Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Review

I tried Maybelline mascaras when I was at uni in London, so that must’ve been 7+ years ago? I have to admit that I didn’t get on with them, but can’t remember why. When I tired a sample of the Benefit Roller Lash mascara (check out my Roller Lash Mascara review) I really liked it, but the price put me off. I just don’t have £19.50 to spend on mascara, hell – I don’t have £19.50 to spend on anything! I’d heard that the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara was a dupe, so I uhmed & ahed & eventually bought one!

To start off with, I was a little disappointed. My lashes are naturally straight, so I really need a mascara to lift, curl & hold them in place. I always curl my lashes with the No7 Eyelash Curler before applying mascara. While the mascara held a curl, it was virtually impossible not to get several lashes stuck together in big clumps. Not attractive. I’m pleased to say that this significantly improves after about a week. I think this had more to do with the formula having a chance to dry out than me getting use to the wand.

Once I got past the clumpy stage, I liked the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara a whole lot more. I still have to be careful when applying my second coat of mascara, but the applications don’t end up looking like I have five big lashes instead of lots of normal sized ones. I wouldn’t agree with the ‘Low wax formula for intense blackness without sticking lashes together’ though.

One coat of the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara on the top lashes

I really like the mascara wand. I’ve always found curved wands easier to work with, I’m not sure why! Having 6 different lengths of bristles on the brush was initially tricky, but I got used to what worked for me in terms of the angle I held the brush quickly. The Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara claims to volumes & define your eye lashes, giving them a multiplied look & I definitely think it does this!

Two coats of Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara on the top lashes & one on the bottom

Packaging isn’t something that usually factors much into whether I like a mascara or not, but I have to say that holding the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara has been easier on my hands with my EDS than many other mascaras. This is down to the tapered ends, I don’t know what it is about them but they make the wand easier & more comfortable to hold. I love the packaging colour choice too!

Personally, I don’t think this mascara is a dupe for the Benefit Roller Lash Mascara. The wand isn’t the same & the formula is thicker. I never had any issue with the Roller Lash even hinting at clumping my lashes together, but  do need to be careful with the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara. I also don’t feel the Roller Lash does much in the way of providing volume to my lashes, which the Maybelline definitely does!

Overall, I do really like the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara. So much so that I’m tempted to try some of their other mascaras, having previously been put off. You can find the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara at Superdrug.com & Boots.com for £7.99 for a 9.5ml tube. It comes in Very Black, Intense Black (not sure the difference between these two though), Brown & Waterproof. There is also a Lash Sensational Luscious Mascara that’s oil infused for softer lashes!

Have you tried the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara? What did you think of it? Which are your favourite Maybelline mascaras that I NEED to try?

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Ingredients:

Aqua/Water, Propylene Glycol, Styrene/Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate, Copolymer, Polyurethane-35, Cera Alba/Beesway, Synthetic Fluorphogopite, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-200 Glyceryl Stearate, Ethylenediamine/Stearyl Dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer, Coperncia Cerifera Cera/Carnauba Wax, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Ethylene/Va Copolymer, Alcohol Denant., Paraffin, Aminomethyl, Propanediol, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Buthylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Disodium Tetrasodium EDTA, Pentaerythatyl Tetra-Di-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Silica, [+/-] May Contain: CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499/Iron Oxides, CI 77007,/Ultramarines, CI 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Mica, CI 75470/Carmine, CI 77288/Chromium Oxide Greens, CI 77742/Manganese Violet, CI 77510/Ferric Ferrocyanide)].

*Ingredients accurate at time of publication