Maybelline Pumped Up! Colossal Mascara Classic Black Review

I had high hopes for this mascara, and when I finally got to try it for myself, well it was love at first site. And its still love a few weeks later. Such an awesome Mascara. Truely lengthens and thickens my barely there lashes. I will be reluctant to try other mascaras in future thats for sure!

It has collagen in it and it made my eyelashes longer and i almost cried in joy. This has become my holy grail mascara.

I really like this mascara. It does an amazing job on my lashes. Making it look longer, curlier and more volume. Amazing formula at an affordable price. Would definitely repurchase,

Skip paying for the MAC Haute & Naughty and get this for the Naughty!

First of all, I'm surprised this Mascara took so long to come to the NZ market. I purchased one last year in the USA and I loved it. At the same time I purchased the MAC Haute & Naughty mascara, and I found this was actually a better mascara! It really gave my lashes volume, thickness and that really full look. It didn't flake or clump onto my lashes either.

Its a dry formula so you can apply this and not worry about transfer to your lids as well, which is a bonus if you've got hooded lids (pick me!) and it makes cleaning up mistakes a lot easier too. I have naturally full and curly lashes (blessed!) and this gives them the effect of almost wearing falsies without the drama of glue.

When I think of Maybelline, I think of mascara. I have never been disappointed by a Maybelline mascara and with a fabulous price point they give many high end mascaras a run for their money. The Pumped Up! Colossal mascara in classic black is one of their new additions, and I am definitely disappointed now that I have come to the end of the tube.

The packaging is typical Maybelline - fun, girly and easy to find in your makeup bag. The wand is easy to hold and the packaging is plastic but sturdy. The brush appears basic, but is actually different to most other mascara brushes that I have used. It tapers in at each end, and is thicker/wider in the middle. This is my go-to brush for quick, thick, long and volumised lashes. There is no fussing needed, simply get in close to the root of your lashes, apply a few coats and you have beautiful lashes. I don't find the need to wait for a coat to dry before applying another, and there is no fussing to get the inner lashes. This mascara is great for both top and bottom lashes.

The formula is very black, which I love. I noticed no smudging or flaking and it stayed in place all day. If I was heading out in the evening I would apply another quick coat to deepen the lashes, but it wouldn't be noticeable to anyone looking at my lashes.

Overall I was very impressed with this mascara, and even when I used a high end mascara I would end up reaching for this to finish the job. I do have a few other mascaras on my list to try, but I'm sure I will return to this one at some point. If you want an all-round, fuss free mascara, this needs to sneak itself into your shopping cart.

I brought this after buying the colossal mascara as an experiement to see if one produced significantly bigger lashes.

In terms of the product, it is an inky black colour on lashes. It lasts all day an requires a bit of aggressive make up removing to remove it. In terms of the lashes they do not grow like the mascara claims, but they do become longer than the natural lash and longer than what most other mascaras achieve.

What I wasn't as keen on was the wand. Im not sure what the point was of sculpting it was and I think it looks less attractive than their normal wands. I'm also not as keen on the 1 end pink 1 end yellow look.

But the biggest question is whether pumped up is really pumped up. And on my lashes I didn't notice a huge difference between the 2 colossal mascaras. They both however are more pumped up than many others.

Perfect mascara for going out and when you want your lashes to look MASSIVE! I often wear this when I go out at nights or anywhere when I want it to look like I'm wearing mascara

I bought the product, used it and it was fine. But the end of the brush had lumps of mascara on it and it's kind of hard to put mascara on lower lashes with the lumpy amount of mascara on the end.

Usually I go for mascara that has a skinny brush but I wanted to try something new and hadn't tried one of the mascaras that promise eyelashes as thick as christmas trees.

I discovered that the brush really is a mini christmas tree, yet the formula applies quite evenly and not too thick. I found that the shape and thickness of the brush made it not so easy to apply but I'm sticking with it for the time being. It's not so annoying that I want to chuck it out, I will finish it and then try a different one.

The formula itself is good. Not very clumpy even though the brush gets fat with paint. I bought a non waterproof variety and found that it stays on through gym anyway. Comes off easily with jojoba oil or micellar water.