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  • Influenster – Comment utiliser ce site

    Influenster – Comment utiliser ce site

    *Il s’agit d’un article mis à jour. Je l’ai écrit à l’origine le 21 mai 2022, lorsque le processus d’inscription au site Web était différent et que le type de campagnes était beaucoup plus restreint. Comme il y a eu beaucoup de mises à jour de l’application, j’ai pensé qu’il valait mieux mettre à jour ce billet pour que personne ne soit perdu en le lisant.*

    J’ai déjà écrit un peu sur le fonctionnement du site dans un précédent billet sur ma dernière Voxbox que vous pouvez lire ici : New Hydralin Voxbox

    Le nombre de personnes qui se sont inscrites sur le bureau ou ont téléchargé l’application et qui sont toujours perdues est trop important et il ne devrait pas en être ainsi. Je vais vous expliquer étape par étape comment vous inscrire et utiliser l’application car le site sur le bureau n’est pas aussi utilisé.

    S’inscrire

    Actuellement, la seule façon de s’inscrire à Influenster est de télécharger l’application et de remplir le formulaire d’inscription. Auparavant, il était possible de s’inscrire via le site web, mais cette possibilité a été dépréciée et tout se fait désormais via l’application.

    Vous avez deux possibilités pour vous inscrire : vous pouvez vous rendre sur le site web et cliquer sur le lien en haut de la page qui indique “S’inscrire”, ou vous pouvez télécharger l’app et suivre les instructions.

    Site web
    App

    Une fois que vous vous êtes inscrit, veillez à remplir complètement votre profil d’évaluateur. Cela permet à Influenster de faire correspondre votre profil aux critères que les marques leur envoient pour choisir les évaluateurs des Voxbox.

    Vous trouverez votre profil d’évaluateur dans vos paramètres. Cliquez sur À propos de moi et il devrait s’y trouver. Malheureusement, tous les paramètres ou instructions ne sont pas en français, vous pourriez voir beaucoup d’anglais, je comprends à quel point cela peut être frustrant, surtout depuis qu’ils envoient Voxbox ici en France depuis 2018.

    Une fois que vous avez rempli votre profil d’évaluateur, vous pouvez commencer à évaluer les produits que vous utilisez. C’est l’objectif principal d’Influenster, un site d’évaluation qui récompense parfois ses membres avec une Voxbox spéciale.


    Actuellement, il existe trois types de campagnes sur l’application, la Voxbox originale où vous devez répondre à une enquête pour voir si vous correspondez aux critères définis par les marques, tels que le niveau de revenu, l’âge et l’endroit où vous vivez. Le deuxième type de Voxbox est appelé Voxbox préqualifiée, vous n’avez pas à répondre à une enquête mais il n’y a qu’un nombre limité de produits. Vous recevrez un e-mail et une notification dans l’application pour vous informer que des produits sont disponibles et si vous êtes assez rapide, vous pouvez réclamer un ou plusieurs produits et la marque vous expédiera le produit. Le troisième type de campagne n’est pas une Voxbox, il s’agit plutôt de campagnes de Cashback où vous recevez une invitation à réclamer un produit, vous vous rendez dans un magasin ou visitez un site web et achetez le produit, vous téléchargez votre reçu et vous recevrez votre argent. Je tiens à souligner que toutes ces campagnes sont basées sur les informations que vous fournissez dans l’application à propos de vous et de vos centres d’intérêt, donc si vous ne recevez aucune de ces campagnes mais qu’un ami en reçoit une, cela ne signifie pas que quelque chose ne va pas avec votre compte, votre profil ne correspond pas à ce que les marques recherchent.

    Si vous avez de la chance et que vous correspondez aux critères fixés par une marque, vous recevrez une enquête vous demandant si vous souhaitez recevoir un produit à évaluer et si vous êtes à l’aise pour poster sur des médias sociaux tels qu’Instagram ou Facebook.

    N’oubliez pas que cette enquête est une présélection !

    Vous n’êtes pas assuré d’être choisi même après avoir rempli l’enquête.

    J’espère que ce post vous a aidé à comprendre un peu mieux le fonctionnement d’Influenster et si vous avez des questions, n’hésitez pas à poster un commentaire.

