Saturday 23 June 2012

Maybelline One by One Volum'Express Mascara


I've been trying out Maybelline's One by One Volum'Express mascara alongside BeneFit's They Real (yes, I know, I will never shut up about this mascara...) and it's quickly become my favourite every day mascara. I bought it on a whim because it was on 3 for 2 and there were only two other products from Maybelline I wanted at the time.



Maybelline say:

"Up to 4x bigger looking, flirtier lashes.
You’ll discover lashes you didn’t know you had, for clean, clump-free volume, instantly!"



I'd say they're half right. I don't think it makes my lashes look four times 'bigger looking' but the brush does catch lashes that other mascaras don't so I do look like I have more lashes when I use this. I wouldn't say it's clump free; in the photos I've used two coats and you can see that it does clump a little.  I put this on one eye and They're Real on the other to do the Boyfriend Test. He preferred the eye with They're Real on it because the lashes looked a bit more defined, longer and thicker.



I do find that I get a teeny bit of smudging after several hours with the One by One but it is so much easier to remove than They're Real which is a plus! All in all, it's a nice product and as I said, a great every day mascara.

This is the first Maybelline mascara I've tried in a long time and I have to say I'm impressed. I'm thinking of trying another mascara either from Maybelline or another drugstore brand so if you have any recommendations please leave them in the comments!

Stace xx

PS - You can pick this up for £8.49 at Boots (here) or anywhere else Maybelline is sold!

10 comments:

  1. If you're looking for a waterproof one (not sure if this comes in a regular formula), I recommend Maybelline Hypercurls Volume mascara, it's one of my favorites. :)

    Raech
    ilvoeshopping.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks for the recommendation - I'll have to have a look for it, I've never heard of it before! Is it difficult to remove?xx

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  2. I love the sound of the boyfriend test! Brilliant! Your lashes look nice!
    xx

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    1. Haha! It's because he always notices when I have mascara on so he's a good judge!xx

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  3. I feel like these types of mascaras are so expensive :/

    Chelle x
    http://chellesbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. I agree with you there - I think drugstore mascaras are too expensive for what they are. Infact, all drugstore make up is so expensive these days :( xx

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  4. I've never tried a maybelline mascara before, but I'm so impressed with their other recent products like 24 hour tattoo eyeshadow and BB cream, that I definitely will branch out :)

    Alice

    http://SecretsOfAWannabeCharlotte.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. It's a good one to start with for sure. The Falsies is a lot more popular, I think but I was worried it'd be really clumpy.xx

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  5. I think I'll give this a go! I haven't tried a maybelline mascara that I can recall, heard endless things about colossal though! xx

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    1. It was the Great Lash (pink and green tube) that I tried way back in the day!xx

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