Customer Reviews

Lancome DEFINICILS High Definition Black Mascara (6.5g) .23 Ounce

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I was a huge fan of a mascara called Accentuous. Astonishingly, L'Oreal took this gem off the market several years ago. Since then, I have wandered from one brand to the next trying to find something, anything, even as remotely effective. When I read on a blog that this product was made by the same company and was, in fact, the same product in a different package, I quickly and eagerly made my purchase.

It is not. sigh.

Lancome DEFINICILS High Definition Black Mascara is just like any other mascara out there, but worse in that it is:
-too expensive
-too small a quantity
-too 'quick drying'. contents of the bottle dry out too quickly necessitating more frequent purchases of said product and moreover
-difficult to apply without forming clumps because it dries too quickly on the lashes which makes it difficult to control its application.

I gave it 2 stars b/c yes, it is a mascara and works like a mascara and yes, it is black.

The mascara was very dry and I am sure old. I used to be a Lancome Business Manager and this product obviously has been sitting in their warehouse beyond its usable date. This is to no fault of Lancome, they have a fabulous mascara, undoubtedly due to the company that warehouses and resells the product.

I really like this mascara. I only gave it 4 because it is clumpy and I have to spend a little time with my eyelash comb getting the clumps out. Otherwise, it is the only mascara that doesn't cause me to loose a ton of lashes. Everything else from Estee Lauder, Bourjois to Great Lash causes me loose a lot of lashes. I also like that if I cry, I don't wind up looking like a raccoon, it subtly melts away; no mess! It washes off easily with soap and water and is flexible, not flaky.

I bought this mascara after reading so many great reviews, but I found it to be mediocre at best. It's no better than anything else I've used. Too much money for something that just doesn't do a fantastic job. I've had drugstore brands that are much better.

I've been using Lancome Definicils mascara for 5 years, and it is the only non-waterproof mascara that does not give me even a hint of "raccoon eyes" at the end of the day. LOVE this mascara!

I've been using this mascara for at least 10 years and love it. It doesn't bother my contacts, smudge or clump. I like the fact that when it gets low I can add a little bit of water and get some more use out of it.

This mascara separates eyelashes and is not clumpy. I love this mascara and would buy this product again.

I like this mascara, but I definitely like Dior Show better. This is the mascara I use when I'm running late and don't have time to carefully use the huge brush that is Dior Show. I think it's more similar to drugstore mascara.

I purchased this after a friend stated how much she liked it, but I found that it was not as "volumizing" than the L'Oreal mascara I'd been using. It wipes off cleanly with a cleansing cloth.

I bought this mascara after researching best mascaras online and reading the rave reviews this mascara receives. I often have problems with spider lashes when I use mascara (not clumps of mascara, but multiple lashes sticking together), and I was hoping this mascara would correct that problem. After trying it, I do not understand why so many women swear by it. It stuck my lashes together and went on really heavy, even with only one coat. I thought maybe I was applying it wrong, so I researched the best ways to apply mascara. This led me to try vigorously scraping off the brush on the sides of the tube to get some of the extra mascara off. It still went on too thick and heavy on my lashes! Then I tried putting some of the mascara on an eyelash comb and applying it that way. Using the eyelash comb instead of the brush to apply the mascara to my lashes helped, but when I apply other mascaras (such as Clinique High Impact Mascara in Black or Benefit Bad Gal in Plum) with the same technique I get better results than I do with the Lancome Definicils. I am going to use the Definicils anyway because it was expensive ($25 at the department store) but I will hate every minute of it! The only plus of this mascara is that it does not flake or smear, even after long days. If you are stuck with a tube of Definicils you don't like, try the eyelash comb technique. If you haven't bought this mascara before, you may want to try it in the store before buying (and make sure not to wear any other mascara to the store)!