When you buy an £18 mascara, you have high expectations, right? You expect length, volume, a complete lack of clumps, easy application, and good wear. Sadly, this Makeup Forever mascara doesn't quite deliver on all of those things - whilst it has a good, rich black formula, and it definitely provides plenty by way of length and volume, it struggles to be easy to apply and clump-free.
The problem, I think, is that Christmas tree shaped brush. Once you pull it out of the tube, the fatter end is perfectly wiped down, but the skinny tip is pretty heavily laden with mascara. I find that this combination makes application a bit of a faff - I use the skinny end to colour my lashes quickly, but that often results in over-mascaraed lashes, which need a good combing out with the fatter end, which can be a bit tricky round the inner corner and middle of the eye.
The results are quite nice, once I've spent a bit of time going over my lashes with both ends multiple times, swearing a bit, and wiping errant smudges from my nose. My lashes are long, reasonably voluminous, and prettily fluttery. But for £18, I expect more. And sorry, MUFE, as much as I love your newly available in the UK products, Smoky Extravagant doesn't quite cut it for me.
Disclosure: PR sample
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