    S’il y a d’autres mises à jour de l’application à l’avenir, je ne manquerai pas de mettre à jour cet article.

  • New Hydralin Voxbox

    New Hydralin Voxbox

    J’ai récemment eu le plaisir de recevoir ma 5e et 6e Voxbox d’Influenster. Cette fois-ci, j’ai eu la chance de passer en revue des produits de Hydralin.

    Je ne m’y attendais même pas après ma terrible expérience de l’année dernière avec la Sun Voxbox. Mais j’ai été surprise de recevoir deux boîtes complètement à l’improviste, il n’y avait pas de campagne sur mon tableau de bord et je n’ai reçu l’email “You’re In” que presque une semaine plus tard. C’était une surprise très agréable et je l’apprécie vraiment.

    C’est en fait la première fois que j’entends parler de cette marque et que je l’essaie.

    Dans mes voxbox, j’ai reçu :

    Hydralin Sécheresse

    Pour lutter contre la sécheresse intime au quotidien et Hydrate et lubrifie durablement la zone intime.

    • Crème lavante Sécheresse

    Je préfère généralement que les produits que j’utilise autour de ma zone intime ne soient pas parfumés, mais le léger parfum de ce produit me convient. Ce nettoyant est très crémeux et hydratant et j’ai pu l’utiliser tous les jours sans aucun effet négatif. Je le recommande si vous cherchez un moyen sûr et naturel de laver votre zone intime sans craindre de perturber son équilibre délicat.

    • Gel Lubrifiant

    C’est le deuxième gel lubrifiant que j’utilise et celui-ci ressemble plus à un liquide qu’à un gel. Il a une sensation naturelle et aide à éviter les démangeaisons et la sécheresse. J’aime le fait qu’il ne soit pas parfumé et qu’il ne soit pas du tout perceptible. Je le recommanderais à quelqu’un qui cherche un moyen facile de lubrifier avant les moments intimes.

    Hydralin Quotidien

    Nettoie en douceur et préserve l’équilibre de votre flore intime cette gamme est adaptée aux petites filles.

    • Gel lavant Mademoiselle

    Ce produit est adapté aux jeunes filles, la texture est légère et l’odeur est acceptable pour un produit intime. Ma fille étant trop jeune pour ce produit, je l’ai offert à ma nièce. Je le recommande vivement si vous avez une jeune fille dans votre entourage à la recherche d’une toilette intime sûre et efficace.

    • Mousse lavant Fillette

    Cette mousse lavante est adaptée aux filles dès l’âge de 2 ans. Je l’utilise avec ma fille et je l’aime beaucoup, la pompe est très pratique et hygiénique, nous n’utilisons qu’une seule pression pour laver sa zone intime. Elle mousse très bien et son parfum est léger et agréable. Il aide à lutter contre les irritations et respecte la zone intime.

    • Gel lavant Quotidien

    Ce gel lavant contient de l’extrait de lotus qui aide à maintenir l’équilibre de votre zone intime. C’est un produit que vous pouvez utiliser tous les jours. Son parfum est léger, il mousse très bien et se rince facilement. Il mousse très bien et se rince facilement. L’utilisation de ce gel nettoyant aide à soulager les irritations et est sans danger pour les jeunes filles.

    Pour ma 5e et 6e Voxbox, je suis très satisfaite.

    Avant de partir, je souhaite répondre à certaines questions que je reçois très fréquemment.

    Comment puis-je m’inscrire à Influenster ?

    C’est très simple, il suffit de cliquer sur mon lien de parrainage et vous êtes prêt à partir.

    http://www.influenster.com/r/674259

    J’ai adhéré, et maintenant ?

    Tout ce que vous avez à faire est d’évaluer des produits que vous utilisez déjà, si vous correspondez aux critères établis par les marques, vous recevrez une enquête vous demandant si vous êtes intéressé à recevoir un produit, s’il vous plaît noter que cette enquête est juste pour voir si vous êtes un bon ajustement, vous pourriez ne rien recevoir de cette enquête, mais si vous le faites, vous recevrez un paquet avec le produit et une campagne apparaîtra sur votre profil comme dans l’image ci-dessous. Récemment, les e-mails vous indiquant que vous recevez le produit arrivent beaucoup plus tard, il se peut donc que vous ayez déjà reçu et testé le produit avant de recevoir cet e-mail. D’autres fois, vous ne recevez jamais d’e-mail ou de campagne. J’espère que ces informations ont été utiles.

