Maybelline Rocket Volum' Express mascara

Claims:

"Get Explosive Volume in Rocket Time!
8X Bigger, smoother and more even.
Now, the most explosive, beautiful lashes ever! Volum’ Express The Rocket Mascara’s patented Supersonic Brush with micro bristles loads on big, sleek volume instantly.
Zero clumps!"

Retailed at £7.99 the mascara has 9.6ml of product. Which is not so much an issue for me as I don't wear mascara on a daily basis. It comes in a bulky bottle like this. I purchased the normal version as waterproof mascaras are never my thing.

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The big bulky brush is getting mixed reviews in the world of women. Personally I don't have an issue with it. The special super-sonic brush aids with precision when coating your lashes. The micro bristles do load on quite a lot of product. Others have complained it is water but it's not. Just make sure you swipe it out of the bottle 1-3 times to get rid of the excess mascara. Furthermore I have not witnessed a single clump.

Now the actual formulation is very drying. So you gotta work fast! I guess this is the reason why a lot of people have been disapproving it. Furthermore rather than wriggling the wand through your lashes it's best to do it the traditional "Rocket" Method. Some mascaras work better when wriggling but this one will give you clumps..

I love how this mascara lengthens my lashes. But to be honest my standards are high for all mascara ever since I've used the falsies so it's expected to lengthen. In terms of volume not so much, I prefer L'oreal Mascaras (Review to come) when it comes to volume and Maybelline when it comes to lengthening.

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Correct that under-eye!

I have the world's most sunken under eye. Paired with hereditary dark circles! I mean it's not too bad but they're always there! Take a look for yourself!

I cannot use a normal concealer alone as they all turn out to make my under eye look ashy/grey. I've spent so much on concealers when really all I needed was something Orange. As you may have already heard, correctors are the next big thing. They counteract and neutralise most types of pigmentation on your skin.

Those who have redness on their face can use a green corrector. This will counteract the pigmentation. Similarly if you use a orange/peach corrector you can counter act the blueish, purple dark circles. If you have an olive complexion it is best to use an orange corrector If you have a light- medium tone complexion it is best to use a light pink/salmon/peachy tone corrector. What I use is Loreal Studio secrets anti-dull skin primer in medium
                 
                                                                                       ( image credit: www.loreal-paris.nl )

You can use anything! A cream orange blush, an orange lipstick it doesn't have to be an expensive product. e.g Nyx orange corrector, Maybelline colour sensational vivid colour in electric orange, Now there's many ways of using this. You just need to customise it into your routine.

 1) Apply your corrector, pat it in until your under eye is neutralised, Then go in with your concealer and finally set it out with your setting powder. 

OR

 
2) Apply your corrector, apply your foundation all over your face and watch how your corrector blends in! Finally set it with your powder. 

Either way you will have a bright under eye!

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