mascara | My Make Up Trunk

After receiving a sample of the original sumptuous extreme mascara and falling in love with it, I picked up a full sized one in waterproof as my mascara always seems to smudge throughout the day. I’m going to start by saying this mascara is not cheap by all means, it’s priced at £23 which is expensive, but mascara is one of those make up products that I’m willing to spend more money on to get better quality and results.

The Wand

The wand on this mascara is quite big, and can look quite daunting when you first open it but the length of the wand makes it so easy to fully cover your lashes in one coat. As big as the want is, I find it easy to use on the inner comer lashes too which with most bigger wands is impossible. When it comes to the bottom lashes the wand is unfortunately just way too big. Due to the size on it the wand just swaps the lower lashes and causes major panda eyes.

The Formula

The formula of this mascara is very wet but it dries quickly and doesn’t transfer on to your eyelids. The mascara not only adds massive amount of volume to your lashes it also makes them look up to 10x longer. I unfortunately don’t have the longest lashes but when I’ve used this mascara I regularly get compliments on how long my lashes look. The product claims to never clump your lashes and even after I have applied 4/5 coats I haven’t experienced clumping of any kind, my lashes always feel lightweight and I can rub and tug at my eyes without experiencing any flakiness. This is probably one of the best waterproof mascaras I have ever used! Not only does it not smudge or transfer in hot weather or when I am sweaty, it doesn’t come off whilst in the shower, under water or with my regular cleaning water, which brings me on to how hard it is to remove. Being waterproof you obviously expect it not to come off easily which is a good thing, but this mascara will only come off your eyelashes with a lot of eye make up remover and tugging. I like to put some of my No7 eye make up remover on a cotton pad and place it on my eyes for around 30 seconds or so and then rub it off. So if you’re looking for a mascara that adds massive amount of length to your lashes, doesn’t budge all day and is able to be layered without clumping the Estée Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara is for you.

Product: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Ease of Use: 3.5/5
Packaging:5/5

In my eyes, mascara is an essential to any make up collection, you can have a full face of make up on but if you leave mascara out your face just doesn’t look complete.
In the 5 years I’ve been wearing make up I’ve used a lot of different mascaras and now feel as though I’ve found the best 3 on the market that work the best for me.

L’Oreal False Lash Telescopic Mascara – £10.99 Boots
This is one of the earliest mascaras I used and I’m still using it to this day so I must like it! You may not like this product if you’re not a fan of the long spider affect lashes though, as with a few coats that’s what this mascara achieves. Out of all three mascaras, this one gives you the longest lashes.

L’Oreal Volume Million Lashes Excess – £10.99 boots
This mascara really thickens up your lashes and lasts all day without smudging. One of my favourite things about this mascara is the brush, the bristles comb through your lashes making sure that there’s no clumps.

Chanel Volume Le Chanel – £25 Debenhams
This is by far my absolute favourite mascara! I know at £25 it’s quite pricey, but for the result it gives it’s so worth it. After having individual lash extensions last year, a lot of my own lashes fell out and as a result I now have quite short stumpy lashes, this mascara makes them bold, thick and long without being in your face.