Review: Maybelline Volum' Express The Mega Plush Mascara ♡

I purchased the Maybelline Volum' Express The Mega Plush Mascara (what a mouthful!) around about a month ago. This is my first ever Maybelline mascara and I had been wanting to buy it for a couple of weeks as I'd heard good things about it and also the bright packaging (which I love) kept catching my eye, then when i saw it for £5.99 in Boots I decided to finally buy it. The normal retail price is £7.99 and you can buy it from Boots and Superdrug. I love this mascara and I would happily pay £7.99 for this product, I'm also most likely going to re-purchase this when I run out.

Maybelline Volum' Express The Mega Plush Mascara.

Maybelline has said that this mascara is their 'First gel-mousse formula with 40% less hard waxes for massive yet soft lashes'. I 100% agree with this as when I am wearing it, it hardly feels like i'm wearing any mascara, I usually wear 2 or 3 coats of it to make my eyes stand out and my eyelashes very full and voluminous. It claims to make your lashes 'never brittle or flaky' which is true as I mentioned before how lightweight and soft the product is. When first using this mascara, it went slightly clumpy on the first application as so much product is picked up due to the big brush but once a second application is applied there is no clumps at all.

process of no mascara to 3 applications.

The brush on this mascara is a huge flexor brush made up of nylon bristles. I personally prefer this kind to plastic brushes as I feel as if the mascara is applied better with these brushes. (The only exception being the 'Benefit They're Real! mascara' which I do own and love despite it having a plastic brush!).  The flexor brush is a joint down the stem of the wand which only really bends when you push your finger against it or press it agains the tube. There isn't a visible bend in the brush when the mascara is being applied, it just creates a more springy feel when applying the product to your lashes, the flexor brush does allow you to easily apply mascara closer to the roots of the eyelashes and also towards the corners of your eyes. 

Showing the bristles and the flexor brush.

The Maybelline Volum' Express The Mega Plush Mascara comes in 2 formulas: 'Washable' and 'Waterproof'. I have the 'Washable' formula which obviously comes off easily when it comes to taking off my makeup in the evening. I've heard that the 'Waterproof' formula stays on the eyes more or less all day with no smudging at all but I can't talk from experience as I have not yet used that product. I usually wear my 'Washable' mascara from roughly 8:00am to 5:00pm everyday and there is no downfull or smudging below my eyes at the end of the day. However, I have had to wear this mascara before from roughly 8:00am to 10:00pm and there is little smudging below my eye, this is without reapplication throughout the day so I think it's a great buy as it lasts all day with one application in the morning.

(mine has been used so i'm sorry for the state of it)

Overall, I definitely recommend the Maybelline Volum' Express The Mega Plush Mascara to anyone as it does what it claims to do and more! It adds length and volume to the eyelashes which is what I personally want in a mascara. This mascara is money well spent and gets a big thumbs up from me!