Maybelline Great Lash Mascara Soft Black .43 oz. Review

Overall 3.65 of 5 view all 74 reviews

Emperor-Cupcake
Chicago, IL

So very Meh.

a beauty diva, a cosmetics junkie, loving this product, mascara lover, beauty lover

Cons

Brush is VERY thin., poor quality, bad formula, didn't really make lashes fuller, overhyped

DEC

2008

I must be one of the few women in the world, nay universe, who is completely bored by this mascara. I simply do not understand how it continues to garner so much praise year after year as the best mascara in the world. I put it on and I do not see any effect whatsoever. Forget layering, the formula is not amiable to that technique. Maybelline isn't my absolute favorite brand but it does have better mascaras than Great Lash, like their Volum' Express. The brush is too thin, too short; I don't know how I'm supposed to get anything of substance accomplished with it. It is good, however, for those tiny lashes at the inner corner of the eye, but I'm not going to buy a separate mascara for that even if it is cheap.

I admit, I prefer dramatic lashes. I figure if you're going to put black liquid on your lashes it should be fabulous, right? Great Lash is perfect for the so-called au naturale look or for those just beginning to use mascara. My mother loves it because Great Lash actually brings out her lashes that are very short and thin. Ah well. As far as I'm concerned, your money can be spent elsewhere on the drugstore level. I am not the type of woman who thinks inexpensive=cheap. Those two words are not always interchangable and there are some great inexpensive mascaras that are not "cheap" as in, lacking quality. With that in mind, Great Lash, in my opinion is very cheap. Blech.