MAC has megatons of mascara. There must be millions of them! You know this. They aren’t one of those brands that only does, like, one mascara and calls it quit. No.
I think quite a few of MAC’s mascaras are good, too, like Extended Play. I’ve gone through a number of tubes of that one, among others, but there’s one MAC mascara I’ve been using more than the others for months, and I think it’s leagues above the rest. It’s In Extra Dimension Waterproof Mascara, the one in the curvy black tube with the teal MAC logos all over it.
Now, Karen is someone who finds fault with pretty much every mascara she tries. (Karen is also apparently someone who refers to herself in the third person!). But this one’s The. Best. in the entire MAC mascara family IMO. And, girl, I’ve tried them all!
You get so much bang for your buck with it, and the look is almost as dramatic as falsies, and that’s with just one or two coats.
I mean, it’s a mascara…so it’s not gonna make you look like you’ve grown Snuffalufagus fringe overnight, but if you want it all — thickness, length, curl separation and, most importantly, THE DRAMA — In Extra Dimension Waterproof brings it.
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There is one other thing I feel you need to know up front before you fall in love with it, and here it is: this mascara is truly waterproof. You’ll need an oil-based eye makeup remover and/or an eye-friendly cleansing balm to thoroughly take it off; otherwise, you’ll be stuck rubbing at your lashes for days and could even accidentally break them off (NOOOO!), which happened to me a couple times before I “wised up.”
Now when I wear this and go to remove my makeup at the end of the day, I soak a Shiseido Facial Cotton with a few drops of Klorane Waterproof Eye Make-Up Remover with Soothing Cornflower (you can get it at Sephora), then gently press the pad on top of my lashes. When I hold it there for a few seconds, this mascara slides right off.
Lancôme Bi-Facil is good, too. Really, though, any remover made specifically for waterproof eye makeup should do well.
I wore In Extra Dimension Waterproof to SoulCylce last Saturday, where I sweated PROFUSELY for the entire 45 minutes (and miraculously didn’t fall off the bike, but that’s another story!). I was dripping buckets at the end, and then I continued sweating for another 20 minutes afterward (because that’s what I do).
In Extra Dimension Waterproof was a champ through it all. No raccoon eyes, no flaking, no smearing, no nothing!
I’ve talked about In Extra Dimension Waterproof before, but think it’s worth a special shout-out today because I realized this morning that I was down to the last swipe of my current tube, so I consequently freaked out!
No, really, I was scraping that brush along the insides of the tube with desperation!
It’s $23, in the permanent line, and it’s awesome.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
That’s the one I chose for my wedding and loved it. I used no falsies. More recently it makes my eyes sting though, so can’t use it these days.
I have the In Extra Dimension (non-waterproof) in one of the brown shades and while I love it, I find I have to scrape tons and tons of product off the bristles before applying or else I’ll get mascara all over my face! Is that only me? Maybe that isn’t a problem with the waterproof? I don’t mind though, the result is so nice! MAC does mascara so well.
You’re definitely selling this. I’ve been looking for a great waterproof mascara. Can you actually swim and then dab your eyes without it transferring/clumping? That would make it a real winner for me. 🙂