Review: Covergirl Lash Blast Luxe - Black Cabernet

I haven't had much luck with CG's original Lash Blast, so why did I purchase this? 2 things: Pink and Shimmer. If a product looked/has those things I'll pretty much buy it. Besides, I saw the Drew Barrymore ad in Glamour and thought she looked beautiful (advertising does help doesn't it?).

I got three colors: Black Cabernet, Black Platinum, and Black Royale.



Out of the tube, you can clearly see the reddish tinge of the mascara, along with the micro-shimmer. One thing that worried me was the glitter. I'm a contact lens wearer, now I'm not an extremely sensitive person, but anything that gets into my eye has got to be irritating.

Another thing is that I see clumps on the brush already, and it's a newer opened tube of mascara.



Well I have mixed feeling about this. First of all, the color isn't very prominent, but I guess it wasn't meant to be since in the name "Black" comes first. But then, it's not very dark either.

The shimmer is only mildly noticeable on the lashes despite them being bountiful on the brush. If you click on the picture above you'll be able to see flecks of it.



Like Lash Blast, it holds a curl some of the time, but also like Lash Blast, I find that it doesn't add as much volume as many other reviews say it does. Maybe my lashes are just too sparse~ :-( It seems like it adds less length that the original too.

I wore it for the whole and found that it held up pretty well. It didn't flake that much but I did notice some shimmer on the bottom of my eye, although I didn't feel any irritation. It defines pretty well.

I'll likely use it again, it's not too flashy so it can be everyday wear.