I'm Jenna and this is Face Off, in which we put two products head to head, face to face,
or eyelash to eyelash because today we're trying out two brand new mascaras one is the
NYX cosmetics Worth The Hype mascara which costs $7.99 at Ulta and drugstores.
And we're putting it against the much talked about Benefit BADgal BANG! Mascara
which uses NASA technology -- whoa!
And costs $24, so quite the difference in price.
Both promise volume and out of this world length, so let's see how they hold up.
So on this side of my face I'll be using the NYX Cosmetics Worth The Hype mascara to see
if it's really worth the hype.
And on this side of my face I'll be using BADgal BANG! which is just fun to say.
They claim you can even use it on eyelash extensions, but I don't have those, so...
forget about that.
So this is wand, it's a pretty thick standard nylon bristle wand, it doesn't have a ton
of product on it which is nice.
That means that it won't get super wet when you apply it and you can really work it into
your lashes.
So I'm just going to start by wiggling it in.
Already BAM.
So much volume!
That's great!
To me one coat of mascara, which you guys can let me know what you think in the comments,
but one coat is one dip in the tube using everything you have on the brush, where some
people think one coat is literally just one coat on each section.
But I like a dramatic lash look so to me one coat is just using everything I've got.
So I just finished with one coat of the NYX Worth The Hype mascara, and I'd say it's pretty
worth the hype!
It gave a lot of volume, it didn't get clumpy, it's really lightweight, left my lashes pretty
feathery, it's not too thick, not too dark, not too clumpy doesn't give you spider lashes
which is nice.
I think some people might like a little more separation or lengthening but I think this
is a great mascara.
You can really go ahead and layer it on and it won't start to get clumpy or flakey, but
for the purposes of this test, I'm only doing one coat so we're going to see how it holds
up to the Benefit BADgal BANG! mascara.
On this side of my face I'm using the new Benefit BADgal BANG! mascara, which you can
see the $24 really is showing in the packaging.
It's this soft matte black with this studded cap, it's really cool.
So this uses... it's called bigger badder volumizing mascara.
It uses NASA technology to really lengthen and separate lashes in a lightweight manner
so that's why it's actually safe for eyelash extensions because it's super super lightweight
but gives you that dramatic false lash look.
This is the wand, and this is not nylon this is more of like a rubber silicone finely packed
wand.
It's a lot skinnier than the NYX one, which I actually prefer.
I go back and forth between whether or not I like nylon or plastic bristles, it really depends.
Plastic I feel like deposits more formula whereas nylon gives you more of a softer feathery look.
Here we go!
Hmm...
It's definitely separating my lashes.
So I just finished applying the Benefit BADgal BANG! mascara and I have a lot of mixed feelings about this.
I have strong feelings about mascara in general so just bare with me.
Ok so this one has a crazy lengthening capabilities, you can see my lashes look so much longer
on this side of my face than they do on this side of my face.
However, I am having issues with clumping and bald spots in my lashes that aren't being
filled in.
As you can see like here, and here, that just by the way that my lashes sort of clump together
with the mascara it left them looking a little bit bald in two areas because they do clump.
And this formula dries very quickly so you have to work quickly to make sure that you're
applying it and once it dries you can't really add more coats on top of it because your lashes
just won't give it.
Like you can't brush through them, they just clump together.
So you really only have one coat and like 20 seconds max before this is done and it's
set for the day.
I do love that it lengthened a lot, it did volumize but I don't think it volumized as
well as the NYX Worth The Hype mascara because you can see my lashes just look fuller along
the lash line.
They don't look quite as full here.
The Benefit is definitely a lightweight formula but it's no more lightweight than the NYX.
I just prefer a mascara that you can really layer on with abandon and just really go
for a natural look or go for a really dramatic spidery lash look, so
I think in this Face Off, the winner is...
Worth The Hype.
Worth The Hype is worth the hype!
Way to go NYX Cosmetics!
I really really wanted to like the Benefit mascara, I think the technology is awesome,
I love the packaging, I love the name, I think it's nice if you're really looking for length
but if you're looking for just true volume, everyday volume,
I think the NYX is the better deal.
And it's only $7.99 so sometimes drugstore mascaras are just the better mascara.