Review: Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies Flared Mascara
Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies Flared Mascara:
THE BASICS: This mascara claims to create a babydoll-like effect using only a few coats. They state the mascara provides "300% MORE VISIBLE LASHES. Winged out & over the top, instantly!" due to their "PRO-KERATIN FORMULA + SPOON CURLER BRUSH."*
THE EXPERIENCE: After unsuccessfully trying to create the same look they promised using countless other mascaras, I figured why not. So while shopping at my local grocery store, I decided to pick up Maybelline's The Falsies Flared mascara to see if the product could actually live up to the promises made by the company. I spent around $6 (maybe $7) for the product, and I'll admit, I was a bit shy after so many mascara flops. But curiousity won, so in the cart it went.
Alrighty, I thought. Let's see what you have to offer me. So, I unscrewed cap, pulled up the wand, and...oh..it has that spoon design...I wasn't quite sure how I felt about that feature (although I did have one mascara I used to LOVE and it too had a spoon like brush..then again, I've had some flops with that design, too..). So, I dipped, scraped, and applied. Now, allow me to add a slight disclosure...No one ever taught me how to apply makeup until I worked for a company in my early twenties. With that said, I still had no idea how to use a spoon-designed brush (I guessed on my first mascara with that design). I recently discovered I was using it incorrectly...ish.....But more on that later.
I applied a few coats and I have to say, I liked what I saw. The first thing I noticed was that I didn't seem to have a lot of issues with clumps. I continued applying a few more coats (one never seems enough), and took a close look in the mirror to examine the results. Although it did not provide the babydoll look as promised, it did provide a babydoll-like look...just a bit differently (less dramatically). Unlike most mascaras, I noticed it stayed on the lashes...not all over my eyelids as usual. I was impressed. I noticed my lashes looked fuller, longer, expanded, and overall pretty cool. I was actually getting some results I liked!
WHY IT SUCCEEDED: The success is in the brush. Remember when I said I didn't know how to properly use a mascara brush with a spoon-like design, but we would re-visit this later? Welcome to later. So, I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't know which side to use of the brush. The part that dips in or the part that...well...doesn't? When using The Falsies Flared, I used the part that curved out for the first few coats before flipping the brush around to use the part that curves in. Because of this technique, I was able to build volume then separate the lashes when I flipped the brush around.
Now, with that said, let me just add this last bit of info: no matter which way you use the brush, you can achieve different results (not too dramatic, but enough to create attention). And, because of the formula, it doesn't create a lot of clumps.
RATING: On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the ultimate makeup wonder), I give this one a solid 7.
To learn more about this product, visit:
http://www.maybelline.com/products/145/eyes/mascara/volum-express-falsies-flared-washable/very-black/000?shadeId=807
*http://www.maybelline.com/products/145/eyes/mascara/volum-express-falsies-flared-washable/very-black/000?shadeId=807
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