everything here is interactive: we set the defaults, you can change them. think a product has a different format than the one shown? change it! want to track where you keep things ( location) or thoughts about the best mascara primer or eyelash curler to pair with this mascara? write yourself a personal collection note, or tell the world in a review.
we’ve placed have / want / had icons everywhere you see a product, either on a picture, in a list (like on the brand or category pages), as well as at the top of individual product pages like this one for Naturally Glossy Mascara - Jet Black by Clinique. add products to your makeup collection wherever you see these icons. once there, you can sort by category, have/want/have, or even build your own custom kits for further organizing.
Easy to Apply - how easy to apply did you find this product? |
Removal - was this product easy to remove? | 1 comment |
Long-Wearing - how long-wearing is this product? |
Flakiness - how flakey is this product? |
Smudginess - how smudgy is this product? | 1 comment |
Clumpiness - how clumpy is this product? |
Curling - how effective is this product for curling? |
Lengthening - how effective is this product for lengthening? |
Volumizing - how effective is this product for volumizing? |
Value - how would you rate the value of this product overall? |
Prefer prose? A snappy summary of reviews so far: Considering feedback for the easy to apply category an average total of five suggests in response to the "how easy to apply did you find this product?" heavily favor applies itself. Considering the removal category the current rating of five suggests users & critics replies to "was this product easy to remove?" primarily indicate easy to remove. In the long-wearing category a rating of five is a sign that evaluating "how long-wearing is this product?" usually indicate stays all day. Looking at review rankings for the flakiness category an average of five indicates when asked "how flakey is this product?" heavily suggest not flakey. Feedback for the smudginess category the rating of five suggests reviewers responses to "how smudgy is this product?" heavily lean not smudgy.
at blushgarden, we think differently about reading and writing beauty product reviews. we believe product reviews should provide you with detailed information, let the writer quickly and easily share their thoughts, and be a fun experience for all. to achieve this, we provide a ratings scale for distinct criteria, alongside traditional written comments. this format gives reviewers a way to provide an in-depth review of the same specific aspects of a product, allowing you zero in on the criteria that are most important to you.
without the need for long-form written text, everyone saves time. don’t let us discourage you from waxing poetic if you are so inclined, some people are gifted writers and should share if they want to. we just want to encourage and provide great reviews without that particular barrier to entry.
as an example, one rating criteria for mascara is volumizing. volumizing ranges from ineffective to extremely volumizing. While a high volumizing rating might be the desired criteria for you, lengthening or curling might be desired for someone else. there isn’t a right answer, only your opinion.
an added benefit to the scales is quickly seeing how a product might perform. you can identify that a product is rated highly for volumizing without reading a lot of text. easily compare and evaluate similar products based on identical criteria. apples to apples, if you will.
we would honestly love to hear your feedback, if you have an idea for a new rating criteria, let us know! post in the feedback forum, or send us an email to .
i'd love it if a mascara did what the advertisements say they can, but i live in the real world. for me i just want a mascara that doesn't do any of the awful (clump,flake, etc) and makes my lashes look better instead of like spiderwebs. this one does and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. i've tried others but keep coming back to this one. it isn't the most curl or length or volume i've ever gotten from a mascara, but it does ok enough at all three w/o anything bad.
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