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Lancome Oscillation Vibrating Mascara
Guest Contributor in Face Escentials, Tested — August 6th, 2008 (384 views / Print this article )
By: rere
What: the first vibrating power mascara from Lancome
The promise: lashes look extraordinary extended, separated and multiplied
Availability: November 2008, limited one day launch on July 31st
Price: $34
Power mascara? Vibrating wand? As someone who poked her eyes one too many times with regular mascaras, I should be running away from this one. I don’t even wear mascara everyday, but curiosity got the best of me and I decided to check it out.
The ‘power’ part was exactly as I imagined. You can hear the motor buzzed as it moves the wand, up to 7000 micro oscillation per minute. As prospective buyers can’t personally tried it on (for health reason), the make up artists will show you how it looks like on their lashes - one eye with and one without. I wasn’t sold until one Lancome lady took off her mascara and put Oscillation on for me. I could see how her lashes lengthen and curled with several swipes of the wand. That’s exactly what I wanted - the curly long lashes I don’t naturally have.
So I went home with the most expensive mascara I ever buy. I don’t think I’ve ever read instruction that carefully before putting any make up on before. As I pressed the button, the wand moves up and down and I swipe it from root to tip as instructed.
The result: after three swipes, my thin lashes appear thicker and longer without clumps (see my before and after photo). I found that it has amazing staying power after (accidentally) slept without cleaning my make up. Unlike some other mascara, it doesn’t leave me looking like a raccoon in the morning. Bonus point, it’s also easy to remove. As for the curling part? It does decent job of lifting my straight lashes, but not as much as it did to that Lancome lady. Too bad, considering that it was the main reason I bought this mascara. But come to think of it, Lancome never promises to curl your lashes either… so it does exactly as it promised.
Does it worth the price? I like what it does to my lashes and especially the staying power, but I’m sure there are mascaras out there with similar results at a cheaper price. I haven’t decided whether to keep or return it. Let’s wait, hopefully as I mastered the application, it will give me the long lush and curly lashes of my dream.
One little surprise about this mascara, I swear the smell reminds me of jambu bol/jambu mede. Curious, huh? Or maybe I’m just hungry, hahahahaha…..
There are 21 comments for this entry. Add yours
mir@cle
wow!!! terbukti banget re kalo diliat dari picture nya. worth to try nih keliatanya. hehehe. thanks for sharing yaa
August 6th, 2008 at 9:04 am
lita
reree, nice writing ! mahal banget tapinyaa
August 6th, 2008 at 9:19 am
vanya
yes, nice writing indeed..
I toldya u should become a copywriter :p
btw hasilnya memang nampak mejik…
\tapi the price is faaaaar from my budget
August 6th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Lena
great article, cong!
your lashes do look much thicker and slightly longer. for curling, try to hold a few seconds as you lift.
ada warna apa aja ya? coklat ada?
August 6th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
cici cuit
Bukan penggemar mascara, tapi jadi penasaran pengen coba.. Hopely available at Bali Lancome Counter. Thx for the info..
August 6th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Celia
kalo diliat dari foto yg tampak depan, kok kayanya bikin lashes jadi clumpy yah?
August 6th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
loucee
weits! rere mulai menulis beauty review!
hihihi…
bagus neik.. tulisannya.
jadi gak susah ya pakenya? getarannya berarti halus ya… bukan yang bergetar-getar ‘dahsyat’ gitu yak? ahkahakhak…
August 6th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
mamita
resultnya sih bagus bgt re… cuma harganya bikin kantong menderita… LOL
August 6th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
happineesh
aduh $34 utk maskara….:-( hasilnya keliatan banget beda…tapi tetep kalo liat harganya….hhhhh~
August 6th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
irasistible
Liat fotonya rere jd tergoda. Aplg pas dibilang gak bikin mata kayak racoon. Tp melihat harganya, aih, gue mau pengsan. Kalo duitnya dibeliin maskara Maybelline, L’oreal or Covergirl, dpt brapa jenis tuh bo?
August 6th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
chelinx
bagus jatuh di matanya..sepertinya tipe ini mengikuti tipe mascara lancome yg lain..bagus semua reviewnya utk dipake
August 6th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
rere
makasih ya atas komentarnya, temen2….
iya nih… harganya gak beradab!! kalo dituker CG udah dapet 5. there goes my baby sitting money, huehehehhehee….
celia: itu clumping krn gue kagok makenya… tangan kiri sih.
lena: baru ada yg black
loucee: ternyata makenya gak sesusah yg gue bayangin kok. mungkin karena wand-nya kecil, huhehehehhehehe…
August 6th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
utie
re, loe pinter banget ngambil fotonya :D.. Great article , Re!!!!!
August 6th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
orangeginger
ammmmm.. mehong bener yah untuk satu mascara doang.. memang marketing strategy nya hebat bener pake acara limited one day availability segala..
btw jadinya memang ok sih re!
August 7th, 2008 at 12:42 am
jingga
Mpok Rere cakep euy!!! Buka lapak, gak niihh??? Harganya bok… Gak nahan!!!
August 7th, 2008 at 7:47 am
jingga
Mpok Rere cakep euy!!! Buka lapak, gak niihh??? Harganya bok… Meheng be’eng!!!
August 7th, 2008 at 7:51 am
sLesTa
nice writing rere!!
gue juga pake lancome dan menurut gue their mascara is quite good, but not too sure if i need the vibrating one..
loucee kalo urusannya vibrate paling cepet dah!! huwakhakhak..
August 7th, 2008 at 10:00 am
missajeng
Rere, tetep ya harus nyebut2 jambu mede!
Tapi harganya mahal bener ya? Tapi menggoda banget sih, soalnya bulmat gue nearly non existent gini…
Thanks for the review ya Re!
August 7th, 2008 at 10:09 am
dunia_dandan
Lha, elo babysitting, Re? Gak ngeri anak2 itu sama elo?
Eniwey, menurutlo, di mananya getaran itu benar2 berfungsi? Apa bedanya sama gerakan tangan kita yg naik turun.
Eniwey lagi, kalo maskaranya udah abis, baterenya bisa diganti? *uhuk..*
Ih, JOYOOOOKKKK! :rotfl:
August 7th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Koukla
Gue udah baca nih di bbrp blog ttg maskara ini, kok kedengerannya rada2 gimmicky yaaaa. Keliatan sih re hasilnya di bulu mata elo tp gue yakin ada maskara lain yg harganya gak semahal itu deh yg bisa bikin hasil yg sama..
Deb, kalo maskaranya belum abis tp baterenya udah keburu abis gimana?? hayo dipake buat apa???
August 7th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Annisa Maulina
wow.. mahal ya bo.. tapi oke banget sih hasilnya! tapi ngasih efek yang sama gak ya di gw?
August 8th, 2008 at 7:40 am