L'Oreal PRO XXL VOLUME MASCARA

Was stoked to finally receive the new L’Oréal pro xxl volume mascara. Item did not come in any sort of packaging but the mascara itself had both ends labeled with 1 and 2 to indicate which side to use first. I do have long lashes but volume is something my lashes lack and am always in search of a good mascara that does the job. Pretty simple and easy to use. The first step and I guess the most important step is to PRIME. The primer is white same as other mascaras that come with primers. The wand for the primer is nice and straight and pretty long which I like as it made application a lot easier and I was able to cover a lot of lashes in one stroke. The second step is to apply the actual mascara. The wand for the mascara is slightly curved to give that perfect lash lift effect. The mascara colour itself is darkest black which is something that I love personally and look for in mascaras. Again step 2 was very easy to apply. Now the result- WOW VOLUME!!! I loved how this looked and the amount of volume my lashes got by using this product. Great daily use mascara and I would highly recommend this to people who are looking for volume. The trick is to PRIME really well and wait a minute or two before applying the mascara. Only thing to remember is that this is not waterproof so have to be mindful of that. Overall a great product and does pretty much what it claims to do.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this product as I had tried a similar product a few years ago with disastrous results (clumpy, straw-like). The first application (the white primer) went on nicely without any clumping. The black mascara went on smoothly and didn't look too spidery or thick. It didn't make my lashes look much thicker but they were considerably longer. I haven't noticed difference with lifting the lashes. Overall a nice product and not a bad price tag either.

Create instant fullness for your lashes in two easy steps thanks to the L'Oréal Paris Pro XXL Volume Mascara. I love long thick lashes, so I was excited to give this mascara a go. This is a 2-step mascara, which is designed to give volume and boost to your lashes creating a dramatic, intense look with longer lashes and a curl. The packing is an eye-catching silver tube, with a brush at each end, that feels comfortable enough in your hand but is heavier than a standard mascara. It doesn’t have any instructions printed on the tube itself, aside from identifying 1 and 2, so I took a bit of a guess at how to apply (you can also search this on the web). Firstly, you coat your lashes with the volumizing mascara primer then follow on with the ‘black booster’ to intensify the look. Each wand has a different shaped brush at the end – longer for the primer and curved for the second coat. I found doing the two steps closely together produced a better look, than letting the primer dry between coats, as it was easier to glide over the top. My eyelashes appeared to be thicker and longer with this mascara, with a dark black, but I’m not sure I saw the ‘3D’ affect I was expecting. I was concerned the layering of two products would result in a ‘clumpy’ look but this mascara didn’t clump nor flake off, even when wearing it all day – which was relief! Overall, this is a great mascara, but probably not something I would use daily for work or popping to the shops - more of a 'going out' mascara when I have additional time to apply, dry, and wear.

This mascara looks glamorous from the outside, promising the full-volume lashes of glamorous movie stars. I loved the double application brushes being at each end with the easy-to-read numbers clueing you in of the order so you don't have to find the primer first by trial and error.

The primer is very easy to apply with a long straight brush to make it quick and easy to apply in a couple of swipes. There were no instructions that came with my sample, so I waited 30 seconds before applying the mascara to allow dry time. The mascara brush itself is also long, but has a curve to it to encourage curl of the lashes. It coats the white primer really easily and well, with the two coats combined achieving the promised XXL volume with ease. My lashes have never looked so long! The coating looked natural and not at all clumpy, separating the lashes beautifully. I was really happy with how it looked. Unfortunately, throughout the day, I had to keep wiping under my eyes as it did travel and smear and was especially worse on a humid day. My eyes can become sensitive toward the end of the day with some mascaras, but this one was wonderful in that regard and washed off easily at the end of the day.

I did like the result of the long lashes though, so I will be trying a more proven fixed mascara overtop of this one to see if that helps it stay in place.

