I am going to let you in on the most awesome discovery I've made lately: mascara! Not just any mascara (and not the one to the left of this paragraph, although that one is far more widely available and much cheaper), but mascara that smells edible, is vegetarian, is completely natural, and mostly importantly, works. I guess I get excited about a lot of things (I'm just that type of person), but really, this stuff is a good find. Get a pen out...
I went through an awful lot in order to find this stuff. I read reviews. I sent Tim to the Nature's Fare in Kamloops to try to look for another brand (Suncoat), before I read some terrible reviews and decided not to get that brand (it turned out they didn't have it in stock, so not an issue). I had tried making my own mascara, which did not work out for me, so at that point I decided I would just have to buy the most natural mascara possible instead of making it, and I think that I have succeeded.
It is called 100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Mascara. If you would like to read about what the company means when it says "100% Pure", read all about it here. I had Tim pick me up a tube from Nature's Fare in Langley when he was out there today. At $25 a tube, it doesn't come cheap, but it lives up to the hype, it lengthens, goes on exactly like the mainstream brands, smells divine (like berries!), and is going to last me a year or so, so it's worth it. There are Nature's Fares throughout the Interior of British Columbia, but Langley is the location that is the closest to the Lower Mainland. If you live elsewhere, you can order from 100% Pure's website, and they have lots of things other than mascara so it's worth a look (including some really interesting makeup and body care sets under the "Gifts" tab). I called the manufacturer to try to figure out where their mascara is sold in Canada and they were really unhelpful. I know they have stores in California (in Berkeley and San Jose). So are you interested in reading the ingredient list? Here it is:
