Rimmel Glam'Eyes Day 2 Night Mascara

I use this on all my clients!

This mascara is by far one of the best drug store products I have ever used. It has super cute packaging, who wouldn't love pink and black? It has two brushes for different qualities, one for length, and one for volume.. and if you're feeling like falsies but not willing to mess with the sticky glue, this is the product for you! Super pigmented, super bold, super fab! Did I mention it's super affordable?

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As part of the hamper I won through Beauty Bulletin I received this mascara and have been testing it out for a few weeks now. I was very pleasantly surprised by the clever design of the wands. The first wand is used to lengthen lashes and it does it beautifully by extending each lash from the root up. The lashes are also separated and defined. This creates the subtle day time look that lasts the entire day.

The second wand is actually made up of 2 wands that fit together - the way the two caps are designed means that the first wand fits within the seconds wand. In so doing a very dense wand is created that catches more of the product in the wand and this deposits more product onto your lashes, creating the look of more volume. Again with this look, the product does what it promises. My eye lashes look incredibly thick while at the same time they have a defined look. There is a little bit of clumping that occurs but the lashes can easily be separated with a dry wand. Both looks are great although I do prefer the "night" look of more dense, dark eye lashes.

Many might argue that this mascara is an exact copy of the MAC Haute & Naughty (RSP: R195)......but the Rimmel product is slightly more affordable and accessible to most people (RSP: 129). I haven't tried out MAC's Haute & Naughty mascara and cannot say it is better or worse than the Rimmel equivalent (although the MAC packaging is a lot prettier), but I can say that the similarities don't put me off the Rimmel mascara.

Personally I don't think I will go out and buy this one, especially not with the release of the cheaper Scandal'Eyes. At R89.95 it's a lot cheaper and gives better results.

I love gimmicky type products so this immediately appealed to that side of me. This mascara has one wand that produces two effects. The one compartment is for Length and the other one is for Volume. Both sides are very lightweight and don't do an amazing job at either. Don't get me wrong, they do lengthen and add volume to your lashes but it's nothing spectacular.

Of the two options I prefer the lengthening one. It has a lot less product on it due to the wand being pulled through a longer tube. The reason I prefer this side is cause the volume side can get a bit thick and clumpy while the lengthening side is more natural and gives your lashes a nice lengthened and separated look. The length side definitely does more for my lashes as the volume side collects too much product and clumps my lashes together. It just ends up becoming a bit messy.

Disappointed with the "volume" part, but "lengthening" option excellent for everyday use.

1 of the best mascaras I have used