Need two recommendations

[artichokie]

One for mascara and one for Vitamin C.  I never know which Vitamin C serum is good - do I go based on price and reviews - which is why I don't have one but need one!

[sunshineluv]

I love thrive mascara, it’s the tubing kind. It never smears and really helps my eyelashes look fuller. I prefer to buy the set of travel size ones beacuse the full size never seems to run out.

[ssmjlm]

Vitamin C I like Sunday Riley or Prequel. Sunday’s is a lotion and prequel is a serum.

For mascara I’ve been trying out tubing styles as I’ve gotten older. I like Tarte XL or the new ELF one.

[fryjack2]

I use cerave vit C based on a rec from here. The drunk elephant one I used before smelled too strongly like hot dogs.

I don’t know if anything does anything to be honest. But my skin doesn’t look worse as years have gone on so maybe they are doing something?

My routine consists of cerave gentle cleanser, cerave vitamin c and belif moisturizer in the morning with Elta sunscreen sometimes.

Night time is cerave gentle facewash, retinoid, and belif moisturizer.

My make up is just mascara. I have long lashes, but they aren’t thick anymore. I use revlon in the red tube and turquoise writing. I also like MAC magic extension mascara

[blondemoment123]

Estee Lauder Turbo Lash is a current fav mascara.

[slbride2003]

I use Bliss Vitamin C Serum. I like all of their facial products.
For mascara I use L’Oréal Double Extend Tubing Mascara

[shauni27]

these are my two favorite mascaras and I always pair them together, but never knew they were sold as a kit!

www.sephora.com/product/benefit-cosmetics-wild-caught-lashes-mascara-set-P512513?skuId=2803211&icid2=products%20grid:p512513:product

You could buy one or the other and would be great, too. I love them both.

[NewGirlNic]

I've been liking the Prequel vitamin C. I just ordered my 2nd bottle
prequelskin.com/products/lucent-c-vitamin-c-serum?variant=47506475778360

I also LOVE the Gleanser face wash from them, if you end up ordering and need to add something else for free shipping! It's only $18 and it's lasted me over 3 months now, using it 2x's a day. 
prequelskin.com/products/gleanser-non-drying-glycerin-cleanser?variant=45035890835768 

For mascara, I've been using Cover Girl lashblast volume (in the orange tube) forever. It's my holy grail. I try others from time to time and always come back to it. I do like the Tarte lights, camera, lashes... but for the price, I stick with the Cover Girl. 

[DotAndBuzz]

Budget mascara will always be the green and pink Maybelline. For the price, you can't beat it.
If I want to go up a level, I do Benefit Bad Gal.

I tried Ilia Limitless Lash, and it made them look great, and held up well, but I didn't like how it felt on my lashes.

Vitamin C I also use Sunday Riley CEO.

[redheadk]

I prefer tubing mascara. Hourglass Unlocked is the absolute best one, I’ve tried them all.

[charlatti]

This mascara has been great for me lately: www.sephora.com/product/rare-beauty-by-selena-gomez-perfect-strokes-universal-volumizing-mascara-P475599 It’s never clumpy or messy and it doesn’t end up anywhere other than my eyelashes.

[toepick]

Nov 5, 2024 9:21:22 GMT -5 NewGirlNic said:

I've been liking the Prequel vitamin C. I just ordered my 2nd bottle
prequelskin.com/products/lucent-c-vitamin-c-serum?variant=47506475778360

I also LOVE the Gleanser face wash from them, if you end up ordering and need to add something else for free shipping! It's only $18 and it's lasted me over 3 months now, using it 2x's a day. 
prequelskin.com/products/gleanser-non-drying-glycerin-cleanser?variant=45035890835768 

For mascara, I've been using Cover Girl lashblast volume (in the orange tube) forever. It's my holy grail. I try others from time to time and always come back to it. I do like the Tarte lights, camera, lashes... but for the price, I stick with the Cover Girl. 

Yes to both the Prequel C and the Gleanser face wash! I have had great success with both and they last forever! 

[sunshineandpinot]

Another Prequel fan. It's now at Target. I'm on my third bottle.

[So_Fetch]

I too am loving tubing mascara. it doesn't flake but comes off easy. I really like the ELF one.

[rupertpenny]

Nov 5, 2024 11:55:36 GMT -5 charlatti said:

This mascara has been great for me lately: www.sephora.com/product/rare-beauty-by-selena-gomez-perfect-strokes-universal-volumizing-mascara-P475599 It’s never clumpy or messy and it doesn’t end up anywhere other than my eyelashes.

