That was around 6 years ago.
And I have bought Japanese mascaras over this period of 6 years, but I rarely utilised them because the truth hurts: they are a bitch to remove, even with specialised Japanese make-up remover (I SLAP YOU FASIO, YOUR EYE MAKE-UP REMOVER FREAKING SUCKED).
A few months back, Watsons had their members' preview event and of course because of my lovely schoolwork, I had to give it a miss. There was a big hoo-ha about the new Dolly Wink Mascara + Eyeliner set, and so many beauty bloggers were raving about the set! Of course, this calls for a wake-up call. I NEED A NEW WAND OF MASCARA.
This set retails for S$29.90 at Watsons islandwide. It was out of stock a few weeks back at prominent stores like Ngee Ann City branch, but I bought mine this week there and there were a lot of them in stock! SO GO GET THEM NOW! :)
The packaging is just major chio. Japanese cosmetic brands really put a lot of time and effort into their packaging. Everything always look cute or glamorous.
The smaller tube is the eyeliner that came together with the mascara in the set. That will be reviewed in a later post (which will be above this post, and which means if you read from the first post onwards, you have read the review on the eyeliner! HALO TO YOU! :D)
The wand is a strange one. The tapered brush shape at the tip allows for "easy application on the lower lashes, creating generous volume on the lower lid that is key to achieving the dolly look". Yes, that was word-for-word plagiarism from the above description.
Sadly, I have not tried the tapered tip on my lower lashes. I'm quite sure that it will work wonders though, because it worked wonders on the upper lashes!! This mascara made me a Japanese mascara CONVERT.
Let's see how it really works on my lashes! Note: I have curled my lashes using my Shu Uemura Lash Curler.
I apologise for the blur photo above. DAMMIT. But at least you can see how voluminous my lashes has become, and the formulation actually helped to keep the curl. Many mascaras just have weird, runny formulation that WEIGH DOWN the lashes. Boo those mascaras.
Let's take a look from the side!
Yes, I know it is gorgeous.
NOW LOOK AT IT FROM BELOW.
Nope, I don't really have such long lashes. This is the length given after two applications of the mascara. Quite impressed actually. HEH.
SO WHAT DO I THINK OF DOLLY WINK VOLUME MASCARA?
Formulation: It's the magical formulation of being in the middle of runny and dry. If I can use the word semi-molten to describe the formula, I would, but I can't since that will anger all the language hardcore fans out there. I shall leave it as being THE PERFECT FORMULATION which is not too liquid-y, and not too dry. Dry enough to hold the curl, liquid-y enough to prevent "spider lashes" from occuring.
Application: It was a breeze. Sometimes mascara wands have fat centres and those are the culprits for transfer during application - you try to apply as perfectly as possible, then you realise, URGH I have mascara on my eyelids too. The wand body for this mascara is a straight one (I shall refer to it as a boyish shape, compared to others which are more curvey, DO YOU GET IT NOW), and so application is less of a hassle since there's less risk of transferring to the eyelids now.
Longlasting?: YES IT IS. And I swear there is NO FLAKING AT ALL. This mascara is just magical in all levels. I applied it at 10 in the morning, noticed a little little less curl at around 2, and then when I removed it at 8, IT WAS STILL INTACT, NO SMUDGING WHATSOEVER.
Removal: Of course, I had to bitch about the same old thing. It is really quite hard to remove. However, the Biore Makeup Remover that I reviewed a few weeks ago is awesome in removing this! :)
HALO HOLY GRAIL JAPANESE MASCARA! :)
