Lancôme Hypnôse Doll Eyes Mascara

Lancôme released a new mascara a couple weeks ago called Hypnôse Doll Eyes. Lancôme touts this mascara as their "most flirtatious lash look" with "volumized, extended, lifted lashes," giving a "wide-eyed look." Hypnôse Doll Eyes comes with a conical-shaped brush to provide "an extremely smooth and clean application, precisely defining even your hard-to-reach and lower lashes." It is meant to "lift and thicken every single lash without weighing it down." Currently, the mascara only comes in black (called So Black), and retails for $31 a pop. It is available at all Lancôme counters, Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutique, and Murale in Canada.

First, I must note that I have relatively straight and very long eyelashes, so I'm only writing about how this mascara applies to this lash type. I personally don't find that I benefit from the cone-shaped brush at all. Though it does define my lashes, I don't find that the application is particularly smooth or clean. And while Doll Eyes is a lightweight formula, I didn't find it to really lift or thicken particularly well. Or, at least well enough to replace any other existing mascara. Hypnôse Doll Eyes is reminiscent of L'Extrême, in that it helps define and lengthen, but not volumize. And even then, I find L'Extrême to do a better job at both. And unless you have naturally curled lashes, Doll Eyes won't provide enough lift or curl without the help of an eyelash curler.

I'm not sure why Lancôme would put Doll Eyes under the Hypnôse name, given that both the original Hypnôse and Hypnôse Drama are volumizing mascaras. Even though it's touted to give volume, I needed four coats of Doll Eyes to give me similar volume of two coats of the original Hypnôse, and it doesn't go on nearly as smooth. Overall, I am really disappointed in this mascara. You're honestly better off with L'Extrême or Definicils for definition and length. And this doesn't even compare to Hypnôse for volume. I think the reason as to why I'm so underwhelmed with Doll Eyes is because Lancôme already has so many other phenomenal mascaras. There's just no reason to buy this one over the others in terms of definition, length, volume, or curl, because Doll Eyes will just be inferior to the others. Honestly, I find that I get more of that "doll-eyed" look with the original Hypnôse, and seeing as they're the same price, you're better off skipping Doll Eyes.