I was going to recommend this mascara as well. I've actually really liked everything I've tried from Rare Beauty. 

[shopgirl07]

I also really like Sunday Riley CEO serum. Drunk Elephant also just came out with a new one that’s similar and doesn’t have the hotdog smell. It’s called c-luma hydrabright and it’s really nice.

For mascara, I love Milani highly rated anti-gravity. Great price too. I like the one from Rare Beauty as well and Lancôme lash idole.

[pinkdutchtulips]

I swear by Maybelline Great Lash mascara - the pink and green tube.  Its inexpensive, waterproof, stays put/doesn't flake. 

Its recommended you change your mascara every 3-4 months. Why I love Great Lash bc its inexpensive enough to replace that frequently w/o breaking the bank. 

[artichokie]

Why are ppl saying “tubing mascara”? Isn’t all mascara in a tube?

[spindle92]

Nov 5, 2024 16:12:08 GMT -5 artichokie said:

Why are ppl saying “tubing mascara”? Isn’t all mascara in a tube?

...whispering I was wondering the same thing..........

[sju]

For sensitive skin, Timeless Vitamin C. They have 10% and 20% options. I like that it is not sticky and they fixed the pump which was a problem for a while.

[rupertpenny]

Nov 5, 2024 16:12:08 GMT -5 artichokie said:

Why are ppl saying “tubing mascara”? Isn’t all mascara in a tube?

It is mascara that somehow dries to form a tube around each lash, instead of just sticking to them. Or something? I've never used one that I liked, but I also hate waterproof mascara. 

Regarding replacing mascara every few months, I buy mini sizes for this reason. 

[slbride2003]

Nov 5, 2024 16:14:48 GMT -5 spindle92 said:

Nov 5, 2024 16:12:08 GMT -5 artichokie said:

Why are ppl saying “tubing mascara”? Isn’t all mascara in a tube?

...whispering I was wondering the same thing..........

It forms tubes around your lashes, doesn’t run and is easy to get off.

[sadlebred]

Nov 5, 2024 16:20:04 GMT -5 sju said:

For sensitive skin, Timeless Vitamin C. They have 10% and 20% options. I like that it is not sticky and they fixed the pump which was a problem for a while.

Do they have fragrance free? My skin is the most sensitive special snowflake ever.

[sju]

sadlebred, Not quite fragrance free but it is not strong. I hate fragrance on my face and this doesn’t bother me. The serum is very liquidy so it gets absorbed quickly.

[shopgirl07]

FWIW, I don’t find that tubing mascara comes off easily at all. To me, it’s equivalent to waterproof, which I hate.

[gummy]

Nov 5, 2024 19:38:03 GMT -5 sju said:

sadlebred, Not quite fragrance free but it is not strong. I hate fragrance on my face and this doesn’t bother me. The serum is very liquidy so it gets absorbed quickly.

It has no added fragrance, but unfortunately any good vitamin C serum will have a weird burnt like smell based on the ingredients.

ETA: timeless is a really good brand. Skinceuticals being the holy grail but it's $$$.

[ksun]

Thrive mascara has been my go to for the last 5 years or so

[al dente]

Nov 5, 2024 19:40:08 GMT -5 shopgirl07 said:

FWIW, I don’t find that tubing mascara comes off easily at all. To me, it’s equivalent to waterproof, which I hate.

I think this depends on brand. I've used some like your describing, and it is a pain. I currently use Lash Paradise from L'Oreal, and once it's wet you can gently pull it off and it's very easy.

I've been using L'Oreal Paris Revitalift 10% Pure Vitamin C Face Serum. I've gone through a few tubes of it now after trying other ones in the past. I notice when I stop using it so I feel like is does is job!

[stemmie]

Maybe favorite Vitamin C serum is the one from SkinCeuticals. Since I can't afford it, I use the ROC one daily under moisturizer and makeup. I also like the results of Biossance Squalene & Rosehip Vitamin C-- it makes my skin looks amazing but it's too heavy for daytime and Biossance products tend to be kind of stinky.

I suffer from dry eye which ironically means my eyes tear a lot somedays. I am currently using Tarte's tartlette XL in the travel size. I like it better than the plain tartlette which doesn't really seem tubing. I've tried a lot of them-- blinc, L'Oreal Double Extend, Clinique Lash Power, Essense. Clinique is OK, L'Oreal is great at the price. I want to try Caliray and Thrive next. I'm looking for a brown.

[mofongo]

Dermalogica vit c serum, it's pricey but lasts forever.