When I graduated high school (fittingly enough, ten years ago this year!) my parents threw a party at our house. The first person to show up (half an hour early in fact) was a guy I barely talked to in high school…and he stayed till well after everyone had left.

It was to the point where we were clearing our throats a lot hoping that would somehow send out the “time for you to go” signal.

It’s funny now, but it was awkward then.

The kind of awkward that comes with pulling off the mascara from your eyelashes in the middle of a conversation, which is what I’ve found myself doing with my recent Cover Girl purchase.

Turns out, Cover Girl mascara doesn’t want to leave the party and will stay put on your eyelashes well into the night after all the other make up has left. This is supremely annoying when you are trying to re-freshen your look and you have to do so over bumpy eyelash terrain.

The only glimmer of hope is that when you wake up the next day it’s still sitting around on your eyelashes so you look more glamorous then usual.

But for the most part, I consider this purchase a dud, and will seek a more apt party partner in some other mascara.

*Clears throat* time for you to go Cover Girl.