MAC False Lashes Extreme Black Mascara First Impression/Review

Anyone that knows me fairly well will know that I have always been 100% sure that I found my mascara soulmate in the form of Maybelline's Falsies Volum' Express. So when MAC were awesome enough to send me a sample of their False Lashes Extreme Black Mascara to try out, I was more than willing to give it a shot, and was excited to see if it could come anywhere near to being on par to my trusty holy grail mascara.

I came home from work today to a great surprise - MAC had sent me a mini version of their False Lashes Extreme Black Mascara. Everything about the package was so typically MAC - the glossy envelope, the cute notecard - it made we wanna buy the full sized tube before even trying it out! The tube is absolutely tiny, but the actual brush is a normal sized one, which is great as I got to know exactly how the mascara would work on my eyelashes.

So the purpose of these ugly asf pictures of my eyes are to show you what my eyelashes are like without any mascara, and as you can see - I'm not genetically blessed in this area, I have tiny lashes, and they have no curl in them at all. I also have to dye them to get them this colour as they're normally much lighter. So you know this post will be honest - as now you've seen how horrendous my natural eyelashes are.

                                                   

This is what my eyelashes look like with my normal mascara on - Maybelline's Falsies Volum' Express. I love love love this mascara so much, and I feel as though it works wonders on me. It's all about the length of my lashes - and it does make them long and falsh-lash looking (I often have people ask me if I'm wearing some!)

So this is what one eye looks like with the MAC False Lashes Extreme Black Mascara on in comparison to its Maybelline competitor. The left side is MAC (your left) and the right is Maybelline. This is only after one coat, and I could instantly see the that the main difference between them was MAC's intensity of colour compared to Maybelline. It shows in the photo that the mascara is definitely 'extreme black' as it claims to be, and it definitely outshines Maybelline in that aspect. It isn't as clear in the photo above as it was in real life, but the length of my lashes were pretty similar here, it's just that the intensity of MAC's colour makes it seem a lot more obvious. 

                                                    

                                                    

Aaaand the second/final coat. It's fair to say that MAC definitely looks amazing compared to Maybelline - the eyelashes look so much darker and longer! I have to give it to MAC - This really is extreme black, my eyelashes look amazing! The only downside to it from my point of view is that it's quite a runny consistency compared to the majority of mascaras, making application a bit harder and lengthier. But if you've got the time and patience to apply and build it up - the I'd definitely recommend investing! I know I'll be!