Product: 5 of 5
Packaging: 5 of 5
Quality: 5 of 5
Price: 5 of 5
Overall: 5 of 5
Would I repurchase? I already have, and I’ll continue to unless I ever find something I like more!

::: The Product :::
Maybelline The Falsies was originally released in the UK before it made its appearance in the USA.  I was intrigued by reviews I saw on Makeup Alley, but I never thought much about trying it until I finally saw it in the store.

The Falsies is supposed to give you the look of more lashes by building 8x more volume without clumping.  The spoon brush and flexible wand is supposed to help give 300% more visible lashes.  The Pro-Keratin and Fibre enriched formula is designed to deliver immediate results, distributing volume and visible intensity to your lashes.

The Falsies is available in both washable and waterproof formulas in blackest black, very black, and brownish black.  The tube is very much like that of Colossal, except the tube is purple with teal writing.  Each tube measures about 0.85x 2.75x 5.65 (LxWxH), and holds approximately 0.25 oz. of product.  This mascara is safe for contact lens wearers, and is ophthalmologist tested.

::: Ingredients :::
Aqua/water, paraffin, potassium cetyl phosphate, cera alba/beeswax, cera carnauba/carnauba wax, acacia senegal/acacia senegal gum, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, acrylates copolymer, hydroxyethylcellulose PEG/PPG-17/18 dimethicone, steareth-20, phenoxyethanol, hydrolyzed corn starch, caprylyl glycol, sodium polymethacrylate, sodium dehydroacetate, hydrogenated jojoba oil, hydrogenated palm oil, simethicone, rayon, disodium edta, arginine, serine, glutamic acid, 2-oleamido-1, 3-octadecanediol, silica, panthenol

::: My Experience :::
I had tried Cover Girl Lash Blast, and it wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t until I repurchased it that I liked it.  Then I tested out my Maybelline Colossal again, and that was all she wrote… Until I found this!

Maybelline The Falsies was originally released in the UK before it made its appearance in the USA.  I was intrigued by reviews I saw on Makeup Alley, but I never thought much about trying it until I finally saw it in the store.  It seems I’ve always had better luck with Maybelline over other brands, so I’m glad this didn’t disappoint me!

Let me say, I never have issues with flaking for the most part.  And I’ve never had raccoon eyes because of a liner or mascara.  Maybe I’m in the minority of women because of that, but it just rarely ever happens to me.  And I never really have issues with my mascara running all over my face if I cry either… So, that being said, let’s move on!

This is a very wet mascara, so for the first week or so of using it, I have to take off any excess mascara before applying it.  I normally curl my lashes first, and then use the inside of the “spoon” to apply it.  To get even more of my lashes to come out and play, I go back over my lashes with the side of the brush, or the “back” of the brush.  Practice makes perfect with this mascara, but if you’re good at tricky wands (i.e. Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes and L’Oreal Telescopic Explosion), then you’ll be okay.

I end up with natural looking long lashes, so the false lashes effect isn’t insanely dramatic on me.  While I do have naturally long, curly lashes, they are sparse and stubborn.  Growing down, in, out and every which way but the right is normal for them.  I don’t have clumping issues, and it’s not insanely hard to get off at night.  I generally just use my face wash without any makeup remover, and it’s all gone!

::: Overall :::
If you have the time and patience to learn this mascara, then don’t hesitate!  I’ve never been one for layering lengthening and volumizing mascara, and I get both with this one.  I have naturally sparse lashes that look long and lush!  I’ll most definitely keep purchasing this, and I’ve already gotten one friend to convert to it from her CG Lash Blast!  (If you prefer drier mascaras, then try the new Lancôme mascara… I can’t remember the name of it, but Julia Roberts advertises it… The Lancôme MA told me it’s just like Maybelline The Falsies!)

Disclosure: This product was purchased by me from a local store. For more information, please view my Disclosure Policy.

I got this yesterday from Revlon for a new mascara called Grow Luscious, and even though I think I’ve found my HG mascara, I’m still going to try this!