    Hydralin Campaign

  • New Sun Voxbox

    Ah Influenster, you have done it again…

    On March 20, I was chosen to take part in the Sun Voxbox, I was supposed to receive 3 tablets to clean my dishwasher. I was really excited because this was my first non-beauty Voxbox, we have a small dishwasher and we could have used those tablets but unfortunately just like my OPI Rainbow Voxbox last year it never showed up.

    While I was waiting to see if the Voxbox would ever show up I received not one but two surveys, I’m really grateful to receive surveys but what good is getting into the campaign if I never receive the items?

    I have no idea who they shipped with this time but if by some chance someone sees this post, use La Poste, I’ve never had any problems receiving my Voxboxes when they were shipped with them.

    I’m still super interested in the product so I think I will buy it myself to test.

  • Update – New Opi Rainbow Voxbox France

    This has been an epic ride with Influenster, I already received two Voxboxes (Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Mascara and Opi Tokyo Collection) from them with no problem but this one has given me nothing but grief since August 2020.

    In the beginning, I was very excited because this was my third Voxbox after being on the site since 2014 but as time went on and I hadn’t received my box I started to wonder if maybe I should just give up on the box ever coming.

    Here’s a breakdown of the posts on the subject:

    First seeing the campaign on my dashboard –Why September Will Be An Exciting Month August 29, 2020

    Still waiting for my Voxbox – Getting Ready for my OPI Rainbow Voxbox September 15, 2020

    Still without my Voxbox – What Made My October Interesting October 17, 2020

    I just gave up after that because the first campaign ended then they extended it and that one ended as well and I got an email asking me to input my current address on November 7, 2020. Nothing after that except endless emails asking me to review my nail polishes, the same polishes that I did not have, I can’t lie but I was getting very frustrated with the site. On January 22, 2021, I received an email saying I was in the Opi Rainbow Voxbox again! Nothing was on my dashboard though so I assumed it was a mistake, 5 days later the campaign showed up on my dashboard I was less than impressed and didn’t expect to receive anything again.

    On February 22, 2021, with just 2 days left in this campaign I received my Voxbox, and it was just by pure chance I think, I was coming out of my house to go pick up my son from school and I saw this poor delivery man looking confused, he asked me if I knew this person “my name” well yes, that’s me. He was so happy lol, I had to go back to the house and put down the package because I didn’t feel like trying to balance it on the stroller.

    Once I had dropped my son back to school and had the day to myself (mostly!) I put on my fake nails and tried on my new polishes.

    In my box I received:

    OPI Natural Nail Base Coat & OPI Top Coat

    OPI Nail Lacquers 3

    • No Turning Back From Pink Street
    • I Manicure for Beads
    • Getting Nadi On My Honeymoon

    I like the colors that I received and am impressed with how fast they dry, my last box was all Infinite Shine so this is my first time using the regular lacquers.

    To make things more interesting on February 11, 2021, while I was still waiting for this elusive package I received a survey for cleaning products. Even more interesting they asked if I would post the reviews in French, they never asked before but I have no problem doing that just hope they don’t want a speaking video.

  • What Made My October Interesting

    What Made My October Interesting

    So, it’s October…

    The month of both Naveen and his father’s birthday as well as several other family members. The month of Halloween which I have to admit I don’t really pay attention to. We’ve never celebrated it when I was growing up but Naveen has been big on doing the whole dressing up and trick or treating but not this year for obvious reasons.

    Since the 25th of September, I’ve been using the Multi-Restore Gel Cream and Multi-Restore Facial Sleeping Oil from Garnier Bio. I spoke a bit about it here. This was my first time using a Gel Cream and a Facial Sleeping Oil, normally I wash my face and apply a cream then go to sleep so this really was a new experience for me, here are my thoughts on the products:

    Multi-Restore Gel Cream

    First of all, what is a Gel Cream?

    A Gel Cream is water-based, it has a lighter and more fluid texture compared to regular creams which is why they provide better hydration without leaving your skin feeling heavy or greasy. They are aimed towards people with oily skin.

