PR: Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Washable Mascara in Very Black

Can you believe it? I'm actually doing a review instead of a haul! What a shock. Maybe you should sit back to recover for a few minutes before continuing to read the post. ... Okay, is your heart rate back to normal? Yes? Good--let's get on with the post.

Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Washable Mascara

This mascara is definitely not waterproof at all. I know they said washable, but dang! It's not even water resistant a little bit. I think it also kind of smudges depending on the weather. If it's a really humid day, don't bother with this guy.

Here I just wanted to put the wand next to the tube to show how big the bristles are. They're not big width wise, but the part of the wand covered in bristles does seem a little longer than some I've used. I know some people don't like a really long-bristled mascara wand, so that's a plus if you're one of those people. I'm not. It's not that I search for a super fluffy brush, I just don't care either way.

I just wanted to take an up-close picture of the bristles because I read in a magazine recently (Allure, Glamour, something like that) that they were raving over a certain time of mascara because the bristles were in a spiral staircase patter as if it had never been done before. Well, this mascara has bristles like that, and I've seen it on other wands and spoolies, too. This was a recent magazine. I don't understand why they were talking like the pattern was a totally new and innovative thing. It isn't. If you're having a hard time seeing the pattern, try clicking on the picture to see it enlarged.

Over all, I'm not impressed with this mascara. I think this will probably be the last Maybelline mascara I try because they've pretty much all let me down. I think the Lash Stiletto kind was pretty good, but I've found better for cheaper.

What the Turbo Boost mascara does for me: Darkens my lashes. There's no clumps (which is good because it claims to be clump-free), but the formula is not buildable. I don't even feel like it covers my lashes completely to the tip. Very annoying. I guess I just need a mascara that provides both length and volume, but this didn't even seem to provide volume. I will not be buying this again. Nope, nope, nope.

Well, I hope this was helpful information. Sorry that my actual opinion on the mascara didn't seem to come until the end of the post! I'm just a rambling woman. I guess it would be good for someone with amazing lashes if they wanted to darken them, but there are probably still better mascaras for that. Just don't waste your money on this one.

~Stacie