Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review, Swatches, Before/After

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Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black ReviewMaybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review
Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review


Maybelline claims “Discover how to be sensational with the new Maybelline Lash Sensational full fan effect mascara. The Lash Sensational mascara features an exclusive fanning brush with ten layers of bristles that reveals layers of lashes for a sensational full-fan effect. It captures lashes from root to tip for a full-fan effect to give you layers of denser, more voluminous lashes. The sensational serum nourishes lashes and unfurls 100% layer to give dramatic looking eye lashes with just one swipe. The Inner brush gives volume to lashes and reveals every lash while the outer bristles fan out lashes”. I needed a mascara now that my all-time favourite L’oreal Million Lashes Mascara was over (finished three tubes) and these lines were enough for me to hit the “buy” button on Nykaa. Read on to see if I loved this ultra raved mascara as much as I love the Million Lashes one from L’oreal.

Product Name: Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara
Shades available: Washable Black, Waterproof Black (I picked latter)
Price: Rs. 525 for 9ML
Shelf  Life: 3 years

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review
Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review


How to use: 
Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review
Direction for use


Ingredients: 
Ingredients


Buy from: Nykaa.com


Packaging: I am absolutely smitten by the classy rose-gold packaging of the Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara. This product boasts of a “fanning brush” which has “ten layers of bristles” to create ‘fan effect’ lashes. The brush end indeed is unique with two kinds of bristle layers: shorter ones to create volume and long ones to create length. (Also read MUA Lash Boom mascara’sunique brush HERE)

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review
Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review
Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review



My take: As I mentioned, my HG mascara has been L’oreal Million lashes for the last two and a half years. I absolutely love the thin brush head and non-clumpy formula of that mascara on my almost non-existent lashes. However, that costs a whooping Rs.850/- and currently I am on a budget-crunch. So I settled on the Lash Sensational variant of mascara from Maybelline which has more than 900 positive reviews on Nykaa!

When I swatched it on my wrist, I saw that the pigmentation is indeed jet black as expected from Maybelline mascaras. 

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review
Wrist Swatch: Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review




However, there are certain points which bothered me about this mascara:
v The fanned brush picks up way too much product and then I have to swipe off excess on the tube rim which makes the rim super messy from the first usage
v Although Maybelline mentions using one end of the brush to create volume and other to create fanning length, once the brush is all goopy with product it is difficult for me to switch sides without messing up my lower and upper eye contour area.
v For small and almost no-lash eyes like mine, even after wiping off excess product, this brush proves to be “too generous” with the amount of product, leading to clumped lashes. (Quite unlike the thin brush of L’oreal which actually coats every little lash and separates each to create drama even with my sparse lashes)
v Too much product picked by the brush can make sparse lashes feel heavy. I faced this issue on my first usage. I actually felt there was something “heavy” on my lashes. I could correct that to some extent with the subsequent usages by picking up lesser product and then using an extra spoolie brush to separate the lashes.
Once I could use it correctly, I could see that the mascara did ‘lift up’ my lashes and the effect lasted till I removed the mascara at the end of the day. The lengthening effect is also seen. However, I didn’t get the desired “drama but natural” effect which I so love and also get from Million Lashes one L

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black before after
Before/After- Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review


What I truly feel though is that this mascara will be perfect for people with naturally long lashes more than people with sparse lashes. The former will have the desired effect as promised by the brand.

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black eye swatch
On both eyes-Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Waterproof Black Review

Currently, I am using this mascara with the old mascara wand from my L’oreal Million Lashes mascara. The effect is quite better then. The texture of the mascara is neither very thick nor very runny. Also, the pigmentation is very good. These two points will make me use this mascara till I buy the next mascara tube J

I hope this review is detailed enough for you to decide whether to pick this rose-gold beauty or not. DO let us know if you have had similar experience with this mascara or not J

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