The most important thing in my makeup bag would have to be my L'Oreal Carbon Black Voluminous Mascara. I have been using this mascara since 7th grade (9 years ago) and every time I try something new, it's just not the same.

Not only do I buy it in the regular formula, but I also buy it in waterproof, and this is why...

IT SCARES ME WHEN GIRLS CURL THEIR LASHES WITH MASCARA ON!

It is the most horrific thing I've ever seen and it's NOT GOOD for your lashes. You're practically killing them! So I've found a solution. After curling your BARE NATURAL LASHES WITH NOTHING ON THEM, apply a light coat of the waterproof Carbon Black Voluminous Mascara. I've discovered that it sets the curl (I'm sure all of us have discovered that when we curl our bare lashes they stand up and once we apply mascara, they seem to have gone limp). After doing that, then you can apply the regular Carbon Black Voluminous Mascara. All you need is a light coat of the waterproof mascara and it sets the curl and you can apply as much of the regular formula. I do this because it's easier to wash off. And when I say you can add as much as you want, I really mean that. That's because this mascara does not clump at all. It just keeps adding more volume to your lashes without creating fat tubes/spider legs around them.

Hands down, best mascara ever (and inexpensive)!

p.s. I also LOVE my L'Oreal Carbon Black Lineur Intense liquid liner (mascara is more important to me than the eyeliner though). The liquid liner thing is pretty new to me, and I never really knew how to use it properly, but I learned how to do it. Sometimes I like the effect of a clean line than my usual routine of just smudging a kohl liner on my lash lines.