Maybelline Volum' Express the Colossal Review

Maybelline mascaras don't usually "impress" me (I much prefer Covergirl) and this mascara wasn't any different. I find they all have the same formula, just different brushes that don't make any difference.

However, I use this as my everyday mascara as it gives natural looking lashes - they look long and black... but this mascara gives absolutely no volume. It doesn't smudge or flake though which is great.

I picked this up at a make-up sale for $10 which is a good price for it, and it's a way better alternative to cheap brands (jordana, bys, australis, $1 store brands). If you can get it at that price then give it a try, especially if you were looking for a good natural/everyday mascara and weren't looking to achieve voluminous lashes.

I bought this mascara when I wanted to try something new with a bit more volume than my ol'faithful.

The price point was good, a lot less than I would usually pay for mascara and the packaging looked great- loved the yellow, fun and nice and easy to spot in the bottom of my makeup bag.

The first time I used it it was ok, it was a quick makeup application that day so I just whipped it over my lashes as I hurried to be out the door by 9am! It seemed a bit thick and slightly clumpy I put that down to it being new and the brush being 'overloaded' . I didn't feel it was really anymore volumising that what I usually used which was a bit disaapointing as I had expected to notice a difference.

The next time I used was for a full makeup application as I was going out for the evening, I always take particular care doing my eyes at night. I found this mascara particularly hard to work with as I didn't get the first coat on perfectly and applying a second coat was very tricky because it dried so quickly- as soon as I tried to go over it it clumped together and I couldn't get any seperation or definition between lashes.

I continued to use it as I didn't have another one to use yet and kept having the same problem. I also noticed as time went by (not much time either- only a few weeks!) the liquid became increasingly thick and seemed to be somewhat drying out, like I would expect from a mascara towards the end of its shelf life.

I gave up on this after about 3 or 4 weeks of using it most days, I found it uncomfortable to wear (not flexible enough) and quite heavy on my lashes. Getting it on evenly was also a bit challenging at times. It was however easy to remove, coming off effortlessly with my cream cleanser ( I didnt need to use eye makeup remover ) .

I wouldn't purchase again because my ol'faithful is streaks ahead IMO.

I grabbed this as somethin different but i felt it made my eyelashes to thick, would recommend it if you love thick long eyelashes

I was excited to try this one, as love many other Maybelline mascara's. However within two days of wearing this mascara I had an awfully painful allergic reaction. I do not have sensitive skin or eyes and have only ever had one other reaction before... to Maybelline Great lash mascara! Apart from that the product was ok, nothing special. I wouldn't really recommend this to others, only because of my own experience.

Again, this is one of the more "average" mascaras Maybelline has come out with. It definitely gives you length and volume, and is super dark, which gives you a nice, good fake lash look, however, it clumps and makes my eyelashes stick together very quickly and easily. First coat is fine, but the second coat, I find no matter how many times I try to wipe off the excess product on the brush, or how many times I stroke through my lashes, instead of separating, the lashes stick together, makes me look like I have 3 giant lashes. Also I find that after about 5 -6 hours (not too bad) I find dark fine powder under my eyes have gathered, which actually accents my dark bags around the eyes. Not good!

The formula is too thick and i find it just clumps my lashes together, flakes during the day and you end up looking in the mirror with black dot all over your face. the brush is not practical and is very hard to apply to the bottom lashes.

Can't say I love this product - out of sheer desperation that I tried it. Great if you have run out of your fav but def wouldn't say it's a top fav for me. Didn't do what it said it was supposed to.

I have the black waterproof version of this mascara and when i first put it on i really thought it was nice, it made my lashes look amaziging and gave them lots of volume. But after wearing this for an hour i noticed the black under my eyes, it dosnt last long and smudged under my eyes really badly. Through out the whole day i seemed to have more mascara under my eyes than on my actual lashes. This could just be the water proof one but i wouldn't use this product again. Definitely preferred the falsies by maybelline

I've used a lot of Maybelline Mascara's in the past - it's my go-to brand. I couldn't find my normal mascara in the store so thought this was the closest thing. Boy was I disapointed. It clumps, and smudges like crazy. I don't apply a lot but no matter how much you apply it clumps and smudges - so I look like I have a black eye. Definitely not one I'd use again, will stick to my usual Maybelline one. Very disapointed this product wasn't better - I expect better from Maybelline!