Not Loving the Fiberwig Mascara
April 4, 2007 by Christina Jones
Filed under Beauty, Cosmetics, Product Reviews
I was sooooo geared up to love this mascara – I have heard so much talk about it, just like the “black mask” of late – but alas, I just don’t love it. In fact, I don’t even like it.
Fiberwig is a mascara out of Japan that is the hottest thing going in the beauty world over there for awhile. It has little fibers in the mascara and their tag line is “paint on false eyelashes.” First of all, really I noticed a minimal amount of lengthening, even after many, many coats. It didn’t really clump (or smudge), so in that respect its ok. I used their “tapping on the end of my lashes” method to try to get this amazing length I have heard about, but nothing impressive. And it didn’t do much in the thickening department either.
All in all, that was pretty much $22 spent on a mascara that was very average. To top things off, I think it flaked a fiber off and into my eye, and with my contacts, that was some most incredible discomfort. Yeah, yeah, I know you shouldn’t wear fiber mascara with contacts. 
I am still sticking with my Elizabeth Arden Double Density. I really love that stuff. And if I need real length, I loves my Shu and my Ardell lashes very much.
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I’m disappointed to hear this! I keep searching and searching for my HG mascara to no avail…
Sorry to hear that you didn’t like it! I actually bought my friend the Talika version, which sounds like it’s the same idea. She actually really liked it, and it seemed to really help her with length (she has really short lashes).
Hey Christina!
I totally share you initial reaction – I was so disappointed with it and constantly got lash bits in my eye. THEN I realized if you don’t curl your lashes first, it’s GREAT! Five coats and they look like falsies, all with no curling required! Since it’s just lengthening I’d like to try matching it with Dior Backstage and see if I can get a long, voluminous look. Otherwise, hope all is well!
Lisa
I didn’t curl my lashes (never do, really…lol), and still just wasn’t impressed. It did a decent job on my girlfriends lashes though, and it didn’t get in her eye (she wears contacts too). So, I passed it off to her, hopefully she will like it better than I do. Go Elizabeth Arden!
Christina you should’ve asked me before you spent the money! Fiber mascara=pain for contact lens wearers. I would assume even more so when you go to remove it.
I liked it, but didn’t love it. I got the length, but there was no volume.
I think the thing I liked least was all the mess when removing it. Fibers everywhere and when you think you got them all…when you wake up the next morning you will find them smudged all under your eye. Ick.
Talika works for me – my eyelashes and eyebrows became longer but I’ve stopped using it because it’s getting more expensive in my area!
Hi! As a cosmetics lover, I’ve enjoyed reading all of your cosmetic reviews and discussions. I am especially interested in the rave reviews that Imju Fiberwig Mascara has been receiving. I am an associate at Market Reader Pro, a market research company currently working with Fiberwig to test the success of their mascara. If you are interested, we currently are running a short survey on Fiberwig mascara, and are looking for users to provide us with their thoughts on the advertising techniques that Fiberwig has been using. We are randomly distributing cosmetics samples to select survey participants.
The survey is very short, and only takes about 10 minutes of your time. If you are interested, you can take the survey here: http://poll.marketreaderpro.com/?p=312&r=350&L=710 and, please feel free to pass along to your fellow cosmetics-loving friends!
I did not like Fiberwig when I first bought it either. I put it away for a little while. Well, I decided to try it again – and now I LOVE it! I found there is a learning curve with this mascara – rolling the brush while applying seems to be the trick. I’m also a contact lens wearer – and no problems, unless I accidentally get in my eyes while applying. Okay – so I’ve run out and went to Sephora and they were out, so I bought the Shu Umera – hate it! Missing the Fiberwig.
Thank you for your review. I went to Sephora several times looking to buy this mascara but it was always out of stock. Now I would think twice about buying it.