Lighting Lash X Femme Couture

Hey my lovelies~ as you may or may not know, I recently received my October Glymm bag. Click HERE to read the product unveil blog. For the past few days, I have been eager to try out all the products that came in this month's bag~

One of the products I really like from the bag is the Lightning Lash by femme couture! 

I have never heard of the product or the company, but, after some digging, I found on Sally Beauty's website: "Femme Couture is a fashion inspired color cosmetic line with luxurious textures, broad shade ranges and eye catching palettes. Their high-quality, advanced formulas along with professional make-up artist tools offer infinite combinations with professional results. Femme Couture helps skin look naturally flawless, and the coverage is perfectly weightless."

Glymm claims that the product is worth $14, but it only retails for $8.99 online, which is very reasonable the price for a mascara.

 

I have used this mascara for the past few days, while it does not live up to Glymm's promise of amplified lashes, IT DOES NOT SMUDGE UNDER MY EYE and give me raccoon eyes!

Let's bitch about shitty raccoon eyes in the comment section below! 

I have combination skin, and is naturally oily around the eye area. I have struggled for years to find a mascara that does not smudge!!!! I even stopped wearing mascara for a long time to avoid the awkward  moment when people tell you that your mascara smudged again.... But with the Lighting Lash mascara, I wore it all day to work for two days, and it did not smudge at all! A huge huge bonus! So if you too struggle with the same problem, you may have just found you new LIFE SAVER!

The brush is skinny to say the least, and the brush does not have the bristles that a volumizing mascara would have, and I did not find the brush design to have any particular benefits.

 I have decided to use myself as a test subject to show you the full effect of the mascara. I started off with a clean face, no makeup, so that you can see the sole effect of the Lightning Lash mascara.

 And I just wave my little mascara wand to get beautiful lashes.

Here is a look at my lashes after applying the mascara. As you can see, it does look slightly lengthened, but the result is average, I have definitely seen better performing mascara than this. The mascara does clump a little, but I was able to comb through it with the brush. The formula is very pigmented and quick drying.

Here is a direct comparison of before and after~ In conclusion, I think it is definitely a good mascara. While it does not give an amazing lengthening result, it does make my lashes look somewhat volumized and lengthened. But the fact that it does not smudge is a big big bonus for me !!!

One last picture of me with my eyes open~ he he.. XD Let me know what you thought of the mascara~