Yves St. Laurent Volumizing Mascara, in Black/Givenchy Phenom Eyes

Hands down, this is my all-time Holy Grail of a mascara. I buy them all, but I keep this one as the backbone of my day and evening routine. If I were going to the guillotine, I would make sure to keep this golden tube concealed in my cell, ready for the Big Moment. BUT! 12-08 addition: I'm not fickle; I still love YSL Mascara. But oh, sister! My go-to choice for a dramatic evening-out tool is now Givenchy Phenom Eyes Mascara. It's shape is unique, not simply because it resembles a medieval mace (and who doesn't want to get that close to your eyes?), but because it somehow coats, lengthens and highlights individual lashes to their fullest. I confess: I am not perfect. My right eye's lashes always seem better able to display mascara to their best advantage. With Phenom Eyes, both eyes get the full-court glam treatment, and the effect stays all day. I have it in black and brown, and my blue peepers looks so much peep-ier now.