Maybelline Volum' Express the Colossal Review

I was very excited about this product as I love thick very dark lashes and It looked like this item would be perfect. Unfortunately I did not find this was the case, its a nice product but not a must have for me.

Pretty basic ' , nothing different from most of there Maybelline mascaras. Nothing much is changed. Good for the first few weeks. Ran out quite fast. Not the best quality product I've ever use

I made the mistake of buying the waterproof version of the mascara. While the mascara itself is good - easy to apply, creates good volume and length in the lashes - it was impossible to remove. I would have to scrub my eyes a lot at night to take off the mascara, whcih would leave them irritated by the next morning. It was virtually impossible to remove all of the mascara in this way, so leftover bits added to the irritation. Once I had a shower and washed my face some more, my cheeks would then be stained with the leftovers, and they had to be scrubbed too. I understand it does what it says - it does create colossal lashes, and the waterproofing is very effective, it is just not an experience I would like to go through again!

The first time I used this mascara it did wonders. My lashes were long, had great volume and spread evenly without clumps. After time - even on the second or third application actually it started to become a nightmare for me to get both of my lashes looking the same the application brush was really sticky and gave my eyelashes huge lumps of mascara on the end - not ideal. I'm not very picky when it comes to mascara but if I wouldn't use it again I would not recommend it to any of my friends.

i thought this mascara had a really strong, weird smell! Maybe it was just my one but it did nothing for my lashes and honestly the smell was so strong, my friend could smell it when it was on my lashes and she was about a metre away from me?!?! So I would definitely not repurchase but maybe it's just my bad experience? Definitely the smell wasn't right but even if I gmo red the smell, it did absolutely nothing for my lashes :(

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