Problem: mascara wand is completely coated with mascara, brissles not visible

[girl507]

My entire mascara wand is coated with a thick layer of mascara, the bristles are not visible and when I applied it my eyelashes got clumped together because the brissles were not visible so they could not seperate the lashes. How do I fix this situation? I know this is probably the wrong place to post this, but I didn't know where else.

 

[TISH1124]

Sounds like it's time to get a new mascara? How long have you had it?

 

[gigiopolis]

^ Mm, yeah, it sounds like your mascara is super old and dried up.

 

[girl507]

the mascara isn't dried up though...

 

[OfficerJenny]

My mascara tends to do that when it's old.

 

[TISH1124]

No but when it starts clumping on the brush that means it is time to get a new one...Normally with mine anyway ... Thats how I can tell when it's time to chunk it

 

[dominichulinda]

I know exactly what you mean..it's like overly layered w/ product ..like in a sloppy way lol...hmmm..my only guess is to store your mascara in a cooler location...heat my be up to high or something lol

 

[TISH1124]

I have purchased new mascara that was old ...at the CCO...when it starts to clump etc...It is old....I'm sorry,,,But that is just what happens...



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Clumping Mascara

When you find that you are having to brush the chunks off your lashes or mascara wand this is an indication that it is over or close to 6 months old and needs to get trashed or replaced. Mascara should be renewed every 3 months. Mascara carries bacteria especially when you expose it to air by pushing the wand up and down in the bottle.


This was taken off a cosmetic safety website...and I agree

 

[dominichulinda]

this happened to my colossal by cover girl ..the location where I had my makeup stash was too warm..next day location was cool...mascara back to norm. and that was a brand new mascara..unless they sold me an old one :/..but it was back to norm. never got overly sloppy (not dry at all ..just overly wet) I used it until the 3rd month came.

 

[MissResha]

if there's too much product on the brush, just slide it over the opening so that you remove some of the excess back into the container. i do this all the time.

 

[stacylynne]

That happened to me when I bought Dior show mascara. It was pretty new & that happened to me. I had to say good bye to this mascara

 

[girl507]

This actually happened with diorshow mascara!

 

[girl507]

This actually happened with diorshow mascara!

 

[MissResha]

damn that sucks....cuz thats some expensive stuff lol

 

[gigiopolis]

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Originally Posted by MissResha if there's too much product on the brush, just slide it over the opening so that you remove some of the excess back into the container. i do this all the time.

I do that a lot when I'm short on time, but then I find that mascara builds up around the rim of the tube and every once in a while you have to get rid of that gross dried up glob of mascara at the top! Yuck.

Maybe there was something wrong with the batch of DiorShow?

 

[widdershins]

That happened with my Maybelline Colossal as well. I think the little stopper around the wand popped off. I think I probably could have salvaged it, but it was really messy and I didn't want to deal with it.

 

[amberw]

I have had three Maybellline Colossal mascaras that have done this, I guess its some type of defect but if you screw it on again tight and unscrew it usually fixes, or has everytime its done it tome.

 

[JillBug]

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Originally Posted by widdershins That happened with my Maybelline Colossal as well. I think the little stopper around the wand popped off. I think I probably could have salvaged it, but it was really messy and I didn't want to deal with it.

the same thing happened to me with that mascara! there was obviously no stopper, and i didn't want to deal with the mess so i tossed it out and bought a new and different mascara. if i had known how easy it was to fix, i would have kept it.

 

[Tashona Helena]

omg my Colossal did this too. My DiorShow did this as well though. With the Colossal I was guessing it was the heat cause I used to leave my purse in the car at work. I would tap it hard on the dash and make it settle lol. I dunno if that's safe or w/e.

 

[miss_bailey]

Just take a tissue and wipe the brush then use as normal.