Monday, April 23, 2012

Review: Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express Mascara

Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express Mascara


If I can choose one makeup product to use, I'd pick mascara. I am a true mascara junkie if you haven't known it yet. Even though with bare face, mascara can change your whole look! It opens up your eyes and you're good to go. I used to collect mascaras before, but now I am trying to change that habit! Mascara can only last for three months. After three months pass, you need to throw your mascara because bacteria grows faster and you don't want to get an eye infection. So, in my opinion, don't waste your money on high-end mascara. I have almost tried so many different kinds of drugstores or high-end mascaras, and the drugstores can do the same thing as the high-end ones. You can always buy high-end mascara if you really love it and you are going to use it for straight three months :)

Anyway, today's review is for Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express Mascara. I used to love this two years ago but I stopped using it because I fell in love with COVERGIRL Volume Blast Mascara. I was running out of the COVERGIRL one, and decided to try something else. I remembered how I loved the Falsies Mascara, so I decided to use it again!

I purchased the non-waterproof formula, you know how I hate waterproof mascara because they are such a pain in a butt to remove. The Maybelline Falsies Mascara really gives a volume on your lashes. My lashes looks thicker and darker, and it also adds length as well. It comes in three different colors: Blackest Black, Very Black and Brownish Black. I bought the blackest black one. The wand is slightly curvy, Maybelline call it "spoon brush." It does fill in most of the gaps on my lashes if I wiggle the wand from root to tip. I like to apply one to three coats to achieve my desired look. The wand stick feels really weak and fragile, you can bend it easily. But this is not a biggie for me, it did not break during I was still using it.

This mascara is easy to clump, especially if you put lots of coats. Even though you don't wait until it dries, it'll be still clumpy. So, I recommend to put on one to three coats max. I like to create a spider lashes look (click here to read my post about spider lashes) with this mascara because it requires "clumpy" lashes.

Also, it does not hold the curl very long. The first time I applied it onto my lashes, I saw perfect lashes on my eyes. It is long, volumized, thick, curl, and dark. The next hour later, I won't see the same lashes I saw before. It still looks thick and dark though, but since it does not hold the curl that well, my lashes look flat and no longer look volumized either. *sad* My prediction is probably the waterproof formula one will hold the curl better and longer, just because it has wax so that it stays on your lashes in a longer period of time. In addition, the wand does not work that well on applying mascara on your lower lashline. I think because the wand is too big, so use smaller wand if you want to have a coat of mascara on your lower lashline.

Overall, I like this mascara if they can hold the curl on my lashes longer because I really like how my lashes look after I apply it, and I hope it would stay like that until I removed it. Again, I would not buy its waterproof formula, I am just anti to it, haha.

Where to buy: any drugstores or Ulta, $6.99 (prices may vary depending on where you get)


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Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express Mascara 

Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express Mascara 

Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express Mascara wand

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8 comments:

  1. I totally agree about buying high-end mascaras. The only exception I make is Benefit Bad Gal, only because they sell the trial size at Sephora ($9), perfect for three months. I haven't tried Falsies yet, but I love Lashblast and Revlon Lash Fantasy (comes with a primer).

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    1. Hi love!! I love Bad Gal, but Lashblast is like my all time favorite :)

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  2. The waterproof formula for this mascara really does make a difference on the lashes. It holds a curl forever! My lashes stick straight down so I need something that will hold my lashes up or what the point of wearing mascara? You should try it out, although it may take a bit longer to remove.

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    1. Hi love!! Thanks for sharing!! This information will definitely be helpful for other readers :)

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  3. La mascara es buena, lo malo es a la hora de retirarla y mas si es a prueba de agua. Por mi parte mis favoritas siguen siendo las de lóreal "million lashes" que su envase es de color oro.
    ^-^

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    1. Hi love! I am sorry I don't speak Spanish but I googled it, and now I totally understood what you were saying. I tried the L'Oreal Million Lashes and I loved it too :) Thanks for stopping by at my blog <3

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  4. I speak very little English. But I love your blog. You also studied journalism in Puerto Rico.
    XD =D

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    1. Your English is fine hun!!! :) YAYY Glad we have the same major! LOL <3

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