Review: Max Factor False Lash Effect (Waterproof)

Wednesday 8 June 2011


Left: Naked lashes, Right: Curled and 1 coat of False Lash Effect

I bought this mascara after hearing that it was the same as Covergirl 'Lash Blast', which is highly raved about, so I picked this up to give it a go. I chose the waterproof version, because with summer coming up and the (hopefully) warm weather, I wanted to make sure my mascara didn't give me panda eyes throughout the day.

I really like this mascara. The packaging says "Full lashes, natural look" - Surely that doesn't work?! The name of the mascara suggests that it will give you a 'false lash effect', so how is that a natural look! Anyway, I think the mascara does live up to its claims. It's extremely lengthening and gives you a nice amount of volume. I found this mascara very buildable. After 3 coats of mascara, I still hadn't experienced any clumping.

I found the formula of the mascara to be very wet. It stayed 'wet' on my lashes for a long time and I had to sometimes be careful when blinking, because it would end up all over my eyelids! I have had this mascara for a while now and it still hasn't dried out, which I'm really happy with because I hate spending approximately £10 on a mascara, only for it to be dry within a few weeks. The waterproof formula is extremely good. It doesn't smudge or flake and is a bit of a pain to remove at night!

I think I will definitely be repurchasing this mascara again. Although next time I might go for the non waterproof version, because I only like wearing waterproof mascara during the summer and/or if I'm on holiday. I also want to try the new Max Factor False Lash Effect Fusion mascara (in the purple tube) - Has anyone tried that? Any thoughts?

Have you ever tried Max Factor FLE? What did you think?

Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy

6 comments:

  1. Oh I have that, and I hate it!!! It's too wet for my liking, I never wear it! It is very glossy though and that's about the only positive thing about it in my opinion! xo

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  2. Thanks for your lovely comments joy! The black pair were from Selectspecs and the tortoise pair from lensway.

    The doll on fashion

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  3. Thanks for the review and pictures! This sounds like a good one, I will definitely keep this in mind.:D

    Happy Sunday!:D

    ***** Marie *****
    allthingsmarie.com

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  4. @ArtDonatella - Haha, fair enough! I know what you mean, it is such a wet mascara. But it does wonders for my lashes! xx

    @The doll on fashion - Thanks for letting me know, I'm definitely going to take a look on there sometime soon xx

    @Marie - You're welcome. I really like this one, I'd love to know what you think of it if you get it. xx

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  5. oh wow the mascara looks really good! twiggy-ish effect :) haha i know what you mean about the packaging though! lovely blog though, following :) check my blog out? ronan x

    http://ronanronanronan.blogspot.com

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  6. @Ronan - Thanks. It's silly, isn't it? You'd have thought that Max Factor would have thought the tag line through a bit more... I will take a look at your blog now :) xx

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