
My search for the perfect mascara began as I exited the womb at the tender age of 14.
More than 11 years later, I am ready to reflect on what has been an emotional, exhausting and trying journey.
There have been obstacles along the way. There were times when my eyelashes resembled long, coarse spider legs. There were times when I suffered a black smudge to my eyelid every time I blinked. There were times I cried black tears.
‘Perhaps I should just give up…’ I wondered. ‘Perhaps I should just accept my light blonde, short, shapeless eyelashes.’
But I persevered… and here we are, all these years later.
I am stronger. I am wiser. And it is my responsibility, nay my obligation to share my knowledge with others.
Introducing: Napoleon Peep Show Madame Fantasia.
I know what you're thinking right now.
"Why the hell is every mascara called something like 'Peep show horror lifting lash super hero volume voluminous express grandoise full bloom ultra push up XXXL GLAMOUR?"
I often wonder the same thing. But as we all know, the more adjectives in a mascara's title, the better it is.
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