Revlon Grow Luscious is supposed to help you lashes grow stronger, while visibly adding length.  Apparently in a survey of testers, 96% saw instantly longer, lusher lashes.

Revlon Grow Luscious is currently available for pre-order (kind of how Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion was), and you can purchase it from Walmart.com (sold out), CVS.com, Walgreens.com, drugstore.com, Ulta.com, Target.com or Rite-Aid.com, and shipping is free on all sites until the 26th.  (Currently, CVS has it on sale for $7.19, but Ulta has it for B2G1F).

So, will you bite?  I know I am just because I HAVE to!  I mean, hello!  Maybe I’ll like it!  I still need to do a review on the CG Lash Blast Fusion soon too!  And I have some other mascaras I need to review… Oh, looks like reviews might be headed your way!

Product: 4 of 5
Packaging: 5 of 5
Quality: 5 of 5
Price: 5 of 5
Overall: 5 of 5
Would I repurchase? Granted, I received this from a company to review, but I’d definitely buy this! I wouldn’t even hesitate!

::: The Product :::
Black Magic Mascara is a 12-hour formula lengthening AND moisturizing mascara which isn’t supposed to dry out or clump… Toma Cosmetics say what?! Yes, you read that right, so no need to double-blink! Even better, when partnered with Magic Lash Enhancer (animal-friendly and made from natural white fibers in the USA), your lashes can transform into something your childhood baby doll would even be jealous of!

::: The Ingredients :::
(Gotta add these when I find them!)

::: My Experience :::
Sadly my Maybelline Sky High Curves was beginning to flake on me, so I was only too happy when approached by Overall Beauty about doing a review on Toma Black Magic Mascara and Magic Lash Enhancer. Besides, I’d be crazy to pass up on something that’s supposed to give me the look of false lashes!

Anywho! I’m used to fiber mascaras that already have the fibers within (Avon Uplifting, Imju Fiberwig, etc.), so it was a new concept to me having to use a mascara, then add the fibers, and then continue repeating the process until I achieved my desired effect. Thankfully, there are videos available on Overall Beauty’s website by EnKore and other You Tubers, so you can not only see how to apply the mascara, but also what the end result is.

My first night I played with the mascara and enhancer to see what would happen… I only tested it out on one eye, and I was impressed! I immediately used the Black Magic Mascara and Magic Lash Enhancer the following morning, and was floored! I couldn’t get enough of looking at my lashes! They were everything I wanted, and I’m not normally one for volume as opposed to length, but I had them both!

The trick to applying Black Magic Mascara and Magic Lash Enhancer is to apply a layer of the Black Magic Mascara, then add the fibers from Magic Lash Enhancer, then apply more Black Magic Mascara. Before applying the Magic Lash Enhancer, tap off any excess fibers almost like tapping off excess mineral makeup from kabuki brush. Now, the fibers can be a tad messy, and you don’t just swipe it on like mascara. I kinda gently touch/tap the wand to my lashes and let the fibers grab on to the wet mascara.

If you only want length, you can just apply the fibers to the tips of your lashes. However, if you want volume, you can apply Magic Lash Enhancer from about midway to the tips. I’ve tried applying Magic Lash Enhancer using Cover Girl Lash Blast, and it wasn’t as great of an effect as with the Black Magic Mascara. So, my official vote there is to purchase the Black Magic Mascara to go with the Magic Lash Enhancer. Anywho! Are you ready for some pics?! Yes, I have pics of me both before and after using Black Magic Mascara and Magic Lash Enhancer!

Front View – No Mascara

Side Views – No Mascara
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Front View – With Black Magic Mascara & Magic Lash Enhancer

::: Overall :::
The only way this could be an even better mascara combo is if the fibers were already in the mascara and you could still achieve the same look. I’m so glad I was able to try it, but I will most definitely be buying this in the future! Though I think the Magic Lash Enhancer works best with the Black Magic Mascara, I will try using it with other mascaras too. However for only $25 for both, and knowing the Magic Lash Enhancer will last through THREE tubes of mascara just makes it an even better deal to purchase the Toma Black Magic Mascara and Magic Lash Enhancer!

