Avon Supershock Mascara ($4.99, Amazon.com) claims to be a ’12 on a scale from 1 to 10.’ Pretty big claims for one little tube of mascara…until you pull out the gi-normous brush! But how does it measure up to other formulas? And does the brush really make a difference? (Oh, and for the record, it comes in black, brown, navy, and teal, shown above.)  🙂
Contains a high concentration of wax and beeswax
One of Avon Supershock Mascara‘s main ingredients is wax, which is a common ingredient for mascaras, because it coats the lashes and allows for additional coats to be added and bind. Although Neutrogena famously released its Healthy Volume mascara sans wax a few years back, the ingredient continues to be used in top mascaras because it builds lashes so well.
Not great for lower lashes
In my opinion, the large brush makes it awfully hard to get the lower lashes (I tried it, and I ended up with linebacker lines under my eyes. Which would have been fine before a Steelers game, but it’s March!)
Purely cosmetic, but pretty good
Unlike most of the products I review on FutureDerm.com, Avon Supershock Mascara is purely cosmetic, but still does a great job making the upper lashes look longer and thicker. I recommend applying it to the upper lashes, gently curling your eyelashes with an eyelash curler, and then quickly applying a second coat. Wiggle the brush a little bit each time you apply it, and keep your mouth open slightly (a trick I read in Allure years ago, it helps you hold your face still).
The best mascara I have ever used is still Lancome Hypnose. I will keep searching for a better one! 🙂
If you are actually looking to grow longer lashes, I recommend using Revitalash ($134.95, Amazon.com) once per day for six weeks. It significantly helped to improve the length of my lashes, and the beautiful Becki Newton (Ugly Betty) says she swears by it in this month’s In Style magazine.
At any rate, for the appearance of better upper lashes, Avon Supershock Mascara certainly can’t be beat for the price! 🙂
Ingredients in Avon Supershock Mascara
WATER/EAU
SHELLAC WAX/CIRE DE LAQUE
BEESWAX/CIRE D ABEILLE
STEARIC ACID
C18-38 ALKYL HYDROXYSTEAROYL STEARATE
TRIETHANOLAMINE
COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX/CIRE DE CARNAUBA
BIS-PEG-12 DIMETHICONE BEESWAX
AMMONIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE
GLYCERIN
GLYCERYL STEARATE
PARAFFIN
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE
CELLULOSE
HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
POLYQUATERNIUM-10
PVP
GALACTOARABINAN
SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE
STEARYL DIHYDROXYPROPYLDIMONIUM OLIGOSACCHARIDES
SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE
STEARDIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL PANTHENYL PEG-7 DIMETHICONE PHOSPHATE CHLORIDE
DIMETHICONE
POLYQUATERNIUM-11
POLYQUATERNIUM-7
LAURETH-30
SORBITAN STEARATE
PEG-40 STEARATE
SILICA
METHYLPARABEN
PROPYLPARABEN
TETRASODIUM EDTA
PHENOXYETHANOL
MAY CONTAIN:
IRON OXIDES
ULTRAMARINES/CI 77007
MICA/CI 77019
TITANIUM DIOXIDE/CI 77891
BLACK 2/CI 77266
CARMINE/CI 75470
BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE/CI 77163
BLUE 1 LAKE/CI 42090
CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN/CI 77289
CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS/CI 77288
FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE/CI 77510
MANGANESE VIOLET/CI 77742