Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara Review

My friends rave about this mascara so much that they purchased it for me. I don't know what all the fuss is about. I liked that it is animal friendly - huge plus. But as a product I really didn't like it. I found it gluggy and the brush too soft with bristles that kept glugging and going in all directions, not helping application. I loved the presentation of the tube and the branding is clean and attractive. But the glugg was just gross and the brush, frustrating. If you want an animal friendly mascara that IS THE BUSINESS. Try Eye of Horus, of Natio. Both of those rock. But this one, I am not a fan.

I am on my second round of this mascara. I think it is reasonably priced compared to some of the other brands in Mecca at around $36 I think. I had heard that this mascara had left some fall out under the eyes but when I tried it I never had this problem. It is a thick brush that really adds volume into your lashes and makes them pop. I have only found when getting to the end of the tube, it’s starts getting abit chunky. But a tube lasts a long time!!

This mascara is so nice and extremely black, makes my lashes so full and thick and it lasts for ages. It did clump my lashes at first(dipped brush back in the tube a few times and that’s totally not necessary), but it’s easy to find the right balance as to how many strokes you can do before it starts clumping the lashes. It doesn’t crumble throughout the day, but sometimes I get it on my eyelid while applying and it needs to be cleaned asap, otherwise it dries on the skin. This clumps up the lashes, but another stroke with the mascara brush and it’s fixed. I now never double dip the brush because it’s such a wet mascara, it’s enough to do both lashes for me, I might have to start doing that when it starts running low, but so far it doesn’t look like it wants to run out soon and I’ve only got the travel size.

Terrible. I got this thinking it would be amazing. I have quite long lashes but this just clumped and made my eye lashes look like spider legs. Terrible. I wouldn't recommend nor would I repurchase. I guess on the flip side, the emptier it got (yes I carried on using it, this girl doesn't have that kinda money to be throwing it away) the better it became. It still left black fibres under my eyes. And I still had to use my empty mascara as a spooley to de clump it.

As much as I try to avoid hype, the many good things I had heard about this pushed me to buy a duo pack from Macy's when I was in LA a few weeks ago. The duo pack came with a travel and full size and this review is on the travel size.

Aside from the name (which I think is hilarious), the packaging is something I really like. It looks and feels luxe with a rose gold kind of tube. Both the travel and full size feel quite weighty and like they are made from metal as opposed to plastic.

The brush is the real star here - it's totally unique. It is difficult to describe and is probably best Googled, but it looks scary. It is rather spikey which is a bit confronting but it works its way between your lashes to ensure an even coat.

I find that this creates a lot of volume in my lashes as well as length, but it doesn't really hold a curl. Even if I curl my lashes prior to using it, this formula doesn't really hold my lashes up. I wish it would as curled lashes are something I look to achieve in a mascara, as opposed to length or volume. However, if these are things you do want in your mascara then this might be one you'll like.

The formula is super black and pigmented, has no scent and doesn't feel overly wet. It dries fairly quickly but it (sadly), flakes on me :( this is the only downfall of this mascara aside from it not holding a curl. Unfortunately the fact that it flakes means I won't purchase it again. I'm hoping it is just the travel sized one I have that flakes, and not the full sized - as I do really like this mascara! Idomakeup on here suggested I use it for my top lashes only but I have found that even using it just on those it is flaking.

Aside from that, it is easy to remove and it makes my lashes look thicker and longer. Given the flaking issue and the fact that it doesn't hold a curl in my lashes, I won't be paying what the rrp in NZ is.

While I love this mascara it does not live up to the hype.

I brought the small bottle to trial it and while I definitely love what it does it is rather flakey once dried and I always end up with flakes under my eyes and looking like my bottom lashes have disappeared within a couple of hours.

I have heard the waterproof version is better for not flaking but haven’t been game enough to try after this one.

I still do use this mascara most days as I love how it makes my top lashes look but I will apply another mascara to my bottom lashes.

Now 8 years ago this was so good. It would lift lashes and stay all day but now it seems flaky during the day it starts flaking into my eyes, it doesn’t lift my lashes like it use to. It’s like the formula has changed. Definitely don’t recommend.

This mascara is my jam! It is my absolute favourite mascara so far. It makes my lashes look huge! The formula is great, its not too dry nor too wet and applies really well. The wand is a bit big so the product does transfer to your eye lid which is a bit of a pain. It doesn't come off easily so you do need a good eye make up remover for this.

I bought this overseas after seeing much hype around it and not being able to find it here. It's certainly not cheap and looks fancy. To use however I found it oversized, the wand wirey (mind not to scratch yourself) and the mascara clumpy. Will not be repurchasing.

I have a sample sized tube of this mascara, i bought it with a bronzer mini off trademe. I've heard so many differing opinions about it. Some people love it and others hate it. I love too faced in general though so it was something I really wanted to try. To claim something is better than sex is a rather extreme statement. Maybe it depends on what type of Sex? I don't know but I best not go off on a Tangent!

This mascara comes in a pretty metallic pink tube. I'm pretty much always sold on pink items so that is definitely a plus for me.

The mascara wand is enormous and hour glass shaped. There's pluses to it being so big, in that it will be build volume faster but cons are not getting the teeny lashes and I always make a mess on my eyelid. Anyway, the formula is on the drier side which I prefer and it's a very black formula.

The first time I used this, I fell in love. With hardly any effort, I had really long and full lashes. I have stumpy lashes so it usually takes forever to build up half decent ones. The big downside for me though is wear time. This flaked so badly on me after only a few hours and also transferred on my upper eye area too. I've used this heaps since then but the same thing has happened every time.

I think this would be good if you only needed amazing lashes for a few hours. I honestly love the effect so it breaks my heart that it doesn't last. Just as I'm writing this, I'm wondering if there is a waterproof version because that would hopefully be longer lasting! Anyway, I'll use the rest of my tube but I can't see myself buying this again.