Review: Maybelline Great Lash Mascara Water Proof

Price: P350 12.7mL

When you hear about a product that's been around since before your parents were born, you're bound to get a little bit curious. Maybelline is bringing their iconic mascara to the Philippines for a "limited time" (until September) which I assume to mean that they're testing if it'll sell before deciding to make it a regular item like it is abroad.




For now, Great Lash is only available in one variant: Water Proof, and one color: Very Black. I'm keeping my fingers crossed in the hope that we'll someday get to try the other variants in browns, navy blue, and clear.

Don't you just love this retro look?

Ingredient List

The wand is thin enough so that I don't have trouble with the outer corners of my small eyes

These tiny, tiny eyes (Before)

After

You know what, if I wanted to make little triangles with my lashes, I'd go for this mascara, but since that's usually not part of the agenda, I'm going to say that this is a bad thing. The brush isn't very helpful at separating lashes because of the gaps between the bristles, so prepare for more than the usual wand-juggling.

It lends a bit of volume and some length, so plus points for the double-effect. And it's easy to remove, for a waterproof mascara. It doesn't get washed off by sweat, but it gives in to some light scrubbing with non-waterproof makeup remover and facial wash.

Left: with ordinary facial wash    Right: (the crumbly bits at the bottom) with a mild non-waterproof makeup remover

Pros:

• Good size for little eyes
• Volumizes and lengthens
•  Easy to remove

Cons:

• Makes little Illuminati triangles ΔΔΔ
• Limited edition
• Not really waterproof 

Verdict

• Scent: N/A
• Packaging: 4/5
• Price: 4/5
• Performance Rating: 3/5 

I like the thin wand and how the formula comes off easily, but it clumps a fair bit. I'd recommend this to someone looking for a little bit of both volume and length, as long as they've got strong mascara-jiggle game. Don't forget that it's limited edition though, so snap up these babies while they're still available until September 2015; after all, they're only P350 each.