Maybelline Illegal Length Mascara Review

So with all the hype of "fibre lash" mascaras I just had to try one out!

I decided to try the Maybelline Illegal Length mascara which claims to extend lashes by upto 4mm with its fibre-enriched formula, thinking 4mm extra on my eyelashes would be fantastic! although I am not going to measure them... this is what I found with the product!
I do have I would say medium length lashes which with the right mascara I can achieve very long lashes, this is before I applied any mascara -

The formula itself is thick from first use, so none of that waiting for it to dry out a bit to get the best effect! The wand is quite long and triangular so I found it easy to coat those tiny inner lashes, although I found the wand to be a bit hard and bristly on the roots of my lashes.

The outcome of this mascara I would say is quite lengthening and does separate lashes well but made my lashes look very long and skinny with very little volume, which as most people I would like a bit of both!

I also found that the fibres in the formula only attached themselves to the tops of a few lashes as you can see in the pictures below, I used two coats and this is the end effect I achieved!

Here's a picture below of the before and after effect -

Overall I think this is a good mascara and certainly does add length to your lashes but I don't think I would purchase it again as I prefer a more volumised look!

The only downside to this is it is not very "contact lense friendly" I found that throughout the day it got a little flaky and bits kept sticking to my eye (lovely I know) I am not sure if this was because of the fibres though and it was these that were falling into my eyes, or that may just be a silly conclusion... :) but it did not smudge or run even after a sunbed and a busy day running about!

I would rate this 8/10!

RRP £8.99

http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Illegal-Length-Mascara_1253926/