    The first thing I noticed about the Gel Cream was how light and easy it was to spread it on my face and neck, the second thing I noticed was the scent, I really don’t like the smell of hemp and this was no exception, whenever I get a whiff of hemp it reminds me of some kind of musty old thing you’d find in the back of your grandmother’s house. Disgusting.

    Thankfully the scent does not linger at all.

    Once the Gel Cream is applied it absorbs into the skin rapidly and you forget all about that terrible scent and are left with a very moisturized face.

    Multi-Restore Facial Sleeping Oil

    Facial Sleeping Oils or Night Oils are oils designed to be used before you go to bed. They are usually too heavy to wear during the day or under makeup.

    When using a Facial oil a little goes a long way, trust me, when I first applied the oil I used it like I would a cream and it left my face feeling very very greasy, the next day I applied less and it was much better. Once again the scent is terrible but doesn’t last long. I never remember that I applied anything with Hemp let alone two products which in my opinion is great.

    Reactions

    I can’t say for certain that the products were behind my lack of PMS pimples, PMS is the only time I get pimples, and this month I had 0 pimples! If it was because of the products then great but it could easily have been just a coincidence. I will only have to keep using it for a couple more months to see if I skip the pimples for the next two or three months to see.

    Voxbox Update

    Now onto my Voxbox or should I say lack of Voxbox…

    I know, it’s been 4 weeks since my last post and I’m still without my Opi Rainbow Voxbox…

    A lot of people in the UK as well as some in France for their boxes but I’m among the unlucky few who have still not received their boxes. The campaign ended earlier this week and literally disappeared off my dashboard, I was pretty anxious, to say the least. If you don’t complete your missions for a campaign you can be excluded from ever receiving one again and I really didn’t want that to happen. Two days later the campaign reappeared and has been extended again! It should last until November but to be honest I’m losing hope that I will ever receive this box. I’ve been a member of the site for 6 years and this is the first time I’ve ever had this kind of problem. I don’t know if Covid is to blame for the terrible shipping or if this will be the norm now.

    So, you remember those false nails I bought to use with the Voxbox?

    I already started using them. I have painted my nails a few times thinking “Oh no! What if my box comes now?” It never does though so I’ll continue to use the nails and color my nails something new every few weeks.

    The nails are very long in my opinion, I can’t leave them too long or I start to feel like I can’t do anything so I trimmed them down to the perfect length for me.

    Nailfies 💅

    Cien in 15 Nude Brown
    Spartoo Glossy Nail Polish in Red Beauty
    Opi Tokyo Collection – I’m on a Sushi Roll

    I guess we’ll see if I get my box next week or if I never get it…

  • Getting Ready for my OPI Rainbow Voxbox

    *Includes Affiliate links

    Hey guys!

    So it’s been almost three weeks since I posted about looking forward to September, usually, I would have had my OPI Rainbow Voxbox at least two days after receiving the You’re In! email but…Covid.

    The days were passing without a box and everyone was getting worried because Influenster doesn’t provide International tracking so the tracker never moved past this:

    This campaign is active in the US, UK, and France and it seems the US got their boxes but the UK and French boxes were nowhere to be seen. I sent a message asking if the boxes had been shipped yet since no one in the UK or France received their boxes and afterward I received this email:

    Basically, the email is saying they just learned that I hadn’t received my box yet and they were experiencing shipping delays and I should expect my Voxbox in one to two weeks.

    My nails are jacked and I said I would look for some falsies to do the campaign. I honestly didn’t know what brand to get so I searched Amazon France for one with the best reviews. I found these by a brand called Vixi.

    https://amzn.to/3774v4M

    This set includes 600 nails of 10 different sizes. My hands are small, size 2.5 ring! With all these different sizes I know I will find a good match (I hope so anyway).

    The set comes with a little tube of glue but I’m not overly fond of the glues that come with false nails, they have a habit of being very weak. My nails will pop off the very next day if I don’t continuously reapply glue.

    I decided to buy a pack of glue made especially for false nails.

    https://amzn.to/3x8t6ks

    The pack includes 5 bottles of glue and a nail file. The set of nails also comes with a nail file and I have a few of my own already. You can never have enough nail files.

    It’s been about 5 days since the email about the delays so now it’s just a waiting game. I’m guessing I’ll get it around the same time as the package from Le Lab.

