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Mascara Comparison: Benefit Bad Gal Lash and Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash

via Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds by Karen on 1/23/11

Written by Jessica

The battle for lash supremacy continues! Blogger Jessica pits two powerhouses of the beauty world together in today's guest post. Wimpy lashes better look out!

Oh, I've had my share of struggles with high-end mascaras, and I'm sure you have too. Are they worth paying a premium for when there are so many more affordable options out there? It depends, but for the past few months I have been using and loving Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash mascara. As a matter of fact, I named it my Holy Grail / Must-Have Product of 2010.

But because my mom has been raving about Benefit Bad Gal Lash for months, I decided to finally pit the two mascaras together in an ultimate battle of the brands.

Benefit Bad Gal Lash – $19 (Sephora)

Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash – $22 (Sephora)

The Packaging

I like the way both products are packaged, but I give the advantage to Bad Gal for its amazing brush. Super thick and substantially longer than the brush included with Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash, it's just plain better in my opinion. Other than that, however, the packaging for both mascaras is fairly standard (tube and wand).

The Application

As covered in the video down below, Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash applies rather clumpy, but it thickens the heck out of lashes and does so better than Bad Gal. The formula's also much darker, but Bad Gal applies like a dream, lengthening better with greater definition. As far as application, I'd call this one a tie.

The Lasting Power

Lasting power is extremely important to me. Some might say I put all of my eggs in one basket on this one, but overall I think that if a mascara doesn't last through the night, beautiful or not, what's the point?

Well, Benefit Bad Gal Lash really disappointed me here. Despite applying like dream, it just didn't last, leaving my lashes dull and lifeless well before the end of the day, while Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash, despite its clumpy formula, lasted all day and night.

Seeing them in action

No Mascara

Not wearing any mascara

One coat of each

Wearing one coat of Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash on the left and one coat of Benefit Bad Gal Lash on the Right

Wearing one coat of Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash on the left and one coat of Benefit Bad Gal Lash on the Right
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