Bambi Eye False Lash Mascara comes in a cardboard box a little longer than the length of the mascara itself. There's a cut out section on the front where you can see the shiny silver mascara through the packaging. It's clearly labelled on the box with font in block letters that reads, DOE-EYE LOOK, EYE OPENING EFFECT. The colour is Black which is stated on the front of the box. 8.9ml is the volume and the formula is Black Velvet. There's an image of an eye with this mascara applied which shows the product's 'False Lash' Mascara look on one side of the box. On the other side of the box, there is a before and an after results images. You can see the difference in the photos. It says underneath the images RESULT: CURLED, ELONGATED & DEFINED LASHES. NO CLUMPS! There's an image of the wide eyed brush on one side of the box and ingredients list and recycle instructions on the back.
I opened the box, twisted the lid off the mascara. It's shiny, bullet shaped with a pointed tip. After a few twists, it came off easy. I applied this False Lash mascara with the wide eyed brush to one of my eyes' lashes first. It went on easy with no clumps. I found the mascara wand easy to use. After a few blinks on the brush, my lashes were defined, longer and did curl a little. I thought it did make my lashes have that false lash look but it wasn't overboard. I applied a light coat to my bottom lashes as well then I looked in the mirror and you could definitely see the difference compared to my eye with no mascara on. I applied Bambi Eye False Lash to my other lashes on my other eye and I was satisfied with the results. It stayed put all day and didn't run or smudge when I sneezed from pollen in the air at the moment.
I left it on all day and took it off in the evening with Garnier Micellar water and Swisspers wipes but before I done so, my lashes were still elongated, curled and clump free at the end of the day. The next day, I wore the mascara again and liked the results. I will continue to use it daily as mascara is a must-have with my daily makeup routine. I like that it makes my lashes look lovely and lush and longer. Without this false lash mascara, I have no lashes. I probably would buy it in the future after trialing this. I had a look at how much these retail for at Farmers, $30.99 at the moment but I think it's worth paying more for a good quality mascara. And who doesn't want eye opening effect and the Doe-eye-look? I noticed my lashes and eyes didn't itch either which is great.
Great product if you want to get that Doe-eyed look and eye opening effect.
L'Oreal Paris Bambi False Lash Mascara promises a "bigger, wider, doe-eyed look" but for me, that didn't eventuate.
The product is a beautiful silver case which stands out (especially in the depths of a handbag) and is a more angular shape than other mascaras. The brush is passable - nothing revolutionary.
The mascara itself isn't black black, but rather more of a muddy grey/black. It seems weird but it does dry to be quite dark. It glides on easily without clumps and the brush does an acceptable job.
But I failed to see the "bambi" eye or the "false lash". My outer corner lashes did curl a smidgen, but that was all. The others were much the same, just with mascara on them. I tried it on one eye for the night (at home!) and honestly, there was no discernible difference in curl or eye-opening effect. When I wore it out in the daytime, nobody mentioned anything about my mascara, so it obviously didn't look overly different. It didn't look like I was wearing false eyelashes either. Sadly, this mascara offered no difference to any other mascara that I currently use. It didn't live up to it's promises sadly.
In saying that, it's still a decent mascara. It wasn't clumpy, it didn't smudge (even in the middle of hayfever season!), but it was also relatively easy to remove. I'll definitely use it all up, but I won't be in a hurry to replace it. There's plenty of mascara that does the same for less.
I had hopes this mascara would mean I could ditch (or at least ease up) on my eyelash curler. While I'm not so naive to think it would replace it, or offer something better, it was disappointing it did nothing of the sort. Just the merest hint of a curl in a corner. Disappointing.
Tips: Don't ditch the eyelash curler just yet.