World's most overrated mascara. The brush it way to big and is impossible to coat each individual lash, so it will coat four or five at a time. It does lengthen and darken pretty well, but thickens with a clumpy mess. It also does hold curl, but I'd recommend the curved brush version instead.

I purchased this on sale as a buy one/get one free.  I had never used it but several people I knew did so I thought I'd give it a try.  It made my lashes appear to be very full and long after I separated the clumps, however, the waterproof formula was so intensely "fumy" my eyes wouldn't stop burning.  I thought it might subside as the product dried but it didn't.  It was very irritating and almost impossible to remove.  I wasn't wearing contacts at the time but I can only imagine how intolerable it would be if I had been as I am now.  If your eyes aren't sensitive at all, it'll work well for you since it's the closest thing I've seen to a permanent mascara and rock-bottom cheap!  I never used the free companion tube in the regular , non-waterproof formula after my initial bad experience, I just gave it away.

I know this mascara has received many not-so-great reviews, but I like it a lot! The consistency is not thick, so it doesn't clump on me. Brownish-black is perfect color. Doesn't burn my eyes or flake off & get in my contacts. 

Crap.....end of.

 

My skin:  NW25/sensitive/hyper-oily/acne prone w/ pink undertones

I have to be in the I hate this category. I actually have never truly hated everything about a mascara except this one. I had the waterproof version but by the end of the day I have smears all under my eyes, like the mascara had never dried on my lashes the entire day. Plus when I put it on, it was just there. Clumped some, but thats all it did.

yeah, when I tried it, I did not like it either.  But it does always seem to win the polls and things of that nature.  I think it is cheap and worth what you spend on it-which is not very much. 

Wow, finally I can voice my opinion on this overrated product!  For years, I've never been able to figure out why this mascara became the darling of the cosmetics world or why makeup artists all started recommending it.  NOT a good mascara.  It did not thicken or lengthen my lashes, it dried out quickly, and didn't build/layer well.  I didn't pay much for it, but it was still too much for this pointless product. 

I tried this mascara once and only used it for a few days then threw it out -- this mascara takes a while to dry, and since my eyes are deep set, as soon as I blinked I would get black mascara all over my face! Maybe this would work for other people but not for me!

 

However, I do like some of Maybelline's other mascaras, check out my other reviews!