Mascara Monday | Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara

It’s been ages since I did a Mascara Monday post, and even longer probably since it was a good old drugstore buy. I decided to give another mascara by Essence a go, you may remember I’ve raved about the budget brand before in . This time round I went for the Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara, because anything that claims to mimic false lashes is right up my alley. Here’s how I got on…
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Now moving on from formula my fourth and final point is the wear time – here’s where it faltered. I noticed the mascara built up well, though felt a bit heavy after the second coat. My left lashes also wilted their curl a bit due to this (for some reason only my left eye likes to do this, which is bloody annoying!). Because this is a drier formula I was worried about flaking, and rightfully so. By the end of the day I had smatterings of black flakes under my eyes that didn’t want to wipe away without a bit of smearing. Thankfully it really was truly the end of the day and a good 8 hours in, but they’d obviously been there a while by the time I got to a mirror. I didn’t notice any smudging in the corners or transfer onto the lid, but the flaking was enough of a bummer for me. It’s worth noting though that I tried layering this over top of another mascara to give it a bit more oomph and it didn’t flake then. So perhaps it just doesn’t like to be built up much on its own. 

So final thoughts are this – for $5 the Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara is a decent mascara. It builds up really fast and is super black, however, it is not a long wear mascara in my opinion due to the flaking. I feel like this would be one that would dry up quickly too due to the drier formula, so keep that in mind when purchasing. I loved the look of it on my lashes, just not when I noticed the speckles underneath.