I have tried almost every mascara on the market in the search for the perfect one. Maybelline Great Lash Curved Brush Velvet is not the one. It really does not seem to be that different from a hunded others on the market. I found it to go on much too thick and sticky which made my lashes look clumpy and fake. I had to brush it out for quite a while to make my lashes look normal. As far as curling my lashes, that was absolutely false. Stick to the eyelash curler girls (and guys). The only way I could use this product was to first wipe most of it off the wand. I would not reccomend this to anyone....