blinc Tubing Mascara, Black 0.30 Fl Oz

This Mascara is AMAZING. I have tried many different mascaras over the years since I tend to have a big problem with smudging under my eyes throughout the day and the fact that I was a competitive swimmer and always in the pool. I could never find a happy medium, regular mascara would smear under my eyes throughout the day and would run all down my face during swim practice. Waterproof was too hard to remove and I found it actually made my eyelashes fall out and become thinner over time.( I later learned from a makeup artists that this is because it smothers your eyelashes and when you rub hard to remove the mascara you are actually pulling your eyelashes out.)I had tried all different brands, from expensive designer mascaras at Sephora like Dior and Bobbi Brown to Drug store brands like Maybelline and NOTHING worked. Until I found Blinc. Blinc is basically a happy medium between waterproof and regular mascara. You get the all day stay in place wear like waterproof mascara but you also get the easy clean removal like regular masacara. Where Blinc is better than any other mascara is that when you remove it it does not come off in the same form as when you put it on. It comes off in tubes. yes tubes. It will freak you out the first time you take it off because you will feel like your eyelashes fell out. Instead of having smudgy mascara all over my sink and face after I washed my face at night I had nothing left. I literally threw away all my eye makeup remover because I had no need for it anymore! I have also noticed that since I begun wearing this mascara about 8 months ago my eye lashes have thickened and lengthened. I think this is because once you paint on the mascara it hardens and forms a tube around each eyelash instead of smothering it which allows your eyelashes to continue to breathe and grow throughout the day as if you were not even wearing mascara! The only down side that I can find about this product is that it is very wet when you first apply so you might have to wait a few extra seconds before opening your eyes very wide so that you do not get black marks on your eyelids. I highly recommend this product. Since starting to use it 8 months ago I have bought it again and all of their eyeliners. I have also turned 4 of my friends and family members onto it and they all swear by it now also!

*This is a review of what was shipped to me, NOT of the product itself*I've been using this mascara since it was first called Kiss Me and imported from Japan, so for over 15 years. It's the only mascara I use. I certainly know all of the versions/packaging/appearances that have come out over the years. The CURRENT version should be a tube that is sealed full length with the perforations to peel and open. This sealed tube arrives inside a screw top aluminum cylinder. What I received was an unsealed tube in a small, worn, bent up cardboard box instead of the aluminum tube. Blinc has not distributed the mascara in the box in YEARS. For a second I thought maybe they were going back to the box, but I inspected the mascara itself (unsealed) and I believe not only was it old but that it had been used. The formula smelled funny and was watery. Back to Amazon it goes. I included a note in the packaging about this so it doesn't get thrown on a shelf and mailed out to someone else. I can't imagine where this old tube was hiding for them to pull it out, but the appearance alone of cruddy packaging should have been noticed before it was shipped out.As far as the REAL mascara goes... still love it. I'm not one to try and build up tarantula legs on my face, not sure this product will do that, but I have medium-long natural lashes and a couple quick swipes does the job. I don't have to touch my eyes for the rest of the day, removing it is as cinchy as they claim, and no racoon eyes or dusty little bits flaking off. From now on I'm going to go back and purchase from Blinc's own site. If someone not familiar with the product had received what I did they would have thought it was garbage, and rightly so. Additionally there is a high risk of infection when using old eye makeup. I'll wait the extra shipping time to be sure I get what I am paying for.

Tired of using any special make up removers at the end of a 12 hour work day? Start with changing your mascara to Blinc. This is the EASIEST mascara to remove. I have unfortunately long and straight thick based eyelashes that quickly taper to a long barely visible point. All other mascaras I have tried, which have been MANY, tend to clump, apply unevenly, weigh down the artificial curling from my eyelash curler, or won't last beyond 2-4 hours without "shedding." When I find one that does survive these factors, it requires an unholy concoction of chemicals to remove (with a few eyelashes). Not Blinc.Things to know:*A fresh bottle lasts me nearly 8-10 months of 4-5 days per week use before it gets that sticky feeling at the end of my lashes.*It is NOT particularly thickening. While it helps with my thin ends due to having long lashes, it does not make them anymore thick than other mascaras. I do not use mascaras marketed for volumizing, so take that for what you will.*The applicator is this partly sinusoidal shape which doesn't do much to help with actually applying over other shapes. However, the applicator is wide enough with fronds long enough to get down to my bases without overapplying to my ends when multiple passes are needed--a huge plus.*If you have long eyelashes, apply quickly and with multiple coats so you get adequate tubing. If you stop part way and then restart later it could get sticky, clumpy, or apply strangely, even on a fresh bottle.*If you get it on anywhere you don't want, it's totally fine. Let it dry and then you can scratch it or push it off very easily with tweezers or a fingernail. It won't leave any black smudges!I have used this mascara for the past 3 years and don't plan on stopping anytime soon. It might not be for everyone but it's perfect even for those who have 5-8 minutes to put a full face of make up on in the morning.