L’Oreal Paris Makeup Voluminous Original Volume Building Waterproof Mascara, Carbon Black, 0.23 Fl Oz

This mascara is fantastic for bold, full lashes! It adds great volume without clumping and holds a curl all day. The brush coats every lash evenly, and the formula is long-lasting yet easy to remove at the end of the day. A reliable, affordable favorite for any makeup routine!

This is my favorite drugstore mascara. I have stubbornly straight, average length, and sparse lashes, so I usually take anything and everything that works. I wear makeup almost every day, so I've really narrowed down what's worth my money. The only other mascara that I would rank above this one is the Diorshow Waterproof Mascara, HOWEVER I'm not willing to drop $25+ 3 times a year (4 months is the average lifespan of my mascaras) for tubes of black stuff. For under $10, this tube is wonderful. I must always use a drier waterproof formula to hold any bit of curl that I put on my lashes. This one does it perfectly for me. Everyone to whom I've recommended this mascara now swears by it, too! After I curl my lashes, I put a few coats of this mascara and it holds well, dries fairly quickly, and volumizes my lashes. Initially, the mascara is a bit more tacky and you'll need to scrape some mascara goo (I don't know the exact name of it) off before using it. It's the same toward the end, too, the goo tends to clump on the wand because there's not much left, so you'll need to do a bit of scraping. After every few uses, I scrape off the entire wand to prevent the goo from drying and flaking... if you're having flaky clumps this is the reason!!! Clean that crap up and you'll be good to go. One thing I would recommend is using an oil-based makeup remover to take off this makeup. DO NOT USE WIPES. DO NOT USE YOUR TWO-IN-ONE MAKEUP REMOVER/CLEANSER. You will damage your eye skin, lashes, and still have makeup leftover. Please do yourself a favor and get a decent makeup remover if you're going to use this or else don't blame the mascara for doing exactly what it's supposed to do... staying on your lashes. If you have sad stubborn lashes like mine, get this mascara!

This mascara glides on smoothly and lightly, highlighting each lash beautifully. Sometimes you have to work to brush out clumps, but it's easy to smooth out. It doesn't smudge and is looking-wearing. For the price, it can't be beat!

This is my go to mascara and as I was getting ready to go on vacation this year, I picked up the waterproof version. I found that it worked just as well as the original version and even a bit better as it is waterproof. I found that it stayed on very well even while at the beach and pool. When I went to remove it, I was able to use makeup wipes which was very helpful.

After using this mascara several times, I have formed a neutral opinion about it. Although it has a tendency to clump, it provides satisfactory volume and length. Its durability is impressive, lasting 24 hours, and it is easily removable. I also appreciate its waterproof and sweat-resistant features, as well as its gentle, non-irritating formula. Considering the price, it offers good value.

L’Oréal mascara in general has been my go to for about 25 years. Women overpay for so many of their beauty products thinking it’s more superior. It’s not. Look at my eyelashes and tell me I’m wrong!! Fortunately God naturally blessed me with really thick long eyelashes, but the mascara does a LOT to make them look nice. It lasts all day and even all night when I was young and wanted it to. I typically wear the carbon black or blackest black, but I bought the blue for fun and it doesn’t disappoint!! I use two coats and get stunning results every time. I posted pictures of both the black and blue mascara and how good they both look. I will never use another mascara as long as L’Oréal is around and keeps this formula.

Honestly great mascara, I got this for an underwater photoshoot, was fully submerged in a lake, had a panic attack, and then cried when my bf and I got in an argument. Not a single smudge, 10/10 would recommend

Looking on my past history I have bought mascara 3x from Amazon, but never the same kind twice. I don't wear makeup often so I tend to look for the cheapest brand. The brands I tried so far I had gotten off of an article about the 10 "best" drugstore brands. So far none of them were that great. They all smudged like immediately, giving me raccoon eyes. I might expect that from eye shadow or eye liner, but I find it disappointing to get black flakes and crumbs under my eyes from mascara.The biggest frustration for me is that I KNOW inexpensive good mascara does exist because once upon a time I grabbed a tube as an impulse item right by the cashier at a clothing store - and that unbranded mascara was the best ever. I used it for years, even though you're not supposed to. When it finally dried up I started buying off of Amazon about one every other year or every three years because I really don't wear make up very often.After 3 strikes I decided to finally spend a little more on my project so I bought this stuff. I will say it doesn't smudge or flake as much as the $4-$5 brands have. It makes my regular eyelashes look slightly darker, dark enough to notice on a "Zoom" call. Which is pretty much what I need it for. It isn't too clumpy. The change is not dramatic, if that is what you are looking for, My lashes do not look longer nor fuller, simply darker and more noticeable. And it doesn't cause black circles under my eyes. This product would be perfect if it were just a little but less expensive.