There’s always a new mascara out on the market (or so it seems!), and for me, the most recent one I’ve tried out is the new Revlon So Fierce! mascara.
It wasn’t till I started using this mascara that I realized that I honestly can’t remember a time when I used a Revlon mascara with any kind of consistency. I feel like when I think of drugstore mascara I think of Maybelline or Covergirl. To me, Revlon has always represented the very best of lipstick and foundation… so I’m drawing a total blank on mascaras I’ve tried by them. (In editing this post I’ve realized my memory is gash. I *have* reviewed at least one Revlon mascara in the past: the Mega Multiplier.)
Anyway, moving on to the So Fierce! mascara. I was initially excited for this mascara because I love smaller conical wands. I find they’re the easiest to use for my eye shape and make it super simple to get into the inner corners of my eyes without getting mascara all over my eyeshadow (I guess I’m super messy with mascara application). The So Fierce! mascara is what I would call a medium-sized conical wand, and has a plastic bristle brush that contains 252 multi-layered bristles .
The packaging for the So Fierce! mascara indicates that it has a glossy formula (??? I do not agree) with parraffin and rice bran waxes to quickly build up your lashes. The formula promises to be clump free, smudgeproof and flake free.
The formula itself is more on the dry side of things (not my favourite – I do prefer a rather wet mascara), and it imparts an incredible amount of volume. I’m more of a one coat mascara person myself, and found that I got incredible volume with just one coat with this mascara. Once you start going into two coats your lashes start to look somewhat fake (not a bad thing!) but you will notice that it does have a tendency to clump some of your lashes together. Of course, this creates gargantuan volume, but it’s definitely not for someone who is looking for a lot of separation.
Final Thoughts
For a dry mascara, I was so surprised and impressed with this one! The Revlon So Fierce! mascara gave me a heck of a lot of volume with only one coat, something I feel like I only generally experience with wet formulas. So Fierce! does has a tendency to clump (unlike their claim that it’s clump-free), and while you could comb it out with a lash brush, I find that that clumps really help to amp up the volume without looking too spidery.
I found that the wear-time was excellent, nor did it flake on me. I did have a little bit of smudging when I wore the mascara on my lower lashes, but it was only around the seventh hour of my day. On a day-to-day basis I don’t tend to wear mascara on my lower lash line, and I found I had no smudging when I wore this mascara just on my upper lashes. (Most mascaras, even when I only wear them on my upper lashes, have a tendency to transfer and leave smudges on the hollows under my eyes – I have no idea how this happens, but it does – and thankfully this mascara does NOT do that). I also like that my lashes don’t feel crusty when I have this mascara on. If I touch them they feel a bit waxy, but pliable and smooth.
In short, I was quite impressed with So Fierce!
The Revlon So Fierce! mascara can be purchased at shoppersdrugmart.com for $11.99 CAD or on ulta.com for $8.99 USD.
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