I was at the make-up counters at Boots the other day (as I always seem to be lately) when the assistant at the Lancome one asked me if I'd like to try their Hypnose mascara, I was so impressed with the result that I decided I couldn't be bothered with my old Urban Decay mascara and I might as well just buy this one there and then.

She had applied it over the mascara that I was already wearing, so I was interested to see how it would perform on it's own. On opening it, I found that the brush was a good size, large enough to cover a decent amount of lashes in one go, but not too large that it makes it cumbersome. So I curled my lashes and swept it on and I have to say that I was very impressed with the result, my eyelashes looked absolutely huge! Because the formula dried so quickly I found I didn't even have to re-curl the lashes after application and, if I did, then my eyelashes stayed in place without drooping at all. The product claims to stay for 12 hours and I'd really say that it does live up to that claim, I didn't have to re-curl my lashes or apply any more coats of mascara all day, they just stayed looking as they had done when I had first done my make up.

There were a couple of problems with this mascara however, first, you have to be very careful when applying it that you don't put too much on as this seems quite easy with the brush, and you really don't want to end up with spidery lashes. Secondly, I found it very difficult to get off, you have to make sure you have a decent waterproof make up remover and just take a little more time than you would with other mascaras. Lastly, it cost me £20 from Boots, but I definitely think it's worth it, this is the best mascara I've ever used!