Rimmel London Wonder'Luxe Volume Mascara

I loved getting this product to review. I feel like since mascara is something that you replace often I don’t feel bad about adding new ones to my collection when I’m trying to keep it minimalist (sort of).

Packaging is lovely, the pink is gorgeous. I do feel it is a bit big and thick so not ideal for travel - but nice enough. The name bugs me a wee bit - Wonder’luxe - is the apostrophe for missing the “ful” at the end of wonder?

The brush itself is lovely. Lately I have been skipping the plastic mascara brushes in favour of the more brush like fibres. But this reminds me why I used to have the L’Oreal Telescopic as my favourite mascara. On a first pass it separates and creates a lovely natural look. But on second pass the magic begins with some fantastic volume. Love the look it creates.

However this begins to lose a few points with wear. Now bear in mind I am usually a waterproof mascara wearer. But I do find that this flakes by the end of the day and leaves little black bits of mascara down my cheeks. Less than ideal. On the plus side however it does remove easily.

If they came out with a waterproof version of this I would be all over it and ready for a new holy grail. But as it is - it just isn’t for me.

First of all the packaging of this mascara is gorgeous, I always love a beautiful rose gold sparkle! It is also very sturdy plastic. I love that the wand handle is angled making it easy to twist open & shut and made for an easy application. I found the wand tip to be bendy, which is the flimsy part for me as the wand bends when I try to push the sides to get rid of excess mascara. This didn't work so well so the wand had excess mascara after using a few days & would transfer clumps onto my lashes.

In saying that, this mascara gave my lashes full volume and made them stand out. My lashes were also very soft, they weren't entirely smooth like this mascara claims to give because of the clumps but after dabbing them with a tissue I loved the look of my lashes.

I don't usually notice the scent of mascara but I noticed this and noticed it was quite pleasant. This didn't come with any other packaging but on looking at the Rimmel website I see that it's infused with 4 "luxurious caring oils" - argan, maracuja, marula & camellia oils which is where I'm assuming the scent comes from.

I was quite impressed that I didn't have any fall out and no marks during the day. I did notice by the end of the day though my lashes seemed less volumised, and would recommend more application if you're heading out after work!

I have mixed feelings about this one - it definitely does give you volume but due to the comb design of the brush, you need to put on quite a few layers before you can really see the effects. The pro about this brush style though is that you avoid the clumpiness that can often come from bigger brushes. It wears quite well and is easy to remove, but for me I would prefer length over volume so this one wasn't really for me.

Wow the container is a mauve metallic pink in colour with a soft curve into four corners lightly twisted fuller in the middle than on the edges . It’s sexy to look at and hold. It’s a generous 11 ml of black mascara. The brush is solid with wee hard spikes and lightly curved. I wipe the mascara off the brush with a tissue otherwise I find all mascaras go on way to heavy and a little clumpy as the brush is full. So a couple off zig zag brush through my lashes, mascara that is black as black is on my lashes. I found it clumped my eyelashes together so my lashes look like spider legs. But if I brush over them once I applied the mascara with another wand or with the wand after I ran it through a tissue to remove most of the mascara it does separate them to make them look all individual and fuller. I had to do that every time I used it, so I’d say I'm going to go through it pretty quickly.

During the day no crumbs on my face and nice and easy to remove a wee makeup pad soaked in warm water with a bit of eye makeup remover it comes of nice and easy. It doesn’t give me va vom amazing volume but two coats and I do have fuller eyelashes and length. For the price it’s a ok product

I was excited to be a part of this trial team as I was in the need of a new mascara and was willing to try a new brand. First of all, I really liked the packaging. I thought it was sleek & stylish with the rose-gold colour and the curved/twisted shape. I also liked the curve of the wand and the promise that it would give you fuller, longer, lashes.

However, the first time I tried the mascara I found it was really clumpy, which caused a mess as I have short, fair eyelashes. The second time I used it, I took great care to avoid getting too much mascara on the wand, in an attempt to stop the clumping. As a result, I didn't get any clumps but I also felt that my lashes weren't highly defined.

Overall, l I found this mascara to be middle-of-the-road. It did make my blonde eyelashes stand out a bit more but it didn't live up to its claim of "a fan of longer, fuller, lashes". Perhaps if I had been genetically blessed with longer lashes I would see a difference.

I am very picky about mascara and was stoked to be on this trial team! I have quite straight lashes so I find it hard to get good volume from mascara and I have tried many mascaras, but have never tried one from Rimmel. Firstly the packaging- its a shiny metallic pink colour, personally not my favourite kind of colour but I didn’t mind it! The tube had a cool shape- it’s angled and has different faces (if that makes sense) which made it really easy to open/close and also to control the wand as it fit well in my hand. The wand itself I quite liked- it has a nice curved shape and is silicon, with wee spikes rather than bristles. I found that the right amount of mascara was distributed onto the wand- it didn’t come out with clumps on the wand and there wasn’t too much product, which I find sometimes. It was easy to apply to my lashes and went on quite smoothly. It did kind of clump my lashes together a weeeee bit too much for my liking but it wasn’t too bad. I used two coats of this mascara (as I usually do with all my mascara), as I prefer a bit of a bolder lash and the second coat definitely made it darker and a bit thicker which I liked. The actual look of the mascara- it did give some volume, although not as much as I was expecting which was a bit disappointing. It also lengthened my lashes a bit. The mascara lasted relatively well throughout the day, it was a little smudgy under my eyes but held up pretty well! Overall, I thought this mascara was just okay- it was easy to use and had good longevity, however I didn’t really find that this mascara added a lot of volume of length to my lashes. Based on this, I personally wouldn’t repurchase, however Rimmel mascaras are usually well priced.

I got this from the beauty vault (thank you beauty review!) When I opened it I was let down by the brush. The bristles are so small and I knew this was not going to help cover the lashes and it didnt. It's a okay mascara but it definitely doesn't deliver on the volume it promises. It smells like standard mascara. The one thing I do like is that when I close the cap it clicks which is satisfying. Overall its okay for day to day makeup. Not my favorite.

I was lucky to be part of the trial team for this mascara. Very timely too because I am currently on the hunt for a new HG mascara. I was generally okay with the Wonder'Luxe Volume Mascara, but can't say it's what I'm looking for at the moment. The consistency is nice and smooth, easy to apply, and won't clump your lashes so it's perfect for a natural lash look. My problem is that I have stubborn asian lashes that fall down easily with mascara. I used this for a week and I find that Wonder'Luxe is good after the immediate application. By noon, the curl would still be there but significantly lowered compared to initial application. Also because I have sparse lashes, I'm looking for mascara with a thicker volume than what this product offers. I'd recommend it to my friends with naturally curled lashes who just want a bit more kick in volume but still look natural.

I was really excited to try this mascara but was a little disappointed. The end of the brush clumped and I found I had to apply lots to get some sort t to see any lash volume and length and then it looked a bit clumped on. After a few hours it had streaked under my eyes and also flaked and I looked like panda bear!!.