Monday 24 September 2012

My latest dissapointment - L'Oreal Paris Telescopic Explosion Mascara

When Priceline had a L'Oreal sale on recently, I decided to pick up a new mascara that I have not tried before. It isn't exactly the newest product on the market but it is pretty new to me so I thought I would do a quick review on it.

This product was an impulse and I regret not having read a few reviews on it before making a purchase because it is probably the worst L'Oreal mascara that I have ever used.

Given that I have always had great experiences with L'Oreal mascaras, I had high expectations for this product. Instead I feel like it is a complete waste of money because I have used it a handful of times and never touched it again. It retails at $26.95 so it's not exactly a cheap product.

The formula for this product is not too bad but it is the brush that is a complete joke in my opinion. It is an unusual dome shape with different length bristles which are great at depositing big lumps of product on your lashes. The brush is poorly designed and the bristles are too far away from each other so instead of separating your lashes and giving them definition, you end up with clumps of lashes stuck together. The worst thing for me was that I would try so hard to make this product work that I would end up poking myself in the eye with the wand and getting mascara everywhere!

I feel like this is another one of those products where I got sucked into the cool advertising and nice packaging but was totally let down with the performance of the product. I remember when this product first came out and was advertised as being the best for covering all the hard to reach lashes.

As you can tell, I honestly hate this product and would not recommend it to anyone. I think that the idea behind the product may have been cool but it is not practical. 

What is the worst mascara that you have tried?

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  1. Stephanie Kessler said... 24 September 2012 at 23:55

    Thanks for the review. I remember considering buying this ages ago to use on my bottom lashes. Glad I didn't! :)

  2. Mia P. said... 25 September 2012 at 00:11

     What a letdown :( I wonder if you could buy a spoolie brush or take another cleaned mascara wand and use it instead?

  3. Kate from Seduced by Beauty said... 25 September 2012 at 16:38

    I also have a tendency to get caught up with the hype with mascaras and the latest that I wasn't that thrilled with was the Maybelline Falsies Flared.  I loved the original but don't particularly like the new version.  I currently have 10 mascaras on the go - it shows my addiction :-(

  4. Jen W said... 25 September 2012 at 17:22

    That's a funny looking brush! I wouldn't be happy either if I paid that much for it.

  5. Jen W said... 25 September 2012 at 17:23

    Oops I didnt get signed in with my google account.

    I'm Jen from www.shoppingqueenjen.blogspot.com.au

  6. Clara Aragone said... 26 September 2012 at 01:59

    That sucks! I haven't had too much luck with L'Oreal mascaras... I tried another form of the Telescopic that left me super disappointed too! I'll stick to my Maybelline Full 'n Soft for now! xx
    colormeloverly.blogspot.com

  7. Billi Lilli said... 26 September 2012 at 22:12

    What a great idea! Wish I had thought of that before I threw it in the bin. Would have probably worked well with a different mascara wand. Will definitely keep that in mind next time I buy a product like this :)

  8. Billi said... 26 September 2012 at 22:48

    What a great idea! Wish I had thought of that before I threw it in the
    bin. Would have probably worked well with a different mascara wand. Will
    definitely keep that in mind next time I buy a product like this :)

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