PPP recently received an Australis mascara to review.  After several weeks of trying it out, I am finally ready to report on whether or not you should spend your pesos on this product, or whether it’s another well of big promises an

d empty dreams.

I have been using Covergirl Lashblast Volume for nearly two years, and it is a pretty serious love affair.  However, I was willing to put it aside for a bit and give another product a go – but my standards were rull high.  It would take a serious contender to push LB aside.

Here it is:

I didn’t do any research before I

started using it, and I observed:

• they weren’t lying about that length situation.  This coats your lashes to the very end and possibly beyond.
• it came off easily with my Dove foaming makeup remover, but in pieces rather than dissolving and washing off.
• I didn’t observe any transfer under myeyes.
• the wand is skinny, which I liked since it meant I could get every lash, including the ones right at the end and in the inner corner.
• it created a very natural look.  There was no clumping – essentially this just made me look like I had super long natural lashes.

Having made my highly scientific observations of the product, I had some feelings about it: this is nice.  But too boring for my liking. When I wear mascara, I want to look like I have double my actual lashes (which is why I use a volumising mascara).  This product does not do that.  The answer was clear – I had to try and combine this with LB and create a wonderful symphony of length and volume.

It worked like WOAH.  The Australis mascara dries quite quickly so I used a coat on each eye, then used the LB just at the very root of my lashes (i.e. I didn’t swipe it all the way to the ends).  This was a fab combo, as the ends of my lashes were coated with the Australis product while the LB gave thickness at the base and mid-length.  I will be using this combo every day of my dang life.  Yes, it may be ridiculous to use two mascaras, but since I already use two blushers and two concealers every day I figure, why not?

The Australis blurb on this product states:

All true.  This product retails for $11.95 on the Australis site and can be purchased from those lovely ladies at Farmers.

I’m including a tube of this in the prize pack I’m currently putting together for a giveaway in May – it’s my birthday so I figure you guys should be able to score some goodies (following what will hopefully be fierce competition).  In addition to this mascara, I’m collecting some of my fave products – lip gloss, hand cream, blush and much more – all you’ll need to do is answer a simple question on May 17 and I’ll select a random winner.  Easy peasy!  Tell a girlfriend and perhaps she’ll split the prize with you if she’s the lucky winner.