Disclosure: This product sample was furnished to me by Overall Beauty.  For more information, please view my Disclosure Policy.

Product: 4 of 5
Packaging: 5 of 5
Quality: 4 of 5
Price: 4 of 5
Overall: 4 of 5
Would I repurchase? Considering this has been discontinued, I’ll just have to suck it up and find something else. I have purchased two back-ups for when I’m done with the tube I’m on, but then I don’t know what I’ll do!

::: The Product :::
As it’s no longer available in the USA, I had to borrow some information from the UK Maybelline site, as well as other sites. Maybelline Sky High Curves is supposed to be an “extreme length and curl mascara” that lengthens up to 30% while setting lashes to a 30-degree curve. Its formula contains flexible polymers that stretch and mold to the lashes all the while lifting and curling lashes with its “lift ‘n’ length brush.” Sky High Curves was ophthalmologically tested, therefore it was suitable for contact lens wearers.

Sky High Curves was available in Very Black, Soft Black and Brownish Black. It came in a navy blue tube with silver writing with the product name on the front of the tube. There was also a waterproof formula, which was available in a light blue mascara tube with writing in navy blue. Each tube contains 0.16 fl. oz (4.7 ml) of product.

::: The Ingredients :::
Water, rice bran wax, carnauba wax, hydrogenated steryl olive esters, stearic acid, candelilla wax, triethanolamine, palmitic acid, acacia senegal, panthenol, methylparaben, hydroxyethylcellulose, dimethicone copolyol, propylparaben, polyvinyl alcohol, simethicone, PPG-17/492. May Contain: Carmine/CI 75470, chromium hydroxide green/CI 77289, chromium oxide greens/CI 77288, ultramarines/CI 77007, mica, titanium dioxide/CI 77891, ferric ferrocyanide/CI 77510

::: My Experience :::
I know I constantly review mascaras, and the only one to date that I’ve seemingly hated was L’Oreal Double-Extend Beauty Tubes. I just don’t seem to have a lot of issues that others have with mascara by way of smudging, raccoon eyes, flaking, etc. I don’t know why that is, but I don’t.

I was browsing the cosmetics aisle at Ocean State Job Lot, and saw Maybelline Sky High Curves. I had heard good things about it in the past, but never bothered trying it out. I decided I would give it a go since it was only $2.99 per tube. I mean, I’m sure it retailed about $7, so at least I wasn’t wasting a lot of money if I didn’t like it, right? My only issue was they only had it in Brownish Black, and I always buy the darkest black available.

It seems that my lashes are tricky. I know that seems silly to say, but it’s true. They don’t even grow “right” in the sense that they grow in pointing straight out, straight up, curling in towards the eye, etc. Not to mention, eyelash primers seem to weigh them down more times than not. So, I’ve resorted to just using my trusty Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler and whatever mascara I’m using at the time.

That being said, Maybelline Sky High Curves is good to me. Even though it’s Brownish Black, it still gives my lashes some color. My lashes definitely seem to curl up more so than with other mascaras, but I’m not sure if it really lengthens my lashes any… I think the lengthening aspect comes from the fact that my lashes are staying curled up giving the illusion of longer lashes. Though this isn’t a separating mascara, it does a good job of fanning my lashes out so they’re not spidery or anything. I don’t have issues with the mascara clumping or globbing up on me either.

I haven’t tried removing Sky High Curves with an eye makeup remover since I no longer use them, but it seems to come off just fine with Philosophy Purity Made Simple. My guess then is that if Purity gets it off easily, then any eye makeup remover should be able to simply remove it as well!

::: Overall :::
I keep saying “I’ll definitely buy this again,” but I think this is the only mascara I have repurchased and continuously used. I even tried my Maybelline Lash Discovery again and didn’t like it as much as I thought I did… Same goes for M.A.C. Dazzle Lash LOL! I’m thinking I’ll have to figure out how to stock up on this without worrying about rancid mascara.