every since i started playing with makeup so many moons ago, i've been told about maybelline's great lash mascara. of course i didn't really knew the name. i just remembered the pink tube. i've seen some aunts and older cousins using them. even beauty magazines today still raved about this pink tube.

if you know me, i'm not a mascara person. i have short sparse lashes. it doesn't gives me the length and the volume most mascara claims. worst of all, i always ended up looking like a panda. i spent so much money in mascaras in the past. cheap or expensive. nothing worked.

i was also contact lens wearer back in those days. i know some people don't have problems. but for me, contact lens and mascara don't go together. my eyes were very senstive when wearing contact lens with mascara. but no problem if i wear glasses. but who wants to wear glasses?

i have given up on mascara for many years. even after i don't need glasses anymore. i know it looks kinda odd when you have a full face makeup without lashes. that's better than looking like a panda!

recently i've been watching a lot of makeup tutorials. the emphasis is on the eyes. it really makes a big difference on their looks after they're done with their lashes. either with false eye lashes or with mascara.

when i saw the great lash mascara was marked down, i decided to give it one more try. i've tried this in the past. but i'm willing to try again because it's still the cheapest of them all and the most raved even amongst professionals.

surprisingly the panda eyes i was worried about wasn't too bad. either the product has improved or it's do with my makeup habbit and techniques.

ok, i'm allowing mascara back into my makeup routines. one more expense now since the life time of mascra is 1 month after opening. i can stretch it to maybe 6 weeks. still need to replace it more frequently than any other makeup items.

and yes, it seems to open up my eyes. i look more awake.