Elizabeth Mott Black Volumizing Mascara – Smudge-Proof, Lengthening Fiber Formula, Hourglass Wand – Clump-Free, Water-Resistant & Cruelty-Free – Safe for Lash Extensions, Long-Lasting, Full-Size 8ml

This mascara is superb! It works better than most of the premium brand mascaras I have tried and lasts all day. I have long lashes, but they’re blond so mascara is a must for me. Unless it’s waterproof most mascara gives me raccoon eyes because my lashes touch my lids. This mascara stays on all day -I’m a surgical nurse so I’m wearing a mask and goggles most of the day so I need mascara that lasts- but comes off easily with soap and water.

I used to sigh that I was doomed to be perpetually raccoon-eyed whenever I wore mascara. I tried a number of drugstore brands, even waterproof formulas, and every. single. one. would smudge above and below my eyes within just an hour of wear. I accepted my fate and resigned myself to forever be wiping away the black smudges as discreetly as I could during events and family functions.With some Googling, I then discovered two things: why mascara seemed to work for everyone except me (my perfect storm combination of hooded eyes and oily lids), and the magic of tubing mascaras. And the latter’s painful price tags.For about a year, I bit the bullet and spent over $25 on a certain prestige brand’s blue and gold tube every few months. The darn stuff would get clumpy and become harder to apply in less than two months, every time. I knew mascara was supposed to be replaced frequently to prevent eye infections, but this seemed excessive.Fed up, I searched for a cheaper tubing mascara, and found Elizabeth Mott’s It’s So Big line. And I have to say, I like it even better than the prestige brand.1. It’s WAY cheaper. More than $10 less.2. It holds up even better. The prestige mascara I used would usually leave a few black flakes below my eyes as the day went on. I haven’t seen flakes at all with It’s So Big, and I’ve been using it regularly for around two months.3. It comes in a set of three mini-tubes in addition to a full size, for about the same price. As I was unsure if the quick drying-out and clumping I experienced previously was a universal trait of tubing mascaras, I wanted the best possible bang for my buck. My reasoning was that if I liked the formula but it still dried out and clumped prematurely, I could just open another mini-tube and I wouldn’t be throwing away almost a full-size tube’s worth of product. Additionally, if the formula didn’t work for me at all, I could gift the remaining two tubes to my mother and best friend.4. It comes off easily with a makeup remover wipe.5. It’s cruelty free!I’m pleased to say that my first tube is still going strong, with no clumping whatsoever. However, there are some minor quibbles I have with it.1. I’m not the biggest fan of the brush shape; combined with the less-practical shorter wand of the mini-size tube, I always end up getting some mascara on my brow bone. But a little toner on a cotton swab always cleans it right up.2. It’s not as volumizing as I’d prefer. However, it has such good staying power that I’m okay with it not giving quite as much ‘oomph’ factor. I can always pair it with a set of false lashes if I want real drama.In short, if you have oily eyes, give this mascara a chance. I did, and it was a big hit. I even gave one of the mini-tubes to my mother to try, and she loved it. We ordered a second pack of the mini-tubes so we’d have three tubes total each and stay stocked for a good while.(Note: I’ve paired this mascara with the NYX Epic Ink liquid liner and a cheap eye primer).

What a huge disappointment. This mascara has been my holy grail for the last seven years! It never gave me raccoon eyes, never flaked, never clumped. It would only come off with warm water, and it never damaged my lashes. You could have it on for two days while you camped and it would look like you just applied it. Well, I got my subscribe and save order three days ago after being out for a week, and I was excited! Yesterday, my right eye began to immediately water as though something was in it. Then it started burning. Then the left eye felt irritated. Maybe allergies? Maybe I had just messed up and put it in my eye somehow??? Idk. Couldn’t be my mascara, my dearest and oldest makeup friend. Right? Wrong! after applying today, like I’m talking immediately after, my eyes started burning and itching. I can barely hold them open. I have to leave the house in 20 minutes and don’t have time to remove my entire face and start over again. I’m so annoyed. Wtf are you doing, Elizabeth Mott? You had THEE perfect mascara. Now it feels like an assault on my eyes!!! My left eye was already kind of sore from yesterday, I am beyond devastated. Outside of the irritant, the formula sucks now. It isn’t buildable at all. If you used this product before, the formula was very visually identifiable— it had substance to it. Now it’s liquid thin and has a different sheen. Huge waste of money if you were loyal to the old formula the same way I was. Very disappointing. :(