It's sad really that my epic search for the perfect concoction has taken so long and all the hundreds (yes, hundreds) of dollars spent testing blends and wands that never quite fit the bill, but I'm pleased to say that I am running out of mascara and I can think of nothing else but the same little silver and pink tube of Fairydrops Scandal Queen.
photo courtesy of Sephora
So much has been said about this Japanese import, but I'd like a moment to wax poetic about the mascara that has concluded my years of research. No, back up a bit. Let me walk you briefly through my lash saga.
My eyelashes mirror my pin-straight hair in all aspects except that where my hair is dense and thick, my lashes are hopelessly sparse. Sparse, stubborn, short and reluctant to curl. Instead of framing the windows to my soul, they seem to shade them. So, the minute I started shopping for my own mascara (as opposed to stealing from my mother whose beautiful, open lashes need only the slight prompting from drug store brands), I turned to department store beauty counters for my cure. My first love was Lancome, of course. The posh French brand has always appealed to me. After a few years of heavy Lancome use, Definicils mostly, then Hypnose, I ventured out.
I tried...
- Dior DiorShow Iconic Extreme (Great mascara, hard to remove)
- Givenchy Phenom'Eyes (sadly, such a let down for me, both the 360 brush head and the formula)
- Imju (which has since changed to d.j.v beautenizer?) Fiberwig (lengthens but that's about it)
- Two Faced Lash Injection (doesn't hold a curl)
to name a few.... Like Goldilocks, I found everything lacking.
Enter Fairydrops Scandal Queen: the brain child of Japanese TV personality Aya Yasuda with a patented brush that helps to fully coat the lashes. Water resistant, sweat-resistant, formulated without sulfates, phlalates, GMOs, etc, this little tube is worth every dollar. I have been wearing the mascara on my eyes for about 36 hours (I didn't wash my face last night, I was lazy), and it still holds a curl. I use my Shu Uemura curler to crimp it, swipe on two or three layers and I'm good to go. I can sweat, swim, and rub my eyes. It doesn't irritate my contacts and it only comes off at night when I wash my eyes with warm soapy water. And when it does finally relinquish its hold, it comes off in those lovely little tubes (like Fiberwig) and not a big raccoon smear.
LOVE. Yes, let me emphasize that edithLOVES Fairydrops Scandal Queen. After years of searching, my Japanese peepers have found their favorite mascara and I cannot be more satisfied.
Hope my journey helps you just a bit. What do you use?
xo,
Edith
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