XXL value (Maybelline XXL Volume & Length Microfiber Mascara)

Member Name: norton501

Product:	Maybelline XXL Volume & Length Microfiber Mascara
Date:	06/08/09 (27 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good for day or evening wear, withstands some tears and washes off easily

Disadvantages: none

I moved to maybelline mascara from Bourjois coup De Theatre mascara a few years ago after the coup de theatre was a little too theatrical for work (!) and getting a little pricey.

If you shop in places like Superdrug or Boots they often have offers on Maybelline mascara, from £1 off to £ for the price of 2. My first XXL maybelline mascara was a half price offer-- and I was impressed.

First you apply the white end- a white allegedly conditioning layer to add some sort of scaffolding to your eyelashes, then you apply the black end- the mascara hence building up a nice long thick set of lashes.

I found this product great as it does not clump. You can apply a lot and the brush is bg enough and good enough to keep your lashes nicely separated. Both ends wear out in the same time-- you will not find the white end has run out or gone dry (unless you leave the end off...) before the black end- although as a rule is it generally "useful" to buy a new mascara every six months or when it stops making a "pop" noise when you remove the brush from the mascara. This is supposed to stop you getting eye infections from old gunky products.

I find this mascara good both for work (you can aply a little bit and it won;t look over the top) and also for a night out when you can take your time and apply loads of the white end then wait a bit until it dries a little the build up the layers with the black end. It give good, thick long lashes. It isnt as theatrical as Bourjois, but it is more multifunctional.

These generally sell for around £5.50 and for the money it is a good buy. I've been buying this for a while now and I haven't had a bad experience using this in terms of clumping. It even withstands the odd burst of tears and some rain and washes off using a normal facewash.

Summary: A good mid range multi wear mascara that doesnt clump