MAYBELLINE New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara vs The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The MAYBELLINE New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara is ₹99 dearer.
MAYBELLINE New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara vs The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml
Maybelline
MAYBELLINE New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara
₹799
The one thing worth knowing about any mascara is the replacement interval, and it is not the 6 month symbol on the tube.
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The Ordinary
The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml
₹700
10 percent is the number to think about, because it is not a better version of 5 percent.
Full details →Who the MAYBELLINE New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting length rather than volume, in a non-waterproof formula.
Avoid it if: Anyone wanting volume or a waterproof formula -- both are different products.
Who the The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml is for
Buy it if: People with resilient, oily or congestion-prone skin who tolerate high active concentrations.
Avoid it if: Anyone with reactive or sensitised skin -- start at 5 percent instead.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | MAYBELLINE New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara | The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum 30ml |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹799 | ₹700 |
| Key actives | Bamboo extract and fibres, in a flexible polymer film | Niacinamide 10 percent, zinc PCA 1 percent |
| Period after opening | Symbol says 6 months. Ophthalmological guidance is 3 months regardless | 12 months after opening |
| Volume | 7.2 ml | 30 ml |
| Fragrance | Fragrance free | Fragrance free |
| Mains voltage | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Brush | Flexible tapered bristle, designed for reaching the inner corner | not published |
| Concentration note | not published | 10 percent is high. Most published benefit occurs at 4 to 5 percent, and above that the main change is more irritation, not more effect |
| Formula | Not waterproof. The waterproof version is a separate product | not published |
| Patch test | not published | Recommended, given the concentration |
| Pumping the wand | Pushes air into the tube and dries the formula faster. Twist instead | not published |
| Removal | Warm water and cleanser; no oil remover needed | not published |
| Replacement | 3 months from opening. Mascara is the highest bacterial-risk product most people own, because the wand returns to the tube after touching the lash line every time | not published |
| Texture | not published | Water-light, slightly tacky as it dries |
| The vitamin C myth | not published | Niacinamide and vitamin C were long said to cancel out. That came from a 1960s study at high heat and does not apply to modern formulations at skin temperature |
| Who reacts | not published | A significant minority get flushing or stinging at 10 percent. Starting at 5 percent and building up avoids it |
| Why the symbol is not enough | The 6M open-jar symbol assumes normal cosmetic use; eye products are the recognised exception and clinical advice is 3 months | not published |
| Zinc PCA | not published | 1 percent, included for oil regulation rather than for the niacinamide effect |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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