Cheap Thrill: The Maybelline Hypercurl Volum Express Mascara

It's always exciting to be able to find good products that are incredibly low-priced. Meet my latest cheap thrill which I grabbed from the hallowed aisles of Watsons. :)

Maybelline The Hypercurl Volum' Express Mascara

Maybelline The Hypercurl Volum' Express Mascara

Price: Php 199.00 (4.30 USD) but I got it when it was on sale for Php 169.00 (USD 3.65)

Where I Got It: Watsons Robinsons Place Tacloban Branch

Other Locations: Available where Maybelline products are sold

My Take

I'm not much of a mascara girl. Like blush-ons, it's not something I wear everyday or a lot. However, there are days that I feel like wearing 'em and therefore, even if I don't wear 'em much, I still want to have one on hand. And you know, just have something when you want to add some drama for a night-out (which I don't do a lot, BTW). Ha ha. Oh! I have no social life. Me and my man are certified home buddies.

Very black.

I think this mascara is perfect for me: it's affordable and it works great. It defines the lashes and thereby prettifies me but it doesn't look like I've overdone it, especially when I'm just wearing it to the office.

It doesn't smudge and is waterproof, which is perfect for this tropical  country called the Philippine, where it's perpetually sunny. I work in a non-airconditioned workplace but it doesn't budge, even when my eyelids are already sweaty. 

Manufacturing date is well indicated: expiration is usually 1 and 1/2 to 2 years from MFG date.

At the end of the day though, you might have a hard time removing it because it sticks well and leaves a dark residue; you might need an oil-based makeup remover for that, something that is gentle in the eyes. I use Human Nature's Sunflower Oil, although technically it isn't a makeup remover but

is a multipurpose stuff.

It is shaped like so.

So this is a close-up look of the spoolie and you can see that it slightly bends in the center for enhancing those lashes.

This photo on the back of the cardboard that contains the product details, in my opinion and experience is kinda accurate. It really does make the eyes come alive.

Deets.

Ingredients

This product is also a part of my July 2016 favorites, you might want to check that out.

And I am always always on the lookout for affordable and great-working products and Maybelline has always been a good source of such products.

XO,

Carissa