DD and I both have worn Blinc and like it. It is one of the original tubing mascaras. It comes in dark brown.

I've ordered from Thrive Causemetics for their tube mascara. They carry brown shades. I like it a lot. I also got eye shadows and just ordered some eyeliners. Everyday mascara I use Cover Girl Lash Blast Volume in the orange tube, non waterproof. Don't get the waterproof in the Cover Girl because I find it super hard to remove even with a makeup remover cloth. But I really like the Thrive line! If I want more lash without the false eyelashes that's what I use.

Kevyn Aucoin "The Volume" Mascara.

Thank you, thank you!! I am going to look at all the shades of brown and get a couple.

It’s funny, i didn't come up with a brown mascara when i googled but AFTER i wrote this post an ad for Blinc came up on another site 🙄 Not the first time that has happened, either…

i've been using L'Oreal Double Extend Tubing Mascara for a decade. I used to use an expensive one (maybe Bobbi Brown) but DD told me about this one and I like it just as much. It's a 2 step process - the brush under the white cap is a 'nourishing primer' and the other side it the tubing mascara.

I only use the mascara portion and don't bother with the primer. It's readily available and inexpensive which makes me feel better when I discard it every 6 - 9 months or so.

I can't find it online in brown but I have seen brown in the drugstores -0 hope they haven't discontinued that shade.

//www.amazon.com/LOr%C3%A9al-Paris-Makeup-Lengthening-Mascara/dp/B001IAINFU?th=1

For tubing, I use L'Oreal double extend. You apply a primer first and then the mascara.

By process of elimination I purchased the Thrive mascara in brown. I could not find L’Oreal or the Aucoin brand in brown, and Blinc has a curved wand which I don’t like. The Thrive wand is straight and the bristles are short (like the Aucoin brand), so I am trying it. Thanks Oly, I had never heard of that brand and probably would never have come across it without your recommendation. Thanks all— I don’t know why ALL this stuff doesn’t come in brown, especially considering that some come in three shades of black. 🙄

The Thrive eyeliner has so many rave reviews I am trying that also and will report back.

Gardenweb to the rescue!

I have used many "tubing" type mascaras over the years, and Thrive in brown is the best that I've tried. My previous favorites were Clinique's Lash Power and Boots No7 Stay Perfect (but it's only available in black in the US). The other tubing mascaras that I've tried tend to dry out in the tube fairly quickly, but Thrive just keeps going and going.

My DD and DGD use Thrive and they both love it. They use black. I havent tried it myself because i didn't like previous tubing mascaras I tried. I have been using Jones Road and it pretty well but one day I may give Thrive a try. Good luck!

Terriks, I will share a little secret with you: isopropyl myristate, cosmetic grade. You can buy a small (2 oz) bottle of it on Amazine. It’s the active /main ingredient in the products you can buy to thin out clumpy mascara, or any kind of caked makeup.

“Isopropyl myristate is notable for promoting the absorption of medicine and other products through the skin. It is commonly found in creams, lotions and topical medicines. It is also used as a thickening agent, emollient and moisturizer, as well as a solvent, binder and diluent in perfumes and food flavorings.”

A few drops on your mascara wand that is then pushed into the container will loosen or reconstitute product that is drying out. You can also add it to the mascara container with an eye dropper. Since it’s a common ingredient in creams and moisturizers there is no problem adding it to cream foundation or blush. Buying the single ingredient on A is under $10 for 4 oz, where the stuff marketed to thin caked makeup is much more for less than one ounce.

Better living through chemistry 😉

Thanks for the tip!

I recognize the name isopropyl myristate from a list I had of common cosmetic ingredients that are acnegenic that I used to avoid when I was younger and acne prone.

Fortunately, I haven't felt that the Thrive has needed thinning.

I use Thrive, too and like it.

I went down the rabbit hole and bought the mascara also in brown, i also-am trying the eyebrwow liner in gray. we will see how they work.

