The final mascara of my Fasio trio [click through for reviews of Full Dynamic Volume and Ultra Curl Lock Volume] is Hyper-Stay Magne-Plus Curl Volume BK001, and it is indeed the ungainliest of them all.
A classic case of curiosity killed the no-buy. As the packaging suggests, the idea behind this mascara is similar to that behind Ultra Curl Lock, but this predates that excellent formula by two whole generations (eons in Japanese product terms).
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Main thing to note: Hyper-Stay only has half the comb of Ultra Curl Lock! And, as I always find it easier to use the outward comb (same goes for cult fave Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus), it is for me exactly the wrong half. To add insult to injury, there's an awkward hump right at the base of the Hyper-Stay comb which likes to stamp a little indelible black rectangle riiiiiight at the corner of my eye* i.e. for maximum interference with ye painstakingly evened-out winged liner.
*and infuriatingly exactly beyond the edge of my mascara guard. I call shenanigans.
If the formula was awesome, I could forgive this: use another wand, spend another princely $1 on a bigger mascara guard.... but it's not. It's the kind of formula that 'volumises' by clumping several lashes together, which isn't the very worst kind on my personal scale (that'd be a curl-wilter, shortly followed by a splindly spiderer) but sits pretty far down...
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As with the other two Fasio mascaras, this sets quickly and to impressively apocalypse-proof standards. Which is awesome for curl-holding and synchronised swimming competitions, less so for combing-through or cleanup -- both of which this formula sorely needs.
This is so far beyond my clump-tolerance that I'm genuinely wondering if I should've gone with the lengthing version for once (Hyper-Stay Magne-Plus Curl Long BK001), with its daintier finer-toothed comb applicator.... if anyone can weigh in on that or any other mascara loves (Japanese or otherwise), I'd love to hear from you.
All three Fasio mascaras retail for ¥1260 and can also be found on adambeauty, ichibankao, and ebay.
A classic case of curiosity killed the no-buy. As the packaging suggests, the idea behind this mascara is similar to that behind Ultra Curl Lock, but this predates that excellent formula by two whole generations (eons in Japanese product terms).
Main thing to note: Hyper-Stay only has half the comb of Ultra Curl Lock! And, as I always find it easier to use the outward comb (same goes for cult fave Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus), it is for me exactly the wrong half. To add insult to injury, there's an awkward hump right at the base of the Hyper-Stay comb which likes to stamp a little indelible black rectangle riiiiiight at the corner of my eye* i.e. for maximum interference with ye painstakingly evened-out winged liner.
*and infuriatingly exactly beyond the edge of my mascara guard. I call shenanigans.
If the formula was awesome, I could forgive this: use another wand, spend another princely $1 on a bigger mascara guard.... but it's not. It's the kind of formula that 'volumises' by clumping several lashes together, which isn't the very worst kind on my personal scale (that'd be a curl-wilter, shortly followed by a splindly spiderer) but sits pretty far down...
Bare
One coat of Fasio Hyper-Stay Magne-Plus Curl Volume BK-001 on top lashes only
As with the other two Fasio mascaras, this sets quickly and to impressively apocalypse-proof standards. Which is awesome for curl-holding and synchronised swimming competitions, less so for combing-through or cleanup -- both of which this formula sorely needs.
This is so far beyond my clump-tolerance that I'm genuinely wondering if I should've gone with the lengthing version for once (Hyper-Stay Magne-Plus Curl Long BK001), with its daintier finer-toothed comb applicator.... if anyone can weigh in on that or any other mascara loves (Japanese or otherwise), I'd love to hear from you.
All three Fasio mascaras retail for ¥1260 and can also be found on adambeauty, ichibankao, and ebay.