I hope everyone is enjoying June so far. I know countless beauty bloggers have reviewed this product, but I wanted to give my two cents nonetheless. As the title of this post indicates, I will be reviewing Maybelline's new addition to their Volume Express mascara line: Mega Plush Mascara. I was immediately drawn to this mascara's packaging...not gonna lie. I am very in to the teal/mint green/aqua colour trend and love the colour of the tube.
I am a sucker for cute packaging, but we all know that cute packaging doesn't mean anything unless the product performs. Maybelline markets this mascara as a revolutionary gel-mousse formula. This mascara is supposed to keep your lashes soft. No flaky, brittle lashes? Get out of town...
Normally, I have very few opinions about a mascara when I apply it for the first time. I didn't know how I felt in terms of the mascara's ability to volumize and lengthen my lashes, BUT I was pleasantly surprised when I brushed my finger over my lashes after application- soft soft soft lashes! I have very long lashes naturally and most mascaras make my lashes brittle and this tends to irritate my skin when the lashes come into contact with my skin. This mascara left my lashes feeling very soft all day long and I instantly loved this feature of the mascara.
This mascara features a brush which I quite enjoy. The brush head is large and the bristles are soft- not plastic. I find this brush head to provide good volume and it lengthens my lashes nicely.
The brush wand of this mascara also exhibits a unique feature. As you will see in this photo, this mascara has an incredibly flexible wand. This bendy wand is intended to help users wiggle the brush in between their lashes from the root to the tip of the lashes. I don't normally have much of a problem applying normal wands and find this to be an unnecessary feature. I also found it a bit awkward to use at first. I felt I had to be more careful with the wand as I was worried it might bend and I might end up with product on my brow bone. This feature of the mascara isn't a deal breaker by any means, and I have become used to using a more light hand when applying this mascara.
While I have thoroughly enjoyed many of the other mascaras in the Volume Express line, I was hesitant to purchase this mascara. Volume Colossal and Maybelline Falsies smell HORRIBLE. The scent of these mascaras is VERY strong and quite overwhelming during application. I was worried that Mega Plush would also smell like a slightly soiled litter box. To my delight, the scent is much more tolerable. The scent is still reminiscent of their previous mascaras, but no where near as potent. I likey! Did I need to dedicate an entire paragraph to the scent of the mascara? Yes..Yes I did.
So what are my final thoughts on this mascara? I really love this mascara and would definitely purchase it again. It gives my lashes volume and length, while keeping them soft. It is also quite easy to remove with makeup wipes or makeup remover. I imagine most face cleansers would remove this mascara quite easily. I purchased mine for $6.99 here in Canada at London Drugs. I really love this mascara...is it REVOLUTIONARY as Maybelline claims??? No it isn't a Magic Bullet or Oxi-Clean...but it is a pretty great mascara.
Cheers!
xoxo
Nicole
Great post!
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