The size of this mascara is 0.23 oz, this mascara I have here is only the sample size, and the sample size is 0.16 oz.
Sephora states this mascara to be (*NOT MY WORDS*): "A precision mascara that adds volume, length, and curl. And This clump-free mascara delivers long-lasting wear in one stroke. Using 4D technology, an exclusive micro-defining wax complex envelopes the lash surface in ultrablack pigments for far-away impact and up-close precision. The dual-purpose, cone-shaped brush has a precision tip that separates lashes as the rounded base creates extravagant volume from any distance."
As you can see the brush of this mascara is in a tapered shape, like a cone shape, and is supposed to "help curl the lashes, and volumize the lashes." When I took the mascara wand out, it didn't have much mascara on it. So the bristles of the wand actually prevent from having mascara clump onto the wand. The color I had gotten was black, and I believe it's the only color they have from this line. The formula of this mascara is semi-wet when you first apply it, therefore if I were you, I would start out from the bottom lashes and then onto the top. (In my video I applied it top then bottom, and realized I should of done it the other way, because I gotten some mascara onto my lids) The mascara does eventually set, and dry off to a nice finish. It didn't look clumpy afterwards.
Here's a video of me applying the mascara:
**I've only applied one coat of mascara in this video, but I ended up applying 2 coats of mascara overall!**
Also, when applying this mascara, I curled my lashes into the wand so that it can grasp on my lashes and get a good amount of product on them. And then I would do this technique where I would carefully blink into the mascara wand to get a good amount of product to the tip of my lashes.
I've applied this mascara at 1:22 pm
As you can see, It doesn't look clumpy at all. My lashes look separated has some length to it, and looks volumized. Before I applied the mascara, I had curled my lashes. (Yes, these are my real lashes. No falsies!)
Here's the second coat of mascara:
With 2 coats of mascara, it has finally set into my lashes and looks a tad bit darker than applying with one coat. So if you want really black lashes, apply a few coats to your liking.
Pros from applying the mascara in the beginning:
- Not clumpy to my lashes at all. Looks clean and fresh
- Separates my lashes one-by-one
- Volumized my lashes, made them look va-va-voom ;)
- Once the mascara had set, my lashes looked very black and full
No Cons from first application!
8 Total Hours later:
(Please don't mind my bushy brows in this picture. LOL!)
This picture was taken with flash, and it shows you the true color of the mascara and how sleep deprived I looked! haha. All in all, you can see that on my bottom lash line it did smudge a bit, and a little on the top lash line too, but nothing major. Some of my lashes did stick together on my top lashes. You do see some mascara on my lids. I wouldn't say this mascara is "long lasting", but it can survive a couple of hours. The finish of this mascara is amazing. I did love that my lashes looked so full, it didn't feel heavy on my lashes, it made my lashes darker, it didn't make them look clumpy, and it separated all my lashes but made them voluminous at the same time. And the reason it did that was because the tip of the wand is skinnier where as the bottom of the mascara is more round and fat to make the lashes stand out and more volumized. I give MUF a plus for that!
On the other hand, the only con I have with this mascara is that it does smudge throughout the day, my best bet is to wear this mascara only to your top lashes and wear another mascara to your bottom lashes. It's not waterproof at all, so if you have allergies or cry it can come off, not runny, but it wouldn't stay on your lashes. Also, another issue I had was my lashes would stick to my bottom lashes sometimes, I don't know if it's because my lashes are long and they naturally do that, or if it was the mascara that did that. When you touch your lashes you do feel a slight stickiness to them, so that could be the reason my lashes did that.
Now the real question is, would I purchase this mascara in the future?
I think it's safe to say I would. Only because it's not that bad of a mascara to be honest. *Remember this was my first time trying this so my opinion could change, and I can do an updated blog on that later on.* It definitely makes my lashes stand out, and darken them. I didn't see any flakes, all it did was smudge on my bottom lash line. I love the mascara wand it has and the formula to it (especially when it sets in). And the actual price to the mascara isn't that expensive at all, it's $24.00 at Sephora. If you are interested in getting it, you can get it (here) Now the only thing is I would only apply this to my top lashes and not my bottom lashes, just to prevent from it smudging on my bottom lashes, and gurrrrrl that is NOT cute!
I hope this blog post was somewhat helpful to you guys and informative. If you guys are looking to try this out, let me know what you think (positive and negative!) As always, leave comments on suggestions you would like to see next on my blog! ALSO, please let me know how you like these reviews & first impressions. If you want to see more, let me know and I will most definitely do that! <3
Song used in video: Drunk Texting by Chris Brown ft. Jhene Aiko
BESOS XO Kristina
**Just a Disclaimer. I am no way trying to "sell" this product for you to buy, nor trying to bash the product neither. I am not even sponsored by MUF. They don't even know I made this blog post about their "Smoky Extravagant Mascara." These are my truest and honest opinion on how I feel about it, I wouldn't be fake to you guys, that's the last thing I want to do. If I were to be sponsored, then I will let you guys know, first thing in my blog post. Other than that, this whole post was my 100% honest opinions. I hope this cleared up some of your thoughts if you were confused.
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