Kswl, the only thing to separate eyelashes, especially as we age & they tend to grow in wonky, is using a:

SPOOLIE When applying mascara or eyebrow makeup, keep a couple of spoolies out and ready to use if you see a clump from your mascara. You have to be fast so the clump doesn't dry.

Thanks for the link, Oakley. I don't use wands with long bristles like the spoolie— I prefer them with very short, stiff bristles. Ideally, mascara should not clump right out of the container on the first application anyway. I comb and curl before applying mascara to minimize clumping also.

Trying out new products is part of the process of finding the right ones for oneself— only by the time I find something that works for me it’s often discontinued or ”improved” beyond recognition. ☹️

K, are you talking about both spoolies and mascara with short, stiff bristles? I do need a bag of spoolies like that.

Have you tried Vivienne Sabo? 24,000 4 star ratings. This is by far my favorite, has the exact type of spoolie you want. The only time I get clumps is when I didn't get enough excess mascara from the tip of the wand.

I've worn brown mascara all my life until recently and there isn't much difference that I can tell from using black instead.

Uh oh. I also ordered the Thrive mascara and it arrived today but I haven’t tried it yet…

I have a few SPOOLIES (the one with the angled brush on the other end-I use for eyeliner) I bought at the eyebrow salon. I use the spoolie end to separate my eyelashes after putting on mascara. I like thick and full eyelashes, but neat and clean too.

I use Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara and have been very happy with it. I use it along with a Clinique Lash Building Primer to make them extra thick.

I use Lancome eye makeup remover at night, which I think is the best eye makeup remover out there.

I really like Thrive CC Cream!

I have currently been using Jones Road (Bobbie Brown's new line) cosmetics lately and I really love What the Foundation and the Miracle Balm (blush) so far! I love the light coverage and dewey look. I have dry skin though so not sure if oily skin girlies would like it. I hear people either hate it or love it.

I have ordered some new products from an all natural French line called Typology. I saw one of them demo’ed on a Nikol Johnson video— tinted serum—- and the combination of a very short list of ingredients and mid-range price ($37) was enough reason to order. It’s coming Friday, along with a tinted lip and cheek balm. I am trying to reduce the number of products i have to a few I really like and want to use almost daily.

SueB, I hope my clumping mascara is an outlier….

Ollie, I really like Miracle Balm too!

I find enough variation in "best mascara" lists in online publications to have concluded it is not one size fits all. For example, some before and after mascara photos look cakey to me. But apparently some people like it that way.

I have used Thrive mascara for several years, and sometimes the new tube is hard to get on smoothly, but after a few uses, it dries out a bit. My eyelashes are still fairly long for my age, though, and I have to curl them first, thanks to a suture line on my left eye, which makes those center lashes grow down.

Happy to report that mine was not clumpy.

I'm following this thread, as I have used Clinque Naturally Glossy in Jet Brown since I first started wearing make up in the 80's, but alas, it has been discontinued. Clinique recommended their High Impact mascara in Chocolate, and while the color is OK, I hate it so much, clumpy and the brush is so small, I was very disappointed. So, now I'm on the hunt for a replacement, and will look at some of the ones suggested, but I'm blonde, with very light eyelashes, so I don't wear black, it's just too jarring for me.

I recall years, err, decades ago there was a mascara product in a small (hot pink?) plastic box with a little brush, and you dipped the brush into the mascara and applied it. Is that back and those who aren't using tube mascaras, are you doing something like that?

My go-to mascara has been cheapo Maybelline in the pink tube for years. I’ve tried so many more expensive ones, and i always come back to Maybelline. I’m giving Thrive a try, but I’m not sure if it’s going to perform any better.

Lake, are you confusing tube mascaras with tubing mascaras?

Uhh, I guess so, because I thought people were using "tubing" instead of "tube", and then I thought maybe there are other types that aren't in a tube. To me tubing is what you do behind a boat...

Sorry, I should know better than to comment on a make up thread, I really know nothing about it and it shows!