Myrabelle Mascara Shield: does it make life easier?

I am often a real sucker for the latest gadgets…they always look like they will make my life so much easier and better.  I can’t tell you how many late night purchases I have made, thinking the Sham Wow really will change my life…and then it doesn’t.  So I was skeptical when I got the Myrabelle Mascara Shield ($10).  What does ten bucks get you?  A useless piece of plastic?  Or an ingenuous little invention that saves you time and helps you look gorgeous??

The Myrabelle Mascara Shield is plastic, it has a long handle with a curved top that fits the shape of the eye area. 

Here’s a close up of the top:

You can use it for many things:  preventing eyeshadow fallout, tinting lashes, applying eyeliner, and applying mascara.  To prevent eyeshadow fallout, close your eye and place the Myrabelle directly over the top lashes.  Apply your eyeshadow – fallout catches on the shield instead of your face.

You can see the small specks of eyeshadow on the Mascara Shield that normally would have just fallen on my face.  I do really like this product for eyeshadow application, especially when working with pigments and more shimmery eyeshadows.

I also use it this way for eye lining.  When I am using a liquid liner that has a sort of flimsy brush, it’s great to use the Myrabelle because if you have it lined up right, the extra liner ends up on the shield instead of in your lashes.

To tint lashes or apply mascara, you turn the tool upside down and press it on the top lid right next to the lashes.  It looks weird, but that bright pink color sure does make your lashes pop so you can see them all. 

Honestly, I don’t like the Myrabelle for mascara application.  While it makes every lash visible, I find I get more mascara on the mascara shield than I do on my lashes.  I get better results putting mascara on without it.

Here is how to use it for the bottom lashes:

Again, the mascara application part just doesn’t work for me.  I don’t tint my lashes so I can’t say for sure, but I would bet it’s fantastic for lash tinting.

Is it worth the ten bucks?  Was it another useless midnight purchase, or was it a life changer for me?  I think the answer is it was worth ten bucks – I reach for it a lot when applying eyeshadow and eyeliner, and it cleans up quick and easy with a little spritz of brush cleaner and a tissue.  Is it a truly perfect miracle worker?  No, not really.  But it’s a handy little tool to have around, and I use it way more than I do my Sham Wow.  – Lisa