I had such high hopes for this Mascara for it matching up to the volume of one of the best Mascaras I ever used but is no longer available! It looks pretty glam with it's silver casing. This came uncarded, with no instructions, so if you've never used a two-step mascara before, you're on your own figuring out how long to wait between applying the primer and mascara itself. I took a gamble. At least there is a 1 and a 2 on the wand covers. 1.Primer has a straight brush wand. For those never using a lash primer before, this is white and thick, however too thick to get evenly on the brush, which made it hard to apply evenly on lashes. After several goes at gently moving the brush inside so as not to get clumps, application was sort of even, and did build a good volume base. 2. Mascara, has a curved brush wand, and the black is brilliant, which I assume is the 'black booster' technology. The curve brush helps define the primed lashes into a really good shape and separate. Together, once all the primer is covered, my lashes definitely looked much longer, thicker, and more glamourous than I've had in ages using other mascaras. I got several compliments within a short space of time on how amazing my eyes looked. However. This is not smudge proof, and I found out the hard way. About two hours after applying, I left a lunch with a charming person who usually makes lots of eye contact with me, but hadn't. I felt miffed, put my sunglasses on, and left. but then ... Upon getting in the car and removing my sunglasses, I was horrified to look in the rear view mirror to see lines and lines of black mascara above my eyes/under my eyebrows on both sides. EEEEEK. SMUDGE PROOF SHE IS NOT.

Yes, that's how long my lashes had become, but oh no, it will not work as a mascara in summer.

Bonus points: I have found many volume mascara's cause me to feel like I've got weights on my eye lashes, flake into my eyes, and leave my eyeballs irritated. This did none of that!

Overall, I absolutely love the aesthetic, the intense, glam black volume is what I have been looking for! But this was let down by hard to apply primer, and smudging. I will wear again, but not in warm, sunny or humid environments.

So I have tried this mascara out everyday and I'm just meh about it. It's ok and it makes my lashes blacker and slightly longer but it flakes and It feels heavy. The volumizer is annoying and too thick. It take way too long to dry. The formula is too thick and I really don't like it. The smell is off putting as well.

Arriving with no packaging and instructions, I wasn't sure if the primer was supposed to be left to dry or the mascara was to follow straight away so I tried both. Personally, I found once the primer dried fully it became very stiff and made it difficult for the mascara to glide over the top particularly well so I went with applying the primer and then following straight on with the mascara. This way it covers the lashes much easier, but I am unsure if in doing this if I am diluting the volumising quality of the primer if it was intended to dry first?...

The primer is a luminous white and very thick. There is so much product on the straight shaped wand when you open it, I would wipe off the excess but it still seemed very goopy to apply. The Mascara brush is curved and good to follow the lash line with. The product is an intense jet black colour, it went on smoothly and provided good coverage. Ends of the wand are numbered with a 1 for Primer and 2 for Mascara which helps to identify what end of the product you're aiming to use.

Volume - I found nothing especially XXL about it. The coating of primer followed by mascara seemed similar to simply applying two coats of most mascaras I have ever tried.  I found the application of primer and mascara lasted the whole day though, and was easily removed at the end of the day.

Personal preference, but I found the very long wand with pointed rounded ends less user friendly - I like to put my mascara tube down while applying the mascara and found this less easy to do as it could not stand upright on its uneven surface. I also found the wand & unopened tube just a bit too long for me liking while applying the product. 

So overall I found the product itself suitable enough, but personally I would not rush to purchase again as the cons of the primer thickness, stiffness once dried, and wand length and shape, outweigh the pros of an intense black mascara which provides good coverage and lasts the day through. It just wasn't the 'XXL volume' I was hoping for in this product,

I wanted to love this product but I was left just a little underwhelmed :(

I have quite long lashes to start with (Thanks Flash Lash) but adding more volume is always welcome. The first day I tried this I used as recommended and added the step 1 - base coat (a white type of thick mascara) then followed by step 2 - standard Mascara. I found it left my eyelashes quite clumpy and I felt like I was straight back in the year 2000! Maybe I had applied it wrong I thought however rocked the clumpy lashes for the day... by the end of the day I had quite bad transfer under my eyes.

The next day I made sure to use oil free products on my face (I thought this may help with transfer) It helped a little however still had a little amount of transfer. I applied less of the base coat and waited for it to dry before adding the mascara, was better but still a bit too clumpy for my liking.

I have since just used step 2. the Mascara and have quite enjoyed it by itself.

This may work well on shorter lashes however I wouldn't recommend for longer lashes unless you like the clumpy look.

Although this mascara was lovely to apply and looked great, it all ended up under my eyes after a few hours. Most mascaras don’t do this when using a primer so not sure why this one did. It was convenient having a primer and mascara in the same package but also the labelling could be improved as without my glasses on it was difficult to see which end was 1or 2. I wouldn’t use this product again as I have used far better primers/mascara before.