Product Review: Maybelline Volum' Express the Falsies

I'm not very loyal when it comes to beauty products, except for when it comes to mascara. I will venture out and try new products, but I always return to my faithful L'oreal Voluminous or CoverGirl Lash Blast. This latest step out of line was for Maybelline The Falsies Mascara.

 I'm a sucker for packaging and this lovely fuchsia color is really what made me pick it up.

Here's a close up of the wand. The wand is slightly curved and the bristles have some space in between them.

Now according to Maybelline this mascara is supposed to: provide the look of 300% more lashes.

Let's see how it works for me.

Bare lashes

Two coats

I do have to say that I do like this mascara. I like how it separates my lashes and adds some volume to them.

Pros

-Doesn't clump.

-Bent wand makes coating all of your lashes easier.

-Affordable & easy to find since it is sold at most drugstores.

-Adds noticeable volume to your lashes.

-Stays on all day, no smudging.

Cons

-I can't seem to get this off!! No seriously!! It doesn't seem to matter what method of removal I use (several at once) I always seem to wake up with lovely raccoon eyes. To Maybelline's defense I did buy the Waterproof formula by mistake.

Overall

I really like this mascara and I think it's a great every day mascara, but I personally don't think it gives my lashes the 'wow' factor that the L'oreal Voluminous & CG Lash Blast do. However I may think differently about this mascara if I hadn't bought the waterproof formula, I'm afraid to keep adding more coats since I have a hard enough time removing 2 coats. I may consider giving the non waterproof a try soon.

Have you tried this mascara? If so, what do you think of it?