Sunday, March 28, 2010

The Demon's Top 5 Mascaras

A Beauty's Question: "Jeez DemonDiva, you've got this awesome beauty blog thingie now, why haven't you spilled about your favorite Mascaras?!"

DemonDiva's Answer: [Sips tea and mulls the request over] "My dear, you only need but ask!"

Ok ladies, I'm sure you read the title so I know you know where I'm going with this. Now, I'm like alot of women, I want long, luxurious, "come hither" lashes that demand attention and since my hair is naturally fine, my lashes need some..."enhancement" if you will. I believe that no matter what, your look is not complete until you have your lashes together and even if you decide to forgo all other products, mascara is an easy way to take you from Plain Jane to Temptress! So without further adieu, here are my top picks:

1.  Fiberwig Mascara by Imju. To all my ladies who crave volume AND serious length, look no further and this cult fave. This formula uses tiny fibers that cling to your lashes giving them "bump your glasses" length. All you have to do is wiggle the brush at the base of your lashes to add volume and then, to get your length, just pull the wand through the top as many times as you want (in moderation, of course! DemonDiva hates clumps and spidery lashes) and bada-bing, superb length! This is also waterproof BUT all you need to do to remove it is to rub a little hot water on it and the formula comes right off with no damage whatsoever to your natural lashes. Since you're a goddess now, the only thing left to do is strut like you own the sidewalk/office/restaurant/club/Walmart/gym,.... you get it. This is available at Sephora and Sephora.com only.

2. "Larger Than Life" Volumizing Mascara by Nars. Diva's let us give a special thanks to the folks at Nars cosmetics for answering our prayers! They have married volume and curl into one chic little package, swoon!...Oh and did I mention its deeply pigmented, waterproof, won't smudge or flake and is packed with vitamins??!!! The only downside to this multi-tasker, like all Nars products, is the $25 price tag :-(  In my humble opinion, its worth the price but if you don't...more fabulosity for me!

3. Extra Volume Collagen Mascara by L'Oreal. Now, I know my drugstore Divas are gonna like this one. The price is right and it even out performs some of the most "prestigious" department store mascaras..who knew? If it were to be compared to anything, I'll agree with YouTube Guru/Diva MissJessicaHarlow and say it mimics Lancome Hypnose mascara except your wallet will like it a little more. The formula is build-able so you can go from a "daytime darling" to a "bona fide bombshell" in a matter of moments. There's no point in spending all of your hard earned cash at Bloomie's if CVS is doing it better! Give it a try for about $9 Divas!

4. Fibre Rich Mascara by MAC. This gives you the length, the whole length and nothing but the length...and a little volume too! Divas, I'm not usually a fan of MAC mascaras...every but every so often they get it right. This mascara uses tiny fibers to lengthen lashes like Fiberwig but its formula is a tiny bit drier and the fibers are a bit finer so its not the instant length gratification but still produces a great result especially when layered over your favorite volumizing mascara.One of my faves, I'm never without my MAC-gic wand!

5. Texas Lash Mascara by Cargo. Last but most certainly not least, the Queen DemonDiva of all volumizing mascaras! This is not for the weak hearted! This creates "HEY!! LOOK AT THIS BAD B**CH!!" lashes in just ONE coat...yeah, I said it, ONE coat. It was love at first swipe ladies, though I was a little unsure about the huge Diorshow-esque brush but its not nearly as overwhelming as it seems. This goes on without clumps and refuses to smudge even after a full 8 hours slaving away for "the man". All in all, a great buy.


Well Darlings, those are my favorite mascaras to date. I hope you enjoyed this entry [DemonDiva pauses to file nails, then continues] Feel free to ask any questions and leave me comments on other things you'd like me to sound off on. In the meantime, the DemonDiva needs her beauty rest. Ciao!!

Friday, March 26, 2010

Salutations!


So I'm pretty new to the whole blogging thing and I wanted to give it a go so...here I am.

I guess a few fun facts about me are in order...umm let's see...

1. My name is Arielle (No, not like the little mermaid!! She's Ariel, its completely different!!
2. I am an MUA (makeup artist, for those that don't know) in Atlanta. I have a day job but its not as glamourous as I...
3. I have a very high opinion of myself...damnit, I'm downright vain, so if that sort of thing gets on you neves than I'm not the blogger for you, honey!
4. I call myself "The Demon Diva" because I liked it, and have no affliation with the devil or any demonic entities/practices/religions, etc.
5. I cuss..alot. Don't like it? Don't read it!!
6. I'm fairly kind. I know it may not sound like it from the last bullet point, but I just want to have fun and exchange intelligent ideas with interesting people.
7. I plan for this blog to have beauty reviews, pictures of different makeup looks for those wanting to learn and the different going's-on of my life.

So that's all for now, darlings! I'll be back with more later.