Maybelline's The Rocket or Essence's I Love Extreme Crazy Volume Mascara ?

I haven’t really written about make-up before because I think it is very subjective, so this is only my opinion. Having said that…I have been trying out Maybelline’s The Rocket for months now and comparing it to Essence’s I Love Extreme Crazy Volume Mascara.

My pet peeve with mascara is clumping, I really like definition with my mascara so it looks more natural looking & subtle.  I think The Rocket gives you lots of volume but falls short with not clumping.  When I apply mascara I usually apply one coat then follow up with another coat.  With this mascara I have to go in with another mascara on the second coat to separate the lashes.  I like things simple & I don’t want to have to use 2 different kinds of mascara, so when someone recommended it I picked up Essence’s I Love Extreme Crazy Volume Mascara.  It did the trick for me; I curl my lashes and apply 2 coats.  With both mascaras they were not water-proof but they stayed put all day and were easy to remove, so that wasn't a factor.  Both mascaras have short plastic bristles but the Essence bristles are slightly farther apart, thicker and longer.

If definition and volume is important to you and don’t like clumping, give Essence a try, you might be surprised with the quality!

I picked up Maybelline’s The Rocket at my local Walmart for $6.96 and Essence’s I Love Extreme Crazy Volume Mascara for $4.99 at my local Shopper’s Drug Mart.  I am now testing out Covergirl's Clump Crusher.

Maybelline Color Show 'Polka Dots'

I picked up a couple of polishes from the 5 piece 'Maybelline Color Show Polka Dots' glitter collection.

Blue Marks the Spot has a blue jelly base with black and white multi sized glitter.  I used Bikini So Teeny by Essie as a base colour.  I used 2 coats of glitter for a decent coverage.

Dotty has black and white multi-sized glitter in a orange jelly base. I used Fear or Desire by Essie as a based colour.  I ended up applying 2 coats of glitter for pretty good coverage.  All I can think is Halloween when I see this!

I liked these glitters...they were easy to apply, not too gloopy. I passed on the remaining polishes of this collection as I already had very similar indie brand polishes.