Mascara that blew up online after a influencer’s controversial review is finally available in Australia – and you can get it for $19
- L’Oreal’s Telescopic Lift Mascara has launched in Australia
- It available online at Chemist Warehouse for $19
A bargain-loving beauty buff has alerted shoppers a budget mascara that took the internet by storm has launched in Australia.
Jess, who works for Chemist Warehouse and shares insider tips, said the much-hyped L’Oreal Telescopic Lift Mascara is available at the retailer for just $18.99.
The affordable beauty buy that claims to ‘dramatically lift’ your lashes was caught up in controversy after prominent influencer, Mikayla Nogueira, was accused lying about her rave review.
Viewers were up in arms over Mikayla’s review as they thought she was wearing false lashes to exaggerate the mascara’s effect but the controversy sparked a rush in sales overseas with people eager find out if the product really worked.
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Chemist Warehouse worker Jess (left) has alerted her followers the viral L’Oreal Telescopic mascara that blew up on TikTok after influencer Mikayla Nogueira’s (right) controversial review
Jess said the Telescopic Lift Mascara, which has just hit the shelves in Australia, is on special at Chemist Warehouse for $10 less than its original price.
L’Oreal claims the Telescopic mascara gives ‘long-lasting volume and curl and offers thicker, fuller eyelashes’
‘The controversial L’Oreal Telescopic Lift Mascara is now available online at Chemist Warehouse! Will you be grabbing one?’ she asked her followers.
Beauty lovers said they were shocked the buy was available in Australia so soon after being launched internationally in January.
L’Oreal claims the Telescopic mascara gives ‘long-lasting volume and curl and offers thicker, fuller eyelashes’.
In another TikTok clip, Chemist Warehouse worker Mija did her own review of the viral mascara saying it lived up to the hype.
Chemist Warehouse worker Mija (pictured) reviewed the viral mascara saying it lived up to the hype. ‘This product is honestly one of those products that is viral for a reason,’ she said
‘This mascara is meant to give you up to five millimetres of visible length,’ she said
Mija applied the mascara on one eye and said she saw a ‘dramatic difference’.
‘This product is honestly one of those products that is viral for a reason,’ she said.
Viewers said they couldn’t wait to try the popular mascara and another said they are ‘running’ to get it for themselves.
However, not everyone was convinced the lift mascara was worth buying as one said: ‘It gives me panda eyes – all black underneath my eyes every time I’ve worn it.’
Another reviewer said it was ‘fine’ but no different to any other budget mascaras.