Maybelline The Colossal Big Shot Mascara Review

I have been looking for a while for a product that doesn't clump or leave black marks under my eyes. I found it with this product.

The packaging is eye catching and easy to get into.

There is no strong smell, which I have found with some mascaras. It goes on nicely, with no clumps and doesn't rub off onto my skin.

Im definitely going to buy this.

You can never think about Maybelline without thinking of their legendary mascaras. I'm pretty sure the first Maybelline product I ever used was a mascara and this was long before I even used lipstick (it was all about lipgloss back when I was in high school!). Suffice to say I had some pretty big expectations for this product.

It actually hugely reminds me of their Mega Plush mascara in terms of the effects it gives your lashes. It does stay on a little spidery, but provides you some decently volumised, lengthened lashes even with just one coating. Once dried down (which is pretty fast) you can touch or accidentally rub your lashes and not be scared of having smudges or stains on your fingers! You can even safely curl your lashes afterwards to up (pun intended) your lash game.

I really feel Maybelline definitely improved their formula with this baby because it does not flake! That's one of things I despise when using mascara which is why I usually opt for fiber mascaras or bypass them all for my trusty eyelash curler (thank you Mama for my naturally long lashes).

I also love the fact that it's super easy to clean off. Other mascaras take a hundred million years to completely remove from not only your lids, but your undereyes and even when you think it's all gone, you wake up in the morning with dark undereyes. This does not do that! And I'm so incredibly pleased.

So.. would I purchase this from my own pocket? Hells to the YES. If Maybelline keeps pumping out mascaras like this then I'm forever ditching other mascara brands and exclusively going back to using them. Volume? Check. Length? Check. Easy to remove? Double check. Although I wish it separated my lashes out a bit more and was less spidery, the pros for me definitely outweigh the cons.

This is more of a volumising mascara rather than a lengthening one. My lashes are a bit funny with wands and long skinny ones work better for me for some reason i've never been able to fathom.

This darkened and thickened my lashes and as it is called Volum' Express so I suspect that is the purpose. I cocktail it with one of my other mascara's for the perfect look.

If you want volume and darkness in your lashes look no further.

I love Maybelline mascaras. I brought this one as I'd heard mixed reviews and I loved the original colossal mascara and the original falsies so thought why not. Lovely bright container means it's always easy to see in my overcrowded makeup bag. I love the brush shape, it looks plushie and gets into all my hard to reach lashes. Applies well and makes my lashes look amazing and full. I feel like it kind of wears off a little through the day...it doesn't smudge it just kind of dulls a little. The formula I tried from Farmers was the non waterproof one as I couldn't spot one there that was. That would be my biggest issue as I get a little teary if it gets windy and is possibly why I have the issue of it dulling throughout the day. I find it cleans off super easy when I wash my makeup off at night and doesn't leave a buildup. This too is possibly because it was the non waterproof option and I am very used to using a waterproof mascara. For a jon waterproof mascara I feel it does a pretty good job. If I can find the waterproof option I will try and update my review.

I love this product it really gets those lashes bold and out there! However does run like crazy in the rain.

I got this on sale at Chemist Warehouse for about $12. I had been using Benefits they're Real mascara - but they have stopped bringing the brown shade and it’s been difficult to source recently so I needed an alternative option.

I already have really long natural lashes and I prefer a brown based mascara as it doesn’t look as harsh and stops the purple shadowing under my eyes. The colour is really great and the mixture is smooth and easy to apply. This has been a great find and dupe for the Benefit mascara I was using. The formula stays put all day and doesn’t flake off. I am really impressed with this budget mascara and would purchase again.

This mascara is good for so many reasons. If you like thick and luscious lashes then this is for you. I love the thick brush its very easy to apply the mascara and picks up a lot of product so have to re dip less. I have purchased mascaras double the price and they are less effective. I actually always have one of these on the go and usually use it to the bitter end. Can get from most supermarkets, chemist and department stores for approx $20-$25 so its very affordable. I don't tend to use a lot of Maybelline products but I really like their range of mascaras.

The Colossal Big Shot Volume Express mascara in shade 223 Blackest Black

I am always suspicious of mascaras that promise me loads more volume. Most of them just seem to have a brush that gets saturated with product, and the 'volume' part is just that you got a lot of mascara on your eyelashes, or it's clumpy.

To some degree this is the case with this product, but it does look nice on my eyelashes. The mascara applies quite easily, you don't need to brush and brush to get a good coat on, just a couple of swipes and then do the littlest lashes.

The brush is the kind I usually avoid - fat and bristley. Usually I get the ones made of plastic with fine teeth because it lets me get into the corners. I was surprised to find this brush actually still works to get into the corners and get some paint on the small lashes.

I'm not a great fan of the tube, it seems unnecessarily bulky.

As I usually wear waterproof makeup that takes some rubbing to get rid of, it was nice to have a washable mascara for a change. I wore it on the weekend when I wanted a lighter amount of makeup. It washed off easily in a warm shower, and didn't streak down my face.

All in all, I liked this mascara more than I expected to. I am interested to know if it will get clumpy as many of these kinds do that quite quickly.

This mascara comes with a hefty tag line to live up to "Colossal Big Shot", I liked the purple and gold packaging - very glam. The pictures on the packaging had me hopeful of having lush lashes when using this product. The mascara has a very faint scent which I liked, and the product didn't seem gluggy on the brush when I first took a look at it. Using it for the first time I noticed that the bristles are different lengths over the whole area of the brush, and there are some bristles that are quite a bit longer than the others. While this feature is great for getting the maximum amount of mascara on your lashes, the longer bristles are very sharp, and are unforgiving and very unpleasant when you accidentally poke yourself in the eye while applying the mascara. Overall coverage was great, the mascara looks like it could be quite heavy on your lashes with the way it clings to the brush, but it is light and you don't even know you're wearing it (till you look in the mirror at your fab lashes!). This mascara lived up to most of it's hype, my lashes look thicker and longer, I don't know that I would buy it again though, purely for the fact of how sharp the bristles are.