Review: Maybelline the Falsies Mascara

So this post has been a long time in coming, I have owned this mascara for about a month now, or maybe even longer and just haven't got round to actually reviewing it. I have completely mixed feelings about this mascara. I had heard loads about it and the YouTube beauty guru Tanya Burr is constantly raving about how brilliant it is, but I just don't seem to see it. It is definitely not my favourite mascara and I probably would not buy it again. As you probably already know this is the packaging that this mascara comes in and the wand has a slight curve to it.

So this is my eye before I put mascara on. I might put at the bottom of the post what eye shadow I am wearing in the picture. I was wearing a blue dress, so I chose the eye shadow to match.

This is how my eye looks with the mascara on, its a bit weird that my contact lenses are visable. However it does take a bit of practice and effort to get your lashes to separate as much as this, because I found when I first began using it, my lashes clumped together quite a lot. I think it is mainly because the mascara itself is quite wet and almost runny, which makes it harder to apply.

Overall I think that I prefer Collection 2000's Pump up the Volume, which I have in the waterproof version, although it is harder to get off at night (probably because it is waterproof) I much prefer the bigger wand and the thicker formulation. I used this mascara in my golden eye make-up look blog post.

So, as promised, here is the eye shadow I am wearing in the photos.The palette itself is form Autograph, M&S, not sure if is has a proper name and was featured in my Christmas gifts blog post. It is the blue one that the purple arrow is pointing to in the left side of the palette. I only occasionally get to wear it because I don't own many blue outfits that would go with it. The only problem is with this eye shadow is that is doesn't have much staying power and easily came off when I attempted to rub the swatch off.