I was pretty excited to finally cave and buy this mascara it had such great reviews. Well I really don't know why this product got such great reviews. I didn't quite know how it was supposed to be brightening, it's not. It's a glossy black formula that is a pain to get onto your lashes. The brush is so fat and the natural hair bristles are spaced so far way. Your lashes are clumpy, the product ends up on your lids, there almost no avoiding it. Then it wasn't that easy to get off. I didn't even try to finish this bottle, I just trashed it. It also smudged a bit, by the end of the day.