I received my fourth VoxBox, complimentary of Influenster, a week and a half ago. If you’re new here and don’t know what Influenster is yet, it’s a site/app that gives you the opportunity to receive and try products for free in exchange for reviewing, sharing on social media, and completing a survey afterwards.
I have to admit, I had not heard of Grande Cosmetics prior to this, but I was definitely intrigued once I got the email that I would be receiving this box. I had never used eyelash serum or primer before, but I was definitely excited to try them. Especially since I don’t have very long lashes.
The packaging is decent, and as you can see they come in pretty good sized tubes as well. I’m also digging the gold. If you’re interested in trying these products, you can snag them on the Grande Cosmetics website. The Lash-MD serum is $65 (and says it should last you 3 months), the mascara is $25, and the primer is also $25.
I’ve been using the lash serum every day since I first got it (so 11 days so far), but I have not noticed any changes in the length of my lashes. I know it says it can take months for full results, so I’ll just have to wait and see.
This is a photo of my eye before putting on any type of makeup, so you can see what I’m starting with. I’m totally jealous of girls who have naturally long lashes.
After applying my other eye makeup first, I then put on the primer. This stuff works amazingly well when it comes to increasing the length of your eyelashes. Honestly, the photo doesn’t even do it justice. I’ve never used any other product that has made my lashes this long before. With that said, this primer does go on white, as you can see, and I’m not exactly fond of that. The texture and the way it dries on your lashes is exactly like mascara, so it’s basically like you’re putting on white mascara beforehand. I really wish this product was translucent instead.
This is the final result after applying the mascara. As I mentioned above, I don’t like that the primer is white because you can still see some of the white after I apply the mascara. Also, putting the mascara on after the primer feels like applying mascara over top of another mascara, which bothers me for some reason. I did use the mascara one day without putting the primer on first, and I was unimpressed. It doesn’t do much to lengthen or volumize your lashes on its own. It’s also a little bit clumpy.
Overall, I’m very pleased with how this lengthens my lashes, but there are still some things I dislike about the formula. I like the products, but they aren’t something I would completely rave about.
I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.
I should try that primer, my lashes are dark and thick but they are short. Lovely review. By the way, What camera/phone did you use to take in photo your eyes? the quality is really good!
https://mademoiselleolantern.com/2018/03/21/too-faceds-peach-perfect-setting-powder-hit-or-miss/
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Really? I didn’t think so. lol I have a DSLR, but I just took those photos quick with my iPhone.
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Ah really? It must be the lighting that is doing the trick !!
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I love eyelash primers – I have one an argan oil one from amazon that was literally £5 and it works AMAZINGLY xx
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I love argan oil! It’s worked amazing on my hair, so I would love to try that on my lashes.
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The gold packaging looks so great, I really wanna try out their mascara
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A great box full of goodies! Love how these products transformed your lashes (: isn’t Influenster the best? Haha
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Yes! I’m also about to get my second product from BzzAgent (Similar to Influenster) and it’s my second in one month, which is exciting.
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Those mascaras look so cool!!
Jennifer
Effortlessly Sophisticated
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I might have to try these products out someday – my lashes are hopeless! Thanks for sharing!
☼ cabin twenty-four
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Mine too, as you can see from my Before pic lol.
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I’ve never heard of Grande Cosmetics, either! I’ve had two surveys sent to me this month but I think I failed both because I didn’t receive any boxes. 😦 Dang it! Lol. I have received an eyelash primer that went on white before in one of my other boxes and it kind of bothered me to layer on the mascara, too haha.
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Glad I’m not the only one who thought so lol. At least it does lengthen though. Hopefully you’ll get another voxbox soon!
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Yes, I do see the length!! I hope so too lol
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I love reading everyone’s posts on their voxbox! It’s always so much fun! I think it did a pretty nice job of helping your lashes! I might have to try a serum since my lashes suck. 😂
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So do I, and it’s cool how different bloggers get different boxes so we aren’t all posting about the same things.
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Totally agree!
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Love how you’re rocking with these Influenster boxes! Pretty neat that you got to try out new things. I really like the packaging of the Grande mascara! Love how the mascara looks on you. Happy to hear that you see some results on your lashes!
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That primer looks amazing! My eyelashes are not long, so I would definitely try this out! Thanks for sharing!
http://roadesque.com
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That rose gold shadow is something!!! It looks amazing with your eyes!!
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Thanks! The funny thing is that I got it free. I ordered some makeup from Shany Cosmetics, and they sent that eyeshadow for free. I ended up really liking it.
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Never heard of this brand either. And that kind of sucks that there’s both pros and cons of these products. I do like the result though!
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I love the end results and I love how the mascara looks on you! ❤ My lashes are hopeless, mine are super messy and short so I feel like these products will totally help me with that haha -_- Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks 🙂
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