Maybelline The Colossal Big Shot Mascara Review

Love the easy way it builds up in your lashes and yet does not clump , or flake off after wear all day , I like the shape of the bristles too as they separate your lashes It's always in my make up kit . And very reasonable in price too Thanks x

The Colossal Big Shot Volume Express mascara in shade 223 Blackest Black

I am always suspicious of mascaras that promise me loads more volume. Most of them just seem to have a brush that gets saturated with product, and the 'volume' part is just that you got a lot of mascara on your eyelashes, or it's clumpy.

To some degree this is the case with this product, but it does look nice on my eyelashes. The mascara applies quite easily, you don't need to brush and brush to get a good coat on, just a couple of swipes and then do the littlest lashes.

The brush is the kind I usually avoid - fat and bristley. Usually I get the ones made of plastic with fine teeth because it lets me get into the corners. I was surprised to find this brush actually still works to get into the corners and get some paint on the small lashes.

I'm not a great fan of the tube, it seems unnecessarily bulky.

As I usually wear waterproof makeup that takes some rubbing to get rid of, it was nice to have a washable mascara for a change. I wore it on the weekend when I wanted a lighter amount of makeup. It washed off easily in a warm shower, and didn't streak down my face.

All in all, I liked this mascara more than I expected to. I am interested to know if it will get clumpy as many of these kinds do that quite quickly.

I've usually found Maybelline mascara to be a solid, affordable option. This is a really great offering from them.

I received this to trial in shade 223: blackest black. Despite being white haired, I still have black lashes and so this was great.

Packaging wise, I don't like the gold colour at all (personal preference, I think it's tacky) but I love the fat tube because it instantly makes you think 'Cool this has some oomph to it'. I'm actually used to mini mascaras, because I bin them strictly every three months, so it did take a little getting used to the bigger tube, but I love it now.

The wand is long, with a curiously conical handle. This actually fits nicely into the hand. The wand has a couple of bulges on it - not sure what these are for, but they're there! The applicator has wider parts at one end and a narrower tip, which makes it easy to apply well on the different lash lengths we each have.

The product is jet black, as promised, with a mid-thickness formula that - so far - hasn't clumped or bled on my eyes at all.

Application isn't QUITE as straightforward as the 'one coat is all you need' claim - it very much reads as 'swipe once and you're good' but you do actually need to do a proper COAT, ie wiggle the brush, make sure the lashes are coated etc. It applies no differently than other mascaras in that sense, but when that first coat is on you can see the effect.

I have naturally long lashes and this still amplifies them, giving extra length, volume and definition.

By the end of the day it's not flaking or bleeding off, yet wipes away easily with my oil cleanser.

I'm not one to buy full sized mascara but if I were, I'd definitely repurchase this.

I didn’t like this mascara. The wand was too big for my personal preference and didn’t apply evenly. I found it felt way too heavy on my lashes and unlike my preferred mascara I noticed I was wearing this one from its heavy formula.

Thankyou BR for allowing me to trial this range.

The packaging is sleek and trendy. It has no scent. I personally do not like the "big shot" brush, mine doesn't look like the picture, my bristles are extremely short which make for a horrible application on my lashes. It applied too much Mascara and left my lashes looking lumpy and stuck together.

So I tried an old favorite mascara brush of mine and found the application alot smoother and non clumpy....

The Mascara itself was jet black and left my lashes looking more bolder. I like the end result.

To wash this mascara off however was a mess, I used makeup remover wipes and a foam cleanser but it smudged around my eyes and left them black. I also had a slight panic attack when it looked like my lashes were coming off but then I realized that it was what the Mascara looked like when you rubbed it off....like fibres...

I would recommend but will not purchase as it needs a better bristle brush unless mine was faulty because like I said....my brush looked nothing like the one in the picture.

I don't think I've ever had a bad Maybelline mascara, it's like its their signature product. The Colossal Big Shot mascara doesn't disappoint. It feels glitzy with it chubby gold container. The spoolie is a good size with plenty of bristles for even coverage and separation of lashes.

The mascara isn't clumpy but plenty of product is on the spoolie when you pull it out. It's a lovely thick black mascara, which makes you think it's going to go on thick but it doesn't. It applies smoothly and separates the lashes really well. It does instantly lengthen and thicken the lashes with one application- but they still look really natural and not overdone, which I love. One coat is enough for me, but it is buildable and thickens up a lot with each application.

Through the day, it wears really well, and my lashes continue to look long and thick - very little product is lost through the day, and no lash loss or smudges. It survives rain downpours with no runs/smudges.

Removal was easy - a little eye makeup remover, and then cleanser. It removes easily without removing lashes with it.

It's a great mascara - packs a punch without leaving you looking overly made up. The staying power makes it a great option for short-lash ladies!

I usually love Maybelline mascaras and i was thinking yay for this one but its just ok. I got the blackest black to trial and i was disappointed it wasn't a waterproof one as i tend to get itchy eyes towards the end of the day which has happened and yep its smudges quite easily. The brush is pretty full on and coats your lashes well if you take your time to do it and wiggle from the bottom out. Its not a one coat wonder like it claims to be. I find it a good size to hold and easy to use just not a fan of not waterproof ones so if i can find it in the waterproof option then it may come home with me.

It was probably going to be a tough ask for this mascara to compete with my current HG (Too Faced Better than Sex mascara, FYI!), however this didn't do too bad a job. I didn't find this formula too clumpy, and it didn't flake or smudge on me even in the Auckland December humidity, which is pretty good going for any mascara. This mascara didn't quite live up to my high hopes on volume or length (particularly given the name!) but it did an ok job on both. On the whole, quite a good (and easy to find, accessible brand) mascara, though I don't know that I'll be giving up my current fav any time soon!

This mascara comes with a hefty tag line to live up to "Colossal Big Shot", I liked the purple and gold packaging - very glam. The pictures on the packaging had me hopeful of having lush lashes when using this product. The mascara has a very faint scent which I liked, and the product didn't seem gluggy on the brush when I first took a look at it. Using it for the first time I noticed that the bristles are different lengths over the whole area of the brush, and there are some bristles that are quite a bit longer than the others. While this feature is great for getting the maximum amount of mascara on your lashes, the longer bristles are very sharp, and are unforgiving and very unpleasant when you accidentally poke yourself in the eye while applying the mascara. Overall coverage was great, the mascara looks like it could be quite heavy on your lashes with the way it clings to the brush, but it is light and you don't even know you're wearing it (till you look in the mirror at your fab lashes!). This mascara lived up to most of it's hype, my lashes look thicker and longer, I don't know that I would buy it again though, purely for the fact of how sharp the bristles are.