    Maybe I should say “What’s up, October?” or maybe not. I might jinx it again.

  • Why September Will Be An Exciting Month

    September is looking like it will be a very interesting month for me. I have a lot of new products coming my way to test out and I am excited!

    On August 6, I received a survey about a Voxbox from Influenster, I’ve spoken about them before, it’s a review site where you have the chance of getting a box of products to review. There’s a wide range of things you might be chosen for, food, clothing, beauty products, I haven’t seen any for books, video games, or toys but you never know. I’ve been with the site since 2014 and to my knowledge, they never sent boxes to the Virgin Islands but when I moved here to France I forgot about the site. They didn’t ship here and I had other things on my mind but I decided to go back to it and review stuff just because. In 2018 they sent their first VoxBox to France and I got it!

    The Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Mascara Volume Spectaculaire VoxBox was my very first Voxbox and I really enjoyed the product. You can read my review about it here Finding happiness in the little things. When you complete the campaign you earn a neat little badge that you can display on your profile.

    In 2019 I got into another VoxBox, I got into the OPI Tokyo Collection VoxBox, I spoke about it here New Voxbox! and here New OPI Tokyo Collection Voxbox. I wasn’t really expecting to get this box because France seems to get two surveys a year and I hadn’t gotten into the last one for 2018 or the first one for 2019. I really loved this box because I almost always seem to pick up purple nail polish and this allowed me to venture out a bit.

    If the trend stays the same the survey I got from Influenster on August 6 is either the first or last survey of the year. I’m unsure because I received a survey on April 14 about Rexona deodorant but nobody even mentioned receiving it on Instagram or online anywhere. Usually, you can see what everyone has received if you follow the right hashtag on Instagram but there has been no real activity on the French Influenster hashtag since last year.

    This survey that I received was about a product from OPI, I’m going to be really honest even though I opted in I kind of hoped I wouldn’t get it because my nails are really terrible right now. I picked and peeled them until there is nothing. I’m going to have to get some falsies to do this campaign. While I was hoping not to and hoping to get the VoxBox, it showed up on my profile but I haven’t received a You’re In! email yet. I’ve heard of this happening to people before but this was the first time it has happened to me. With my first campaign, I got the email and it took a while for it to show up on my profile and I was worried it had been a mistake.

    The other products I’m waiting for are from Le Lab by Doctissimo. On August 5, I received an invite to apply for their Garnier Bio à l’huile de Chanvre Bio (Hemp Oil) campaign. I’ve never been accepted to any of the previous campaigns I applied to so I wasn’t really hopeful but on August 14, I was accepted!

    I will be receiving the Hemp Multi-Restore Gel Cream and the Hemp Multi-Restore Facial Sleeping Oil. I was supposed to receive the package very soon but there were unforeseen delays and I won’t get it until late September. I’m not really a fan of the Hemp smell but Garnier makes really good products so I’ll just have to wait and see about it.

    There’s one other thing I’m hoping to hear about but I can’t say whether or not I’ll be reviewing it yet. Sometimes things work out and sometimes they don’t so I’ll wait until I hear if I’m actually getting it before I say “I’m going to be reviewing this!”

    So, yeah, I’m really looking forward to September.

    I’ll obviously be reviewing these products so keep an eye out for those posts next month. Since I’m supposed to receive the Garnier one in late September it will probably end up being posted in October.

  • New Voxbox!

    New Voxbox!

    Hey Everyone!

    So last month I got a Survey from Influenster for a new Voxbox, I completed it but wasn’t confident I would get it because I’ve only ever had three of those surveys and didn’t get the last one I completed. I mean it will almost be a month since I did the survey and I didn’t really think much of it so imagine my surprise when I get an email saying I’m In!

    If you’re just now hearing about this, Influenster is a site where people post reviews about products they’ve used before, you can also receive free products from different brands to try out, I received a mascara from Marc Jacobs which I blogged about here, if this sounds interesting to you, you can visit the site and learn more https://www.influenster.com/.

    I’m super excited, to say the least, I’m going to receive the new Opi Tokyo Spring Collection you can read more about it here. I have no idea what colors I will be receiving and I am partial to purple but my only two nail polishes are purple so maybe I will receive something else and I can finally branch out.

