons of mascaras, I finally figured out what I like. I find most formulas leave my lashes hard and crunchy. I love dramatic, crazy looking lashes, but I dont like that crunchy hard feeling.
One of them is L'oreal Lash Architect - love what it does, but makes my lashes hard. Same thing with MAC Zoomlash.
Do any of you guys have a favorite mascara that makes your lashes lush, with tons of volume, drama and all that, but doesnt make them crunchy? I'd love to hear your recs so I can...buy more mascara!
Thanks!

 

[nunu]

maybeline xxl intense mascara!! love it!

 

[MACATTAK]

L'oreal Voluminous Mascara...doesn't seem crunch to me & it's my favorite...so is Lancome Hypnose!

 

[MACaholic76]

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Originally Posted by MACATTAK L'oreal Voluminous Mascara...doesn't seem crunch to me & it's my favorite...so is Lancome Hypnose!

Oh, yes! This is one of my favorites also. But I like the Carbon Black best! I guess I'm just looking to cheat. Hhehehe. I bought the Hypnose but never even tried it and ended up returning it. Do you find the Hypnose similar to any other L'oreal mascaras?

 

[MACaholic76]

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Originally Posted by nunu maybeline xxl intense mascara!! love it!

Is this the one with the primer? One of my sisters swears by this!

 

[MACATTAK]

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Originally Posted by MACaholic76 Oh, yes! This is one of my favorites also. But I like the Carbon Black best! I guess I'm just looking to cheat. Hhehehe. I bought the Hypnose but never even tried it and ended up returning it. Do you find the Hypnose similar to any other L'oreal mascaras?

I think it would be most similar to Carbon Black Voluminous (my favorite as well). It's really lengthening and volumizing. I also really like Too Faced Lash Injection, but I really want to try Dior Show...I've heard a lot of good things about it

 

[nunu]

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Originally Posted by MACaholic76 Is this the one with the primer? One of my sisters swears by this!

yes it is the one with the primer. i don't use the primer though i just use the mascara itself. Not crunchy at all! it leaves my lashes soft and smooth! love it

 

[SweetCheeks]

I swear by Diorshow Mascara and nothing else now - it is my LOVE. I am also a mascara fanatic and nothing tops this stuff - apply very little and it goes a LONG way, doesn't make your lashes hard, in fact I have it on now and I am feeling my eyelashes and they feel feathery to me ... you can apply lots and it quickly goes to major dramatic too, and with that look may feel harder.

 

[masad]

maybeline xxl intense mascara and L'oreal Volume Shocking Mascara

 

[Kiseki]

I love Lash Queen Mascara, but if you over-apply it might stiffen them up a bit, however it's my HG for dramatic, that and Yves Saint-Laurent Les Faux Cils.

 

[COBI]

I don't know if it's crunchy or not; I've never had that feeling, but my HG mascara is Kiss Me by Blinc. I originally got it at a micro-pigmentation office (perm. cosmetics), but it is available at Sephora.

It creates little tubes that surround your lashes, and last through everything (tears, sweat, etc). I don't know how it works, but I swear by it. I have a tray full of MAC mascara's that I rarely use.

 

[thenovice]

Loreal Double Extend

Goes on like a gel, never crunchy, but silky smooth instead.

 

[Lipglass*Lover*]

*~*Diorshow Unlimited & MAC Plush Lash are a couple of my faves...I hate crunchy lashes too!!!*~*

 

[archangeli]

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Originally Posted by COBI I don't know if it's crunchy or not; I've never had that feeling, but my HG mascara is Kiss Me by Blinc. I originally got it at a micro-pigmentation office (perm. cosmetics), but it is available at Sephora. It creates little tubes that surround your lashes, and last through everything (tears, sweat, etc). I don't know how it works, but I swear by it. I have a tray full of MAC mascara's that I rarely use.

Kiss Me was my HG mascara until I discovered Imju's Fiberwig (you can get it at Sephora, but I just pick mine up in Hong Kong because it's cheaper

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It has beeswax in it which keeps the "lash tubes" from getting "crunchy" and it layers on itself a lot better than Kiss Me does.

I love DiorShow but I can't wear it for more than 6 hours because the natural oils from my eyelids break it down and I end up with horrible raccoon eyes. Even with UDPP on my lids this happens, so I save DiorShow for nights out, when I know I'll be home soon enough to take it off! LOL

 

[Kuuipo]

I do like Maybelline XXl,but when I want my lashes to look long and really soft,like they were extensions that were long without looking like they were mascara's I use Estee Lauder's brand. I have used a number of there different brands and they never are clumpy or stiff. That's one really excellent product they have going is their mascaras.

 

[MACaholic76]

Ok, so due to the overwhelming response suggesting Maybelline XXL I went and got it today.
I used it a long time ago but can't really remember how I felt about it.
Funny thing is my MAC manager went with me to Target and she could not understand why in the world I was so excited about a Maybelline mascara. Pfff...if she only knew.

 

[msmack]

hmmmm... I can't believe no one has mentioned Maybelline Full n' Soft? I love it! I also like L'Oreal Voluminous. I always have a tube of each. Never experienced any crunchiness. lol

 

[.k.]

how about clinque's high impact mascara?

 

[MACaholic76]

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Originally Posted by .k. how about clinque's high impact mascara?

I used this one and I am not sure what it was that didnt work - the formula or the brush. Basically I looked like I had 3 eyelashes...3 big thick lashes.

 

[MACaholic76]

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Originally Posted by msmack hmmmm... I can't believe no one has mentioned Maybelline Full n' Soft? I love it! I also like L'Oreal Voluminous. I always have a tube of each. Never experienced any crunchiness. lol

I tried this and think the problem I had is that it did not deliver the dramatic lashes I like.