Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara Review

So I've been really excited to get this mascara for a while now, purely to use on my lower lashes. Unfortunately it did not live up to my expectations.

In the interest of saving room in my make up bag, I have used the upper lash side a couple of times and I never like it. I've tried one coat and 2 coats. With one coat it's just a really natural look and with 2 it's quite clumpy and not volumizing the way I would want it to be.

The lower lash end is even more disappointing. For one, unlike my Avon mascara that I used on my bottom lashes for years, this does nothing other than coating them black. It doesn't lengthen them at all, which is what I want because my lower lashes are small and sparse. Also you would expect less product to come out of that end, due to it being for smaller/less lashes, but so little product is on the brush that it takes quite a lot of work to just get it onto the lashes. Even using two coats, it's not satisfactory for me.

Overall I don't like this mascara and will not repurchase it, I would rather try to manoeuvre a larger wand to do my lower lashes than use this again.

The purple side for your upper lashes works really really well. It extends my lashes really well and i only have to apply two coats. It never clumps for me no matter what temperature it is stored in. It tends to get onto my eyelid whenever i apply because the brush is quite wide.

However the bottom lashes side has the faintest colour I find, it barley shows up on my bottom lashes. You need like 5 coats for it to show up. So I go over the bottom ones in a waterproof mascara.

It stays on all day and doesn't rub off onto your skin which is really good.

I absolutely hate clumpy eyelashes. Unfortunately this mascara is not my friend. While the little end is awesome for lower lashes as I am prone to getting mascara all over my face. I ended up keeping this mascara way longer than i would have simply for the small brush. Otherwise still on the hunt for a clump free volumizing mascara

I told my friend that I'm dying to try this Mascara. And she went out and surprised me with it.. Now don't get me wrong, this mascara is great. But when I went to go and see how much they were...we'll, they weren't that cheap. But anyway, the mascara is good.. There's one brush on each side, one small for lower eyelashes and one big for upper eyelashes. I can really notice my eyelashes being longer, and no clumps are left over so thats a BONUS.

So I was in the market for a good lower lash mascara, and I came across this one, and I would say that both sides of the mascara are actually working quite well for me. The bigger fluffy side does not make my lashes clumpy, separate the lashes, however, I don't really see any increase in volume. The smaller side for lower lashes is the part that I'm in love with, I got not many eyelashes on my lower lash line, and they are unbelievably short and sparse. The smaller brush is the perfect size for the lower lashes, as well as inner corner of the upper lashes that the bigger brush can't get to. Wonderful! Oh also, I have never been able to do mascara like a grown woman, meaning mascara always goes onto my upper eye lids for some reason, but this hasn't happen with this mascara even though I'm doing everything the same. A another part that I like.

I purchased this mascara a couple of months ago, I had heard nothing about it, but the packaging appealed (I didn't realise it was waterproof, ha!).

First and foremost, I love the lower lash wand and I really wish they sold that on it's own. The wand is the perfect size for getting at your lower lashes without painting your entire under eye in the process, and because it's waterproof it doesn't smudge under your eyes, ever!

However, the upper lash wand and the accompanying formula is nothing special. To get any sort of volume and length out of it you need a good couple of coats, but because the formula is clumpy it just ends up looking messy.

The reason I rate this product is purely for the lower lash wand, which I use daily, so I'll probably repurchase for that reason - when it's on sale!

I am really disappointed with this product. I purchased this in August from Farmers and was finished mid September. The upper lash wand needed 2-3 coats before it seemed to make a difference. It was very dry and clumpy and made my lashes stick together. Even though it was meant to be waterproof, this ran and flaked onto face. However, the lower lash wand seemed to be its saving grace in terms of me not throwing it in the bin a week after purchase. I was able accentuate my lower lashes so they appeared longer and more voluminous. Will not be purchasing again-especially at the price it retails at.

This mascara really didn't set it off for me. After getting it as a gift from a friend and hearing that it really worked for them. I just had to try it. As soon as I put it on, I don't know. It just really didn't work for me. Something about it really wasn't working. I still have the mascara, but haven't used it since. I really do like the other mascaras from Maybelline though. This one just didn't cut it.

I purchased this mascara from Farmers. On the first application my short lashes were noticeably fuller, longer and darker. The lower lash brush was easy to use and separated the lashes with no clumping. I also purchased the waterproof mascara for my daughter. She was very disappointed as it took her ages to remove it. What concerns me about this mascara is that both of the wands are on the ends of the mascara which makes me feel like you are not getting as much mascara in the tube as you normally would. Also, we usually apply more than one coat on the top lashes then apply only one to the bottom meaning the mascara for the top lashes will run out well before the bottom one. It was a great idea to include separate wands for the top and bottom but it didn't work for me, unfortunately.

I purchased this mascara as I usually buy maybelline falsies mascara and thought it was a great idea to include a wand for the lower lashes. Unfortunately it was a very dry mascara causing my lashes to stick together and when going back over them made them look over done and thick. The lower lash wand is a great, smaller brush that separates your lashes nicely. Great idea for both lashes but just not the right mascara for me.