hahaha Critty, you're sooo lovely! yeah, i'm a big fan of the post-it.. thing method, but i've no idea whether it's good or not for avoiding mascara smears.. i use it when I put on loose eyeshadows, but i'd love to see if works for mrbeebe too! hehe.

by the way mrbeebe, I have the Oui to volume non aux paquets.. i got it pretty recently, I'm a total total sucker when it comes to pink+black mascara packages.. and i like it. but knowing your story, this kind of has the fluid-y texture that you don't like.. it's really good if you have voluminous lashes, but short! it's soooo lenghtening and.. defines them so well.. makes you look like you have more lashes, but is not thickening.. hope it helps!