I recently purchased the Almay One Coat Thickening Mascara in Black. Initially, I kind of laughed when I saw this mascara on the shelf at the drugstore because I am the type of girl who will apply up to five coats of mascara as long as it does not start to clump. I just have always thought that more looks better and if I can even get my lashes to look a millimeter longer or the slightest bit thicker, I will put on another two or three coats to achieve that. When I saw this product, I was really curious to know whether the one coat suggested by the name would truly be enough to satisfy my mascara needs. That and the low price convinced me to buy this.
I love this mascara. It is one of the few Almay mascaras I have ever tried and I love it so much because it has one of the best consistencies
of any drugstore mascara. It is thick but not so thick that it clumps up. It is not a super wet mascara so I don’t have to worry about it getting messy. That said, it isn’t as dry a formula as something like the Revlon Grow Luscious (which I have a love-hate relationship with) so you actually feel like it is coating your lashes with product. Even though this is not a waterproof formulation, it does not smudge or smear. It is long lasting yet it comes off easily at the end of the day with a basic eye makeup remover (or even baby oil). It doesn’t smell weird. There are just so many good things to say about it.
I have to confess that this mascara does look great after one coat, but I am just the sort of girl who can’t stop there. I honestly think that this mascara looks best with at least two coats, if ...