Jolie Cosmetics Hypoallergenic Mascara for Sensitive Eyes - Gentle Black & Brown Waterproof Eyelash Enhancer | Perfect for Daily Wear, Allergies & Contact Lens Wearers

When you have sensitive skin and eyes, trying to find non-irritating products becomes the most important issue – even with cosmetics, while “normal” people would be far more concerned with color, ease of application, how long the product lasts before touchups, etc. Fortunately we live in a fairly small Midwestern city, and our lifestyle is such that we have a “dress-up” event maybe once every 10 days or so – and that’s the only time I wear eye makeup. I’ve always worn eye makeup as little as possible, but the last six months or so I’ve been having more and more irritation (with brands that claim to be “hypo-allergenic” and have worked in the past). Color IS a problem because I do have such light coloring (pale warm-toned skin, light brown hair, pale blue-gray eyes) that the black mascaras are just TOO MUCH. And some of the brands that my friends and chat groups on the Internet have recommended only come in black. So, I was delighted to find this in brown, though it turns out to be more of a brown/black – but still better than the “blackest black” that just is not right for me. I have worn it twice now. The first time I made the mistake of using two shades of eye shadow that I had recently bought (I had had good luck with that brand’s lipsticks and wet-or-dry powder makeup). I was OK for about two hours; then my eyes started to itch slightly. When we got home, I removed the mascara with a very gentle makeup remover that I KNOW is OK. Well, my eyelids continued to itch, but I still did not put two and two together! When I went to bed, I did wash my whole face with a gentle fragrance-free cleanser – and my eyelids did not itch any more. The next day I had to go to another dressy event, so I looked at the ingredients in the eye shadow I had used, and the first thing listed was “talc,” in both shades. Then I dug out a Physicians Formula eye shadow “quad” that I had bought some months ago, but never opened. On the package one of the first things they said was that they did not use talc in the “minimalist” formula for sensitive eyes. So I used two shades of that eye shadow and the Sensitive Eyes Eye Mascara, mascara and did not feel the need to remove any of it until I got ready for bed about 10 hours later. So, this MAY work out for me…