Review: Rimmel Kate Moss Mascara

Being a big fan of the Kate Moss for Rimmel lipsticks, I thought I'd also give the mascara a whirl. Here are my thoughts.

The packaging of the mascara is really nice; (though annoying to photograph-it kept reflecting the camera) it reminds me of the Benefit They're Real mascara. It also has this very interesting wand, that I think is supposed to match the shape of your eye.

I took some getting used to, at first I found it awkward to manoeuvre, but once I got used to it it did actually work surprisingly well. The small bristles at the top are also rather useful for doing your bottom lashes.

The mascara itself gives good length and volume, and isn't clumpy.

One eye with mascara (right), one without (left)

However, all these good things are nullified by the fact that it is the wettest mascara that I have ever owned. After applying it, it takes several minutes to dry, and is inclined to get on my eyelids and under eye area when I blink. It takes an entire makeup wipe just to take off my eye makeup because it just goes everywhere. Anything -rain, crying, allergies- is liable to leave you looking like a panda. Recently, when the weather was a bit warmer, I looked in the mirror to discover to two rings smudged around my eyes. When I went to remove it, more came off.

On both eyes

All of this would be okay if there was a waterproof version that wasn't as runny, but unfortunately there isn't, which is a shame, because there are a lot of good things about this mascara.
If you are in a small minority of people that lives somewhere where it rarely rains but also isn't hot enough that you might be sweating, then this might be the mascara for you. If not, I'd give it a miss.