My obsession with cosmetics runs deep. When I worked in retail, I would spend hours playing with color and products at every line in the cosmetics department instead of minding my own. My department manager would catch me several times a day holed up at another line with color swatches of lipstick painted on my arm from wrist to elbow, or sometimes with two completely different eye shadow colors on each of my lids. I would get a look from him that said, “How many times am I going to have to send you back to your counter today?” Then he’d order me back with a threat to nail my feet to the floor. I couldn’t help it! It was like sequestering a sugar addict in a bakery for 8 hours a day.
Like any true addict, I have my drug of choice. My number one fix would have to be purchasing a brand new tube of my all time favorite mascara, Yves Saint Laurent Faux Cils in Noir Radical. I have a ritual where I peel the plastic wrapper off a brand new box and pull the shiny gold tube out of its home. I’d stare at it from all angles for a moment in anticipation of the sky-high lashes I was in store for once I opened it and applied a coat. Then came my favorite sound in the world: the sound the mascara wand makes coming out of the tube for the first time to meet my lashes. POP! It’s glorious.
If the above story doesn’t make you think I’m a completely certifiable weirdo, then you should take my advice and pick up a tube of my favorite mascara. I know so many ladies that ONLY wear mascara so my recommendation is to invest in a really good one.
When it comes to mascara, in my opinion, brand does matter. There are some good ones on the market but I love YSL Faux Cils for these reasons:
  • The Color: Noir Radical is YSL’s darkest black mascara. The richness and density of this color makes other black mascaras look gray in comparison. That makes for more dramatic lashes.
  • The Application: YSL Faux Cils is a buildable formula that gives you unbelievable length and volume in one coat. Apply two coats and you will look like you are wearing false eyelashes!
Trust me ladies. Treat yourself to a tube of YSL’s Faux Cils mascara and you will become a believer. I never leave home without mine!