So so: Estée Lauder Double Wear Mascara

Meh.

That's about the height of the enthusiasm or emotion that I can muster for the mascara offering in Estée Lauder's Double Wear range, €23.

As regular readers will know, I'm a huuuuge fan of their Double Wear Light foundation and spend a good part of my time both on and off the Blather heartily recommending the stuff, so I was expecting to be blown clean away by the mascara. It promises 15-hour smudge- and flake-free wear, and in fairness it genuinely does deliver on that front. Otherwise, it just made my lashes look blacker and maybe fractionally thicker, but I found the consistency of the mascara meant it was prone to clumping and certainly didn't see any of the "extraordinary length" the blurb had readied me for.

All in all, it's a good daytime mascara, but it's definitely not for those who prefer any kind of drama!

(Sorry EL.)