REVIEW: Fairy Drops Mascara

This is a review of the Fairy Drops Mascara.

"  FAIRY DROPS Mascara’s brush is particularly designed. Lumpy brush ensures perfect contact with every lash for volume, curly and no clump eyelash look.

Water-proof formula works to resist water, sweat and sebum. Long-lasting wear is guaranteed.  "

I've been lemming for this mascara for ages! I've heard so many good stuff about this mascara, so I want to know first hand if it does live up to the hype.

The fact that this mascara was made in Japan, my expectations are higher.

I tried quite a number of Japanese mascara from Shiseido, Majolica Majorca, Kate, Fasio, Coffret D'Or, Imju Fiberwig, and others, and I must say I was never disappointed!

Japanese mascaras are definitely on the top tier of the mascara hierarchy.

Let's start with the packaging:

The Fairy Drops is definitely an eye-catcher with it's hot pink tube with aqua and white drawings. The tube is really cute, and it makes me wanna tote it along with me and show it to my friends! 

What makes the Fairy Drops mascara unique is its wand.

As you can see above, it's like 3 wands clumped together. The left most and the middle part of the wand is more of a spherical shape, while the one on the tip is more of an ovoidal shape.

The wand is made of regular bristles, unlike the Rimmel Sexy Curves which has a similar wand shape but has rubber bristles. 

The bristles in the wand are densely packed, one characteristic I like on mascaras. Due to its dense bristles, it separates the lashes like nobody's business. 

I really like the fact that the tip of the wand is more of an ovoid shape rather than spherical since you can get into the corner lashes very easily.

What I also love is that the wand helps in lifting and curling the lashes.

The Formula:

Like almost all Japanese mascara, the Fairy Drops has a moderately thick formula without being heavy. The formula is light that doesn't weigh down the lashes. The mascara really gives a nice length to the lashes, making it look long and wispy. However, it doesn't give much volume to the lashes. You can also build up the mascara without clumping. A major plus is the fact that it doesn't flake nor smudge even in hot and humid climate like here in the Philippines.

Like most other Japanese mascara, this is a bit on the difficult side on the removing part. However, it's not as stubborn to remove as the Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus to remove. Actually, it's fairly easy to remove when compared with the Majo Majo one! I'm a contact lens wearer and I commend this mascara for not irritating my eyes. Though, I need to note that you might feel a bit teary eyed for the first minute, but after that it's all good! The mascara doesn't have a scent too, which is great for those with sensitive eyes. My mom has very sensitive eyes, and other than the fact that the Fairy Drops mascara made her a bit teary eyed on the first few seconds of wear, it didn't irritate her eyes at all.

I got this mascara from sasa.com for $13.90 (P646.60) which is alright as compared to western drugstore mascaras.

Verdict:

8/10

This is a really good mascara, lightweight, doesn't smudge nor flake nor irritate the eyes.

It separates the lashes wonderfully, and really lengthens without the crunchy feels. However, one con is it doesn't add volume as much as I wanted it to. Another down side, is it's not available locally which is a huge bummer! I highly recommend this to those who have thick lashes but needs some length.