Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara Noir

A co-worker of mine recommended this product not so long ago, so I decided to try it since it looked so great on her. I have always been on the hunt for next the best mascara, and I have tried a LOT of brands over the years including Lancome (Hypnose, Definicil, L'extreme) , Clinque, Cover Girl, Loreal, Maybelline, Revlon, etc...), but none blew me away. I really like Lancome's mascaras, however there is one problem, and it's same problem I have with all the other brands - SMUDGING. At the end of the day, my areas around my eyes get smudged and darkened and I HATE IT so much. Even when I don't rub my eyes all day, the mascara still gets smudged!

Well, this is where DIOR Iconic differentiates! It doesn't smudge at all unless you rub your eyes pretty hard. It still gives me the same effect as the other brands -- long, thick, no-clump, curvy lashes WITHOUT the smudging all day! I am Asian so I always need to curl my lashes for an extra lift no matter which brand I use. I find that if you warm up your curler before you use them, your curls will hold up longer and stronger. Sometimes I use the heat vent in my car or a hair dryer will do. It always works!

I have tried tons and tons of mascara over the years (I'm 35). I gave this 4 stars for a couple of reasons. 1. I've only been using it about a week now. and 2. it did not blow me away.
That being said, it is a very nice mascara. I didn't notice that it really thickened much more than other mascara's I've used in the past. But I definitely feel like I can wear this with out using an eyelash curler. I feel like it does truly curl the lashes. I did notice that it lengthened nicely although not so dramatically so that I haven't found with other mascara's. It's light on the eyelashes and defined at the same time and has not clumped on me at all even when applying several coats of it. It definitely overall is a solid mascara and I would most likely buy it again once I'm done with this tube.
A little insight. I've used brand name high end mascara's as well as your average store mascara. I have found that time and again I always end up returning to L'oreals Lash Out Mascara that I used for years (we'll see if I do that this time as I'm really liking the Dior mascara). And there was a time when I combined using Great Lash (curved brush) with Lash Out and my friends would always comment on how long and thick my lashes looked. That was of course about 20 years ago and have not tried that combo since so I can't say for sure if it would work the same today. I do know for me that Great Lash never works for me on it's own. Doesn't do anything for my lashes.
Back to Dior Iconic. For the short time that I've used it, it has worked really well and I would definitely recommend it. Even at the price that it is, it's still worth it.

I HAVE TRIED THEM ALL, OK, I WOULD NOT BE TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE UNLESS I THOUGH I WAS GOING TO HELP SOMEONE, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE SOMEONE TELLING ME THE TRUTH, THE TRUTH IS THIS STUFF WORKS........GUYS, I DON'T EVEN RECONGNIZE MY OWN EYES...........I'VE SPENT SOOOOOO MUCH TIME AND MONEY BEFORE.............THIS MASCARA IS WORTH EVERY PENNY OF IT.

I have very puny lashes, and have found that Dior Maximize mascara is the best, color was rich and made my lashes look unbelievably long and thick yet natural, and I could apply another coat for more drama in the evening. It was also my mom's and sisters favorite... but seems to have been discontinued.
Dior Iconic does not thicken, or really lengthen lashes and the brush makes it hard to apply evenly. The color is very rich, it separates and defines each lash and makes lashes look wet, but doesn't hold the curl very well even after I use a lash curler, it is also hard to wash off.
Dior Show mascara is much better (next best since the Dior Maximize is discontinued) although it is not a rich black color, more of a grey-black.

Very smudge proof, holds curl all day, makes my lashes much longer and curvier. Clump free and seperates. Doesn't get much better than this