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Colossal Bubble Mascara.

Maybelline Colossal Bubble Mascara
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About this product

A volumizing mascara with a spiral wand designed to coat and lengthen lashes with a buildable formula.

Eye Makeup

The Guru Index verdict

57%

Mixed

~Mixed · 57%
4Reviewers
2Approved
0Mixed
2Skip

What the gurus are saying

The gurus split sharply on this one. Those who liked it found it delivers real length and volume, holds up through the day, and suits certain lash types and eye shapes well. However, several experts hit a dealbreaker: the formula smudges and flakes noticeably, leaving marks under the eyes and on lids as the day goes on. That means anyone prone to smudging or with longer lashes may want to test it first, since the formula seems to work best for those with shorter or finer lashes.
Synthesized from 4 expert reviews

Key actives & flags

SPFFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Aqua/​Water/​Eau, Behenyl Behenate, Acrylates Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Butylene Glycol, PVP, Vp/​Eicosene Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanediol, Kaolin, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Myristic Acid, Silica, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499/​Iron Oxides, Ci 77007/​Ultramarines, Ci 77742/​Manganese Violet, Mica, Ci 77891/​Titanium Dioxide

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Alexandra Anele
Alexandra Anele
1.42M subs · 29k devotees
✓Approved
"I do like this mascara though. I think this is like brownish black, but that's fine because we have brown eyeshadow on. I like it."
All 2 takes from Alexandra Anele
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"I do like this mascara though. I think this is like brownish black, but that's fine because we have brown eyeshadow on. I like it."
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"I've been obsessed with this mascara. I think it's so good. I got the black brown color, which I just think works really beautifully for my coloring in general. It's like ever so slightly softer without being gray toned. I wore it the other day with no waterproof mascara, just this. And I thought it looked really nice. Held up really nicely, too. I've just seen some people talk about how they love it and I've seen other people talk about how it's terrible. So I'm just like, okay, I like it."
HotandFlashy
HotandFlashy
1.23M subs · 70k devotees
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"I loved it at first because it went on and made my lashes really big and really bold, but there was just like little chunkers all over them that I knew were going to come off later in the day. And sure enough, they did and they were like on my eyelids and under my eyes and it also smudged beneath my eyes."
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"I loved it at first because it went on and made my lashes really big and really bold, but there was just like little chunkers all over them that I knew were going to come off later in the day. And sure enough, they did and they were like on my eyelids and under my eyes and it also smudged beneath my eyes."
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"The mascara very disappointing. It's got these gray smears and very flaky. I much prefer a tubing mascara. This is not longwearing."
Allie Glines
Allie Glines
830k subs · 36k devotees
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"For me I can't wear it built up otherwise I look crazy by the end of the day so I'd have to make it more of a soft lash look regardless. It's not my favorite at the drugstore I'll be honest. I can see how some people might really love it if their lashes aren't as long or if their eye shape allows this type of a formula, but for me personally I've tried too many that are better so I don't think I will be wearing this often or maybe ever again. Smudging with mascara is literally my pet peeve. I can handle a little bit of flaking, which honestly there wasn't any really today at all, but the smudging I can't get past. I don't want to have to worry about my mascara smudging. That's a dealbreaker for me with the Maybelline Colossal Bubble Mascara."
Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.66M subs · 30k devotees
✓Approved
"If you've been here for a long time, like one of my all-time favorite drugstore mascaras is the Maybelline Colossal. The bubble gives a little bit more girth plus length to the lashes. I have really really liked this a lot."
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"I really enjoyed it, the bubble mascara."
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"Maybelline Colossal was like my holy grail mascara and I've just abandoned it. Well, they came out with a new one and I had to take that because I want to try it. This Colossal Bubble, the rep was telling me that it's got a spiral wand. It coats every single lash for maximum lengthening. I'm really excited to try it."
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"I recently changed up my mascara i finished the bubble mascara from Maybelline which I was really enjoying. The Colossal lengthens and gives some girth to the lashes."
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"If you've been here for a long time, like one of my all-time favorite drugstore mascaras is the Maybelline Colossal. The bubble gives a little bit more girth plus length to the lashes. I have really really liked this a lot."
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"I just put on the new Maybelline Colossal Bubble Mascara. All right, now I look alive."
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