STYLECASTER
I?m not a fan of waterproof makeup, especially when it?s eyeliner or mascara. It tends to be stickier, it dries out quicker, and it’s harder to apply and remove.
However, I am the biggest fan of Too Faced?s Better than Sex mascara, which I’ve gone on record multiple times to sing its praises as my favorite beauty product?it?s basically false lashes in a tube, in the very best way possible. This said, when I heard that Better than Sex was coming out with a waterproof version ($23), my interest was piqued. Could my beloved go-to stand up to my distaste for waterproof makeup" After snagging a tube of the new (and maybe improved) product, I decided to put it to the test.
MORE: THIS Is the Best Eye-Makeup Remover of all Time The mascara looks and feels basically the same as the original formula (albeit, with some cute new packaging: a blue metal tube covered in “water droplets? instead of the familiar dusty pink of the original). Too Faced kept the thick hourglass-shaped brush too, although there seem to be fewer bristles, which is fine, since it allowed for more precision when I applied it.
Part of why I love Better than Sex is because the formula builds both length and volume while still being the inkiest black I’ve ever found. It doesn?t get clumpy (unless I intentionally apply it with a heavy hand?I’m sometimes partial to a messy-lash, Courtney Love vibe), and it never makes my lashes look tarantula-heavy. And believe it...