L'Oreal False Lash Wings Intenza

L'Oreal released a new mascara, a spin-off to their original False Lash Wings (Butterfly Effect or Flutter mascara in some countries) and this version has the "butterfly wing shape" on both sides of the wand. Mine is a regular formula, but I think a waterproof version exists as well. 

Formula: In the first week of use the formula was quite thin, so all it did is separate and lengthen the lashes a bit, but in the volume department it wasn't the best. As my experience dictated me I gave it some time because usually once the formula dries a bit and therefore thickens, it starts to perform better in terms of volume. I was right. A few weeks later and the volume has doubled. It's not Essence's Lash Princess, but still a very nice amount of volume partnered with definition and lenght, so it really gives the effect of plenty of lashes. In that respect it reminds me a great deal of their Million Lashes mascara. It's a fibre mascara, but I must say I don't see many of them on the brush, especially compared to Japanese versions, but as far as I'm concerned that as good thing because when those fibres get in the eye, it hurts like a bitch and ruins contact lenses (#neverforget). This is a regular formula, so it doesn't hold the curl on my lashes, especially now that the formula is thicker and therefore heavier.

Wand: the original False Lash Wing had only one "butterfly wing", but the Intenza has them on both sides. In practice the small plastic combs separate and define each lash giving the appearance of more lashes. The slightly lifted end does help to lift the lashes, however, since it's regular formula, this doesn't mean much to me as my lashes still drop.

Staying power: I have noticed a bit of flaking at the end of the day, but no smudging. 

Since most mascaras perform well on my lashes, I gave this one to test to my cousin, who loved it at first swipe. She especially appreciated the definition this mascara is capable of doing and she is considering purchasing one for herself.

Intenza costs an "exorbitant" 15.49 €, which is not at all cheap for a drugstore mascara, but L'Oreal's mascaras tend to be very good compared to most of the "cheaper" competition. I might give a waterproof version a try and see how it performs.

 SLO

Intenza je naslednica originalne False Lash Wings maskare in sicer se za razliko od slednje ponaša z "obliko metuljnih kril" na obeh straneh krtačke. Moja je navadna formula, ki se lahko odstrani, mislim pa, da obstaja tudi vodoodporna verzija.

Ko je bila maskara popolnoma nova, je bila formula lahka in redka. Posledično ni uspela ustvariti kakšnega omembe vrednega volumna, ampak je trepalnicam dodala kar dosti dolžine in predvsem definicijo zaradi plastične krtačke. Po izkušnjah sem vedela, da se bo po nekaj tednih maskara zgostila in malo posušila. Zdaj ko je maskara malo starejša doda veliko več volumna. Sicer ne toliko kot Lash Princess, ampak kar blizu, predvsem pa prednjači v definiciji, saj krtačka lepo razčeše trepalnice in naredi učinek ogromno trepalnic, ker je vsaka ločena in obarvana. Zelo me spominja na Million Lashes, ki je bila včasih ena izmed mojih najljubših maskar (krtačko imam še vedno za razčesavanje trepalnic). Formula vsebuje vlakna, ampak jih sama ne vidim kaj dosti na krtački, kar meni sicer odgovarja, saj so japonske maskare mini mučilno orožje za uporabnike kontaktnih leč in ko ti eno tisto vlakno pade v oči zelo boli ter uniči leče (zelo zabavna izkušnja). Ker je formula moje maskare navadna ji ne uspe obdržati trepalnice zavihane, še posebej zdaj ko je formula gostejša.

Krtačka prvotne False Lash Wing maskare ima obliko metuljčkovih kril le na eni strani, medtem ko ju ima Intenza na obeh straneh, kar se izkaže za kar učinkovito. Glavnička z kratkimi zobčki lepo razčeseta trepalnice in rahlo dvignjeni zunanji del pomaga malo dvigniti trepalnice v zunanjih kotičkih, seveda se to na mojih trepalnicah ne obdrži.

Kar se tiče obstojnosti nisem opazila nobenega razmazovanja pod očmi, ampak sem pozno zvečer opazila črne pikice pod očmi.

Ker se večina maskar dobro obnese na mojih trepalnicah z izjemo ohranitve zavihanosti, sem dala maskaro preizkusiti še moji sestrični, da bo test bolj pravičen. Takoj ji je bila všeč. Še posebej zaradi definicije in menda načrtuje nakup. Trenutno je maskara 30 % cenejša v drogerijah (do 12.4.).

Intenza stane malo visokih 15,49 €, kar ni poceni, ampak L'Orealove maskare so povečini res dobre, vsaj v primerjavi z drugimi znamkami. Me pa to višanje cen vsake nove maskare (in ostalih stvari) zelo moti in verjetno nisem edina. 

Have a great day!

*Intenza was gifted to me / Maskaro sem dobila v test.