    In the Voxbox will be an Infinite Shine Primer, an Infinite Shine Gloss, and three colors from the collection to test and share my reviews with my followers.

    The system works in three steps to give you a gel-like shine:

    Step 1:  To start,  apply one coat of the Infinite Shine Primer to each nail. Make sure to shake the primer beforehand to mix thoroughly.

    Step 2: Apply two thin coats of Infinite Shine polish to each nail. We recommend working on both hands at the same time so they dry properly.

    Step 3: Apply one coat of Infinite Shine Gloss to each nail to finish off your final nail look.

    We do have plans to be away for the weekend and I’m really hoping that I get the box before then so that I can try out the polish before we leave. If I don’t get it before then well I guess I’ll just have a lovely surprise waiting for me.

    I’m off to work on some genealogy now, so I’ll update you guys when I get back from my trip or before then!

  • Finding happiness in the little things

    You know that feeling when you open your mailbox and there’s something in there with your name on it? I don’t really experience that feeling, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve ever received anything, I don’t really order anything online, I’ve gotten some books in the mail, some clothes as well but that’s about it. Every time I go out to the box I am not really expecting anything but still feel a little disappointed that everything is for my husband, he gets packages all the time, sometimes I have to sign for them and that is a tale for another day.

    So imagine my joy when I opened my mailbox yesterday and inside was a package with my name on it, I was overjoyed, I ripped it open with quickness and inside was a box that said Marc Jacobs Beauty. Let me back up just a bit and tell you about this package. I’ve been a member of a website called Influenster (it’s a website that sends you products to test for your honest review) I think it’s been about three to four years, so right around the time when I was pregnant, if you’re new to my blog I suffered from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy) which basically made me an invalid for nine months, I then went through postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress disorder which lasted for about a year. In 2015, I moved from my Caribbean home and went through a series of terrible events. The loss of my puppy, finding out my mother was in the hospital, I was taking punches left and right but the worst one was losing my second baby. What should have been the happiest time of my life was stained with dark spots that I couldn’t find a way out from. 

    I’ve always been weak to dark moods and Expat depression added itself to my growing pile, while I always seemed to find myself out of my foul moods this one seemed enormous. What helped was finally being able to talk to my mother online, she hates the internet but there was no other way for us to communicate. My days seemed a little sunnier, one of my brothers who had a distaste for social media also joined and I found myself happy.

    I got off-topic, my apologies, I can ramble on and on sometimes, anyway I was very sick and couldn’t do much with my Influenster account so it laid dormant for years. This year I decided to get more active on it, I reviewed products I had already used, I answered questions, I followed accounts, I was enjoying myself, out of nowhere I got a survey asking if I wanted to be sent a product to review, I answered yes and about two weeks later I got a message saying I was chosen!

    I was thrilled, along with no interest in my Influenster account I hadn’t been using my makeup kit much, so I relished the chance to go back to something that gave me a little joy in life, I’m nowhere near to being MUA status, not even close I just enjoy enhancing my features. I have to be honest when I say my happiness was wearing off a bit when I saw everyone else reviewing their VoxBoxes and I was still without my product, see the way my mind works it immediately jumped to the worst scenarios, I swore my box got lost or someone stole it, I questioned whether I put the right address in, my mind was whirling and then yesterday there it was.

    Disbelief and exhilaration, I wanted to do everything right to make sure I did the review right and they would choose me again.

    Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Mascara Volume Spectaculaire VoxBox 

    Testing out my new mascara.

    A little eyeliner and mascara make me feel pretty!

    I’ve been testing the mascara now for three days and have to say that I’m pretty much in love with it, the mascara goes on smoothly and gives an instant boost to my lashes, and let’s not joke about it but my lashes are not the best, they are short, thin, and not at all impressive which is why I was shocked to see how long and luscious it got from the mascara. There is just one thing I don’t care for about the mascara, it is on the heavier side, if I use three swipes of mascara my lashes will clump horribly so what I did to fix this issue was to go over it with another mascara brush, I was able to separate the lashes to fully enjoy the length and dark color the mascara provided.

    In the picture above I applied the mascara to just my right eye and you can see for yourself the difference the mascara has made to my pitiful lashes. I don’t think I will ever leave the house again without using my Velvet Noir mascara even if I use nothing else.