Product Review: Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes™ Statement Mascara

Product Description & Claims: (From Sephora's Website)

• What it is: An amped up, ultra-black mascara that lengthens, curls and magnifies lashes for an intensified look, while instantly increasing lash volume by up to 752 percent. 

• What it does: Powered by tarte’s proprietary triple black complex, this long-wearing, vitamin-infused formula emphasizes length and volume while conditioning lashes for a dramatic look that won’t dry out, flake, or budge. The custom-engineered, dual-molded brush boosts even the skinniest lashes for an exaggerated, voluminous look. First, the shorter, denser side of the brush delivers the optimal amount of mascara to volumize and coat each lash perfectly. Then the longer, firmer side lengthens and separates for maximum volume without clumping. 

• What it is formulated WITHOUT: 

- Parabens   

- Phthalates 

• What else you need to know: Provitamin B5, a vitamin B derivative, helps treat and thicken the appearance of lashes, while beeswax forms a protective barrier between the  skin and the environment that supports natural collagen production, and mineral pigments soothe and soften lashes. This product is formulated without mineral oil, sodium lauryl sulfates, and gluten. It is ophthalmologist tested and proven to increase lash volume by up to 752 percent.

Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes™ Statement Mascara

My Experience:I hauled this mini during the Sephora VIB sale waaaay back for $19. It was part of a limited edition "Strike a Pose" set that included a eyelash curler ....which is amazing. But back to the mascara! Initially, I loved it! With two coats, I felt like I didn't need fake lashes. It took 2-3 tries for me to get the application right but once I got it down, I didn't have any issues with clumpy. This was able to lengthen and volumize my lashes without looking clumpy. Paired with the curler - I think the two open up my eyes and make me look awake. However, at the end of the day - this had a tendency to smudge near my lower lash line and was difficult to remove. I hate rubbing and pulling at my eyes  so I'll steer clear of this. 

2 coats of Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes™ Statement Mascara

Packaging: Overall, it looks luxe. The outer packaging seems to be a plastic container covered in a gold snake patterned foil. The wand is plastic with mixture of shorter and longer bristles.

Price: $19.00

Amount of Product: 0.16 fl. oz.

Where to buy: Ulta, Sephora, and Tarte

Vegan: No

Cruelty Free: ✓

Would I Repurchase?  No. It smudges and requires a lot of tugging and pulling around my eye area to remove. 

Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes™ Statement Mascara Pros and Cons

Ratings:***** 

Ingredients:

lights, camera flashes Ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, acrylates copolymer,  Cera Alba/Beeswax/Cire d’abeille, glyceryl stearate,  Cera Carnauba/Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax/Cire de carnauba, candelilla cera/euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax/Cire de candelilla, stearic acid, paraffin, butylene glycol, acacia Senegal gum, aminomethyl propanol,  Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, polybutene, caprylyl glycol, 1,2 hexanediol, tropolone, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium dehydroacetate, iron oxides (CI 77499).

Made in Italy. 

formulated without parabens, formulated without mineral oil, formulated without  phthalates, formulated without sodium lauryl sulfates, formulated without synthetic fragrances, formulated without gluten