By Chrissy Iley
I’m always looking for the ultimate shiny black lash. I’ve probably more mascaras in my make-up chest than most other beings, even fashion editors. I tend to have many mascaras that do different things so I need all of them and meanwhile I continue on the Holy Grail searching for THE perfect volumising, shiny mascara that builds your lashes, doesn’t clump and doesn’t fall off. I do have favourites like They’re Real from Benefit and the Velvet Noir from Marc Jacobs. I like the Benefit one because it’s thickening, lengthening and long lasting. I like the Marc Jacobs one because of its gorgeous, dense, shiny texture. Imagine if these two were combined and there was one genius mascara.
YSL The Shock (Effet Faux Cils) is a dramatically volumising and maximising mascara like no other. It has a cool brush that twists in all the right places to make sure your lashes are effortlessly lengthened without clump. It’s wonderfully dark and gorgeously intense. It makes sure that the right amount of mascara is loaded as you build and build. It’s called The Shock because you’re shocked at how luminous your lashes look. It has a creamy texture that melts seamlessly layer upon layer. It doesn’t dry out or coat the lashes in mini mascara bricks.
It’s £23 but worth every bit of it.