Dollface Reviews: Lancome Oscillation Water Resistant Mascara
I really expected to love this. I mean, I'm more or less Lancome's bitch when it comes to mascara: I've been using their offerings almost all of my mascara-wearing life, and although I have my little flirtations with other brands, Lancome is the one I always come back to.
Oscillation is currently Lancome's most hyped offering, and it's even water resistant, so I thought it couldn't fail. And did it? Well, yes and no.
On the plus side:
- It's much easier to use than I expected it to be. Oscillation, of course, was one of the first of the new breed of vibrating mascaras, and as I'm one of the clumsiest people I know, I fully expected to end up in accident and emergency, as the idea of ME putting a vibrating stick anywhere near my eyes just seemed like a recipe for disaster. But no: the vibrations are much more subtle than I'd expected them to be, and I had no trouble at all applying this, using the "zig-zag" motion recommended. I didn't even get it all over my eyelids, either, and I do that with NON-vibrating mascaras, so that was quite a result.
- It really does live up to the claim that it will "fan" your lashes out. I could actually see it happening as I applied it, and the effect is lovely and fluttery. WIN on that score, too.
- It's not clumpy.
- It's not flaky.
- It doesn't rub off.
So far, then, so good. But...
On the minus side:
Overall, more pluses than minuses, but although I do like Oscillation, I don't LOVE it, and it hasn't been able to knock L'Extreme off the top spot. (Will ANYTHING?) For me this is more of a daytime mascara, and lacks a bit of the drama I like to associate with my lashes, but it is a lovely consistency, easy to use, and, well, fluttery. It's just very, very fluttery. If that sounds like what you're after, you can buy it here. BUY: Lancome Oscillation Water-Resistant Mascara






