Maybelline Great Lash Waterproof

I’m forever on a quest to find the perfect mascara and I’ve read lots of articles in the various gossip magazines in the past praising Maybelline Great Lash Mascara so I thought I’d give it a try. I bought the Waterproof version of this as I wear contact lenses and in my experience waterproof mascaras are better at not flaking off into my eyes. I paid £4.99 for this in Boots which I thought was an excellent price for a mascara. It is also available at supermarkets and pharmacies.

The packaging is a little cheap looking in my opinion. The tube is bright pink with black writing on it. It says Maybelline in the tiniest writing imaginable and then GREAT LASH in big letters and then Waterproof in smaller letters, pink on black, underneath. It also says it’s 12.5ml. Made in France. The same information is on 2 sides of the tube which is slightly squared off rather than round. The lid is black with a sticker on top with the colour, I chose Very Black (Ultra Noir). The ordinary non-waterproof version of this has a green lid I think. It came on a cardboard backing that I’ve now thrown away but I don’t think there was any extra information on it. It is available the following colours: Very Black, Soft Black, Brownish Black, Dark Brown and Royal Blue.

When I opened the tube I was pleased to se that the mascara didn’t have any gloopy or clumpy bits around the top. When you pull the wand out it contains only a little of the mascara which I liked. When you apply it, it goes on smoothly if a little thinly. I needed about 3 applications to get a good result but I was pleased with the look. My lashes were defined and looked long and didn’t stick together at all. I’m afraid I can’t comment on the waterproofness of this product as I haven’t tried it in the shower or swimming but I assume that since it smudges during a normal day, it’s not going to be very effective under water.

However, by the end of the day I looked like a panda. I had loads of black around my lower lashes and I know it must have been the mascara as I’ve been wearing the same eyeliner as before and I’ve never had this problem. As it’s waterproof it takes a little while to get it off using ordinary eye-makeup removers. I thought I’d gotten most of it off but when I woke up this morning there were black smudges under both eyes again. I am very disappointed by this as I assumed that waterproof mascaras would stay put. I don’t know whether this is a fault that happens with the ordinary non-waterproof version of this. I’d like to keep using this as I like the way it goes on but if it continues to smudge then I think I’ll have to continue my hunt for the perfect mascara.