Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara

Women wade (often endlessly) through the saturated beauty market in search of a signature scent, exact-match foundation, wear-with-anything lipstick. My investigation into some of these goods is still open, but when it comes to mascara, the tests are done and results read.

There are different lash looks, so let me clarify my priority: volume. Benefit's BADgal Lash Mascara's big brush delivers first-rate fullness to appropriately accent larger, darker features. Though the packaging doesn't call out a curling function, lashes are unmistakably uplifted after a few coats. 

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BADgal creates the same movie-star moment as fashion magazine favorite Diorshow, for $6 less. And if — like me — you're using two tubes to attain the desired effect (Clinique High-Impact to curl and lengthen, Maybelline VOLUM' Express to plush-it-up), you're paying a greater price for what BADgal gives, all-in-one. 

Case closed.