Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara Review

I am a devout fan of Benefit's Roller Lash and I tried Better Than Sex to see if it could do a better job. Almost! It gives great volume to my lashes but I have to really push it to get the length I would get from RL and it can be a bit clumpy if I don't really brush the lashes out. It also smudges onto my under eyes a bit by the end of the day and looks like it doesn't stay on the tips very well.

This is my go to mascara in my make up kit. I love the length and volume it gives me, as someone with very blonde and straight lashes normally it's always nice to see them with some volume. I don't find it clumpy like other reviews have mentioned. While I do have some occasional smudging I find it's only when I've got a bad hay fever day and rub my eyes. Otherwise it stays put all day long. A gentle oil based makeup remover on a cotton pad and it comes right off at the end of the day. I'm looking forward to trying the waterproof version as well to see if that improves the hay fever/eye rubbing smudge aspect but all in all I absolutely love it.

To preface, I don't have a lot of natural lashes in both length and volume.

While the formula of this mascara is good and definitely gives me length and definition and lasts well, the brush is tricky if you don't have a lot initially to work with and can clump easily. For lashes like mine, a small slim brush such as Benefits They're Real is much better.

I have tried many mascaras, which often tend to make my eye lashes look cakey as if they have mascara piled on. However, this is the first mascara I have used that doesn't do that or crust off little pieces onto my face. It gives length, volume and deepness to the lashes which I LOVE. The only negative would be that it is not water proof so any rubbing instantly smudges it off onto the face.

Hi, I love Too-Faced products and while this went on great, it kept smudging throughout the day. Dam Girl is a better product, no smudges!

I was really excited to try this and absolutely loved the packaging and the tube it comes in, however, that's where my love for it faded.

I had to remove a lot of product before application, I did love the brush design and have since purchased a mascara with a similar brush.

The initial reaction was great, rich black colour and elevated my eyelashes nicely, however, over the course of the day it constantly flaked causing irritation to my eyes.

I was extremely disappointed and while I tried to use as much of the mascara as I could, it had to be in short bursts to avoid the flakiness.

I'm sad to say I can't recommend this product but may try it again one day (just in case it was a dud batch).