Comments on: Unitasker Wednesday: Mascara Protector

By: June Lemen

June Lemen — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:53:14 +0000

I love these postings. Every time I feel bad abou wasting money on something that I thought would be good but turns out to be not worth it (usually some kind of recipe), I assuage my guilt with these. At least I would never buy this!

By: Gette

Gette — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:03:57 +0000

I have to admit having a mascara protector made it applying mascara fast and foolproof. *g* Having said that, I use an unwanted business card with a little half oval trimmed into one edge. It gives a clean application but you do get a lot of mascara on the card than you would on your skin. I didn’t bother making another one once I threw the first card away.

By: Marsanne

Marsanne — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:12:50 +0000

The best way to remove mascara from your skin – let it dry completely before touching it! Once it is dry, use your fingernail or a q-tip to flick it off of your skin. When mascara dries, it flakes off and doesn’t smear.

By: JustGail

JustGail — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:07:51 +0000

I also do the damp cotton swab method. I’ve also read that a bit of extra powder under the eye before putting on the makeup works also. Then when done, just dust away the excess powder.

I think I’d have more mess using this item than not.

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:11:31 +0000

I’ve always had trouble getting mascara on my bottom lashes w/o having it smear, and wiping the smears off has been a problem because I have a skin tag underneath the lashes on my left eye. I end up looking like “Goth Raccoon Lady”. Not a look I want.

That said, I don’t think this little gadget would be helpful at all…but I AM gonna be all over that Clinique mascara!

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:51:31 +0000

There are oh so many unitaskers in the world of beauty! I will admit to trying this product, but only because I have long lashes that just about touch the skin on the lower half. It is quite impossible to put mascara on the lower lashes without it getting on the skin…however, this “tool” is not particularly helpful. It’s mostly awkward and silly. These days I don’t really care to wear mascara on the bottom lashes, so problem solved

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:10:44 +0000

Or you could keep hold of the cotton-wool pad used for pre-make-up cleansing and hold that under your eye? Therefore avoiding smudges, not wasting resources and not having corners to poke into your eye.

By: Julie Bestry

Julie Bestry — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:12:53 +0000

I must have superpowers, because, although I’ve been applying mascara practically every day for over 30 years, unless I sneeze (in which case, all bets are off), I never get mascara on my face. On those sneezy days, a drop of liquid makeup remover on a Q-tip and dotted on the spots tends to remove the mascara/raccoon look without picking up too much foundation. Dry, swoop with a little loose powder, and all is well.

It actually looks like a very tiny ice scraper!

By: NoAlias

NoAlias — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:10:41 +0000

I was trying to figure out why mascara needed protection. Now I realize it’s me that needs protection from the mascara.

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:59:25 +0000

I keep a q-tip in my makeup bag…it works wonders for removing mascara without smearing. Just press it on the spot and wipe! (for some reason, more pressure is better in this case….just don’t press so hard you hurt yourself, obviously. haha) And I can use it more than once!
You don’t have to reapply any other makeup you might remove with other methods!

By: L.

L. — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:09:22 +0000

Well, I wouldn’t mind some way to avoid mascara mistakes because usually a finger doesn’t get the stuff off well enough. Usually I have to use a little moisturizer to clean it off, which messes up the other makeup, and gets in my eye and makes it water … not an ideal solution either. But I have no belief that this would make a particularly good solution for me, either! Probably practice would be the best thing–I don’t wear makeup much.

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:51:40 +0000

I’m of the wipe-it-off-with-my-finger school of mascara cleanup. The thing I hate about the unitaskers they advertise on TV is that they always hire a moron klutz to demonstrate the conventional way of doing something.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:44:35 +0000

Wow, to think I’ve been recklessly applying mascara all these years with no protection! I rarely get any mascara on my skin that needs to be wiped away but I guess if one is terrified of such an occasion and might be paralyzed with fear if it were to happen, this might just be the unitasker for her

By: s

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:33:31 +0000

In general, Tweezerman products are pretty good and innovative, and pretty. But I don’t think I’ll invest in the mascara protector.

By: Alix

Alix — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:52:32 +0000

The thing about the Clinique mascara is that the brush is designed differently, and much smaller, so it’s easier to coat the lower lashes while not making a complete mess. Not for everyone, I’ll admit, but makeup enthusiasts are sure to snap it up.