I love experimenting with mascaras and I was excited to see Maybelline had a new product out. Unfortunately this product didn't do the job for me. It was shiny yes but it made my eyelashes thin and seperate even when I tried to put on multiple layers. It did lengthen them but I guess I like a more fuller lash. It felt a little too plastic-y and sticky on my lashes for my liking. Thumbs down for this one.

This mascara was just OK. As with every Maybelline, I have such high hopes. This one was such a major disappointment! The brush was awesome and I had such amazingly long and defined lashes during the day (no added volume for me) but by the end of the night it was flaking everywhere! After six hours there were flakes all over my face and I just can't have that! The formula for this mascara is good but needs to be tweaked to be a holy grail for anyone.

I really do like this product but I would not label it as "Falsies" because I feel I did not get a full on "false lash" look. It's a great mascara but honestly, I expected more. I did not like the spoon brush because the mascara always ends up on my lids and what not. If you take your time and go slowly and apply in a zig-zag motion from root to tip, it is a little more effective then applying it normally. The mascara does create length on the bottom lashes, though. I think the length is more noticeable on the bottom lashes and is decent when applied to the top lashes. Have a q-tip with oil-free makeup remover handy because you will need to remove smudges and mascara marks from around your eyes.

I like this mascara, but I wasn't blown away. You definitely need to work with it to achieve the "false" look, but once you get used to it I find that its worth it. After mastering just the right technique, and getting used to the texture and curved brush I was able to achieve the false look advertised (or at least much closer to it than most other mascaras).

That being said, I like to layer this mascara with the original Colossal. I find that using The Falsies on top really helps to achieve a dramatic look. I have not been able to get these same results by simply doing multiple coats of The Falsies alone. That is the reason that I am not blown away by this product (because HAVING to use another product at the same time is too much work, and means that the product alone is really not good enough). That being said though I would repurchase this mascara because I do like the effect when I have the time to work on it.

Would I purchase it instead of the original colossal? No. But would I purchase it to use in conjunction WITH it, yes. Neither of the Maybelline products are my favourite mascara though, CoverGirl's Lash Blast still holds that high honour :)

I find in every maybelline commercial that all the models are wearing these crazy long fake lashes (get real girls those cant be real). ANYWAYS, despite this i decided to try this product even though in the past i havent has much success with maybelline products. I bought it and the next yeah i tryed it. Yes with the shape of the bush you can get every lash. but it has no real lenghting effect. It just made my eye lashes black. After applying 30 coats to get them to somewhat of a reasonable look i left. During the day the mascara keep flaking off. Possiably because i put so much on but that wouldnt have been a problem if it would have actually worked!

Thank you to the chickadvisor product review club for letting me try this mascara.
For me, mascara is prob the most important product I use and I'm pretty picky about which ones I buy (usually not from the drugstore).
Bottom line, this product had some pros, but it definitely didn't make my eyelashes look false and in fact was a product I would prob mostly use for day to day use.
Pros: I found it quite volumizing and the brush was good at seperating my lashes
Cons: the actual formula of this mascara was prone to clumping and everytime I used it I had to clean up my lashes with an eyelash comb which was an additional step I usually try to avoid.
For night out, dramatic falsh looking lases, my preference of mascara is still mac zoom lash.

Thank you Chickadvisor for letting me try out this mascara.

At first, I wasn't used to the shape and flexibility of the brush but I soon got used to it. I kind of like the spoon shape of the brush but found it hard to apply the mascara because the flexibility of the brush didn't give me as much control as I'm used to when applying mascara and it would tend to clump. It didn't volumize my lashes to the point that they looked like they were false lashes but did a good job at separating my lashes overall.

I was impressed that this mascara didn't smudge or leave me with raccoon eyes after wearing it for the whole day, but I have to admit that I've had better results with other mascaras that I've tried.

I'd just like to say thank you to Chick Advisor for sending me this product.

Hmm... Where to start? There's some good things and some bad things about this mascara, they kind of balance out to a bit below average. I'm very particular about my mascaras. I'm not a "brand whore" I just use whatever works. I won't lie, I'll finish this tube of "the falsies" its not /so/ bad that I'd toss it into the bin, but I will not repurchase it.

1. The packaging (purple and ... teal?) is super cute. I think the name is stupid, but Maybelline did a good job making the effect of the mascara the name, hence... helping with marketing I'm guessing? I don't know.

2. Anyway, the formula of this product is... I'd say normal. It's a little runnier than I like. I tend to prefer mascaras when they're in between new and dried up. The less liquidy they are, the easier I find them to use. It says I received "very black" but its honestly more of a charcoal colour. I compared it with my other mascaras.

3. The brush on this thing is ridiculous--not in a good way. First off... The curved brush does nothing, I promise you. You hear the advertisement, then you use the mascara and you either believe or don't believe. The reason I don't think curved brushes are a good idea? You can't just put a mascara through your lashes at the same spot and cover them all equally. Not your baby lashes, not the outer ones, and you certainly can't build thickness.

4. On a better note, as far as standing up to 'wear and tear' I made this mascara PROVE itself. I was working a local event selling ice cream right after I recieved it. It was cloudy, it was sunny, it was hot, it was windy, it was raining... It was everything. I got well over 10 hours of wear both days without any flaking and minor/normal smudging (I'm sure it just comes from occasionally rubbing my eyes or whatever).

I found that the brush was super hard to use... I don't like the ones that aren't silicone, that's just my personal preference BUT this product was a double whammy. It has that stupid... flexible part on the stem. It made me make a big mess of myself almost every time I used it. If I took the time to be careful enough not to get mascara everywhere I ended up with spidery lashes.

I know I didn't like the product, but I wanted to say thanks again to Maybelline and Chick Advisor. I look forward to reviewing for you again. It's just my two cents. =D

Thank you to the Product Review club for sending me this mascara for review!

I was very excited when this mascara first came on the market, since I love wearing false lashes for their fullness effect on nights out, however this mascara did disappoint a tad. For me, this mascara was just about average on every category (i.e price, packaging, effect). It did have a lengthening effect, but it did not give my lashes the desired volumizing effect. I found it to separate my lashes too much, but no fullness was added. So, I would have to say that the mascara does not do what it promises ( which is to give the illusion of false eye lashes).

The scent was not strong, which I liked. The 'wand' was easy to hold/use, and the brush did not feel too clumpy/ its bristles were pretty soft.

This mascara does not however compare to the mascara I generally use, and I would probably not purchase it again, but I would love to try a mascara that actually has the 'false eyelash' effect if they ever manage to make one someday.

I too was able to review this through the Product Review club so here are the results:

1. How did you like this product on its own merits? (eg. ease of use, wear, etc)
First of all, I have to tell you that I love mascara I cannot go a day without and absolutely love the look of dark, full lashes. Having said that, the first thing I noticed about this product is that it clumps even after a single coat and good luck trying to get those clumps out. I was pretty disappointed considering I haven't had clumps in years! Second, I use a Shu eyelash curler to get some serious curl in my lashes but I was surprised to see my lashes completely weighed down and pretty skimpy looking by the end of the day.

2. How does this mascara compare to wearing false eyelashes?
No contest. If you like the look of false lashes, I wouldn't recommend this as a substitute.

3. How does this mascara compare to your usual volumizing mascara?
As I mentioned, I have rarely experienced clumps but this mascara really brought on the clumps and on top of that made my lashes look pretty lack lustre by the end of the day so again, I'm going to stick with what I have.

4. Would you buy this product again and/or recommend it to a friend?
I wanted to love it, but probably not.