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You might think that tubing mascara is mascara that comes in a tube. I can see why you would think that, because lots of beauty products come in tubes. But you’re wrong.
A tubing (sometimes also called tubular) mascara is much cooler and more clever than that.
It’s actually a formula that creates teeny tiny ‘tubes’ around each of your eyelashes as it sets. It does this for two reasons;
First, so you don’t get flakes falling on your cheeks, or smudges under your eyes, or any sort of panda eye situations in general.
Second, and this is the really cool bit - for how it is removed. When you take it off it essentially ‘slides’ off your lashes in very small tubes, meaning there’s no tugging, pulling or aggressive wiping. It’s much more gentle to both your lashes themselves and the eye area skin, too.
Weirdly, there’s not that many tubular mascaras around, which I think is a crying shame. So when a new one launches I get all giddy with excitement to give it a go.
The latest, which just launched, is the Hourglass Cosmetics Unlocked Mascara, $46. Hourglass are the people who blessed us with Ambient Light finishing powders (AKA a filter for your face but IRL), so we know they do good stuff.
The brush is my favourite type - the bendy plastic kind with the short and stumpy (but fine) bristles, so you can get into every nook and cranny (i.e. your inner corner and outer lashes). The formula itself is a rich black and quite moist, meaning you've got a generous amount of time to work on your coats before it dries.
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