Review: Maybelline Great Lash

Hey :)

So I bought the Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Very Black (£4.99/12.5ml) because I have been hearing things online about how this is an old classic favourite and I needed a new mascara since mine is on the verge of drying up (you never know when it will fully run out until it does!). I have been trying this mascara for more than a month now so I thought it would be a good time to do this review.

I don't like it at all - it's not even a good standard mascara in my opinion - I sound really harsh but with mascara I think it's important to hit all the boxes and this only hits one or two. I'll break down my points...

Good points:

- Length - This actually does do what it says on the packaging it does lengthen your lashes a lot and can be applied multiple times.

- Natural - I feel like when you apply this you actually look like you haven't put anything on - your lashes look natural (in a good way) and lengthened with literally no clumps which is amazing.

Bad points:

- The Wand - This wand actually looks like an extended version of Benefits Gimme Brow (beauty addicts you know what I am talking about) - it is so small! For me it makes putting on mascara more of a chore as you have to physically get it in every nook and cranny of your lashes. 

-Curling - I have to curl my eyelashes before applying mascara because my lashes are completely horizontal (it sucks) - this mascara somehow manages to drag down my eyelashes so you can't even see them any more. I have no idea why this happens because it's such a lightweight formula. Also, if I put this on with no curling done beforehand then there is no point in me putting it on since you still can't see my new lengthened lashes. 

- Thickness - I said a good point about this mascara was that it gives a natural finish, but my eyelashes are quite thin and so I like it when mascara's thicken your lashes because it really brings definition to your face and eyes.

-Blackness- My eyelashes and eyebrows are actually a faded black colour (I always say that they are a greyish black). This mascara doesn't actually make my lashes a jet black colour (again going with the natural look), but for me I need my lashes to be black because I want that definition. I don't know if that is just me though. 

Since I don't really like this mascara I use it after my other mascaras - so today I applied Revlon's Lash potion (which thickens, blackens and holds a curl) first and then added this mascara on the top to just lengthen my lashes even more. I find that this - for me - is the best way of using this product since I don't like it by itself.

I've realised that the things I need most in a mascara is to hold a curl - since my biggest problem is that my eyelashes are flat. Revlon Lash Potion and Maybelline The Falsies would be the one's I have tried and tested and do that job well if you are looking for recommendations from me. The Falsies is a more natural version of Revlon Lash potion - it isn't a jet black thick formula but does everything else amazingly. 

I hope you have enjoyed this review :) comment below if you have tried this mascara and tell me what you thought of it - I would love to hear differing views, I hate that I didn't like it - it makes me sound depressing and hard to please. Also if you know of another mascara that you think I would like then please tell me! :)

Thank you for reading, 

Anjna x