Avon Astonishing Lengths Mascara

First things first, we have to give it to Avon for having the guts to stick the word "astonishing" on what is otherwise a rather ordinary product. This has been gracing our lashes for the last 5 days, and although we're generally quite pleased with it's ability, it certainly isn't the formula the name would lead you to believe.

Claiming to lengthen lashes by up to 65%, the reasonably sized brush evenly grabs and coats every hair from root to tip. However, due to the products wet and thin consistency, we're yet to experience an application completely free of smudges or smears. If you don't have a cotton bud handy then this mascara is certainly best left alone.

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Although it states to be clump free, from our experience we've encountered several repeat cases of sticky lashes - yet once brushed out this mascara does hold up exceptionally well. At the weekend we rocked it for 16 hours straight

and not once did it slip, slide or smudge. All in all we've thoroughly enjoyed wearing this as a subtle day look, but as far as "astonishing" goes? Perhaps another word should have been picked from the thesaurus.

Avon Astonishing Lengths mascara is available from local representatives and avon.com for $2.99 (currently on sale from $8.50.)

*this product was a free sample obtained by the Beauty Bite*