- “My favorite combo has been The Ordinary Lash Finisher with the new Maybelline Bubble Colossal mascara”19:43–19:48
- Source: Best and worst makeup of 2025 - Dec 20, 2025
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Colossal Bubble Washable Volume Mascara"My favorite combo has been The Ordinary Lash Finisher with the new Maybelline Bubble Colossal mascara."$12.99
Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara"Skyhigh mascara waterproof promise you this is not sponsored by Maybelline but their lifter liner is the best."$13.99
Lash Sensational Body Mascara"I absolutely love this. I've worn it every day."$13.99
Lash Sensational Sky Tubes Tubing Mascara"I went in with very low expectations because I usually don't like tubing formulas, but for some reason this holds a curl pretty darn well."$13.99
The Falsies Lash Lift Waterproof Mascara"I use my Falsies Lash Lift because I had repurchased this recently based on the raves of someone else I’d seen."-
The Falsies Surreal Extensions Mascara"This wand is so unique."$13.99
Lash Stiletto Ultimate Length Mascara"I love this."$13.99
Lash Sensational Sky High Washable Mascara"I really enjoyed the original Sky High. It still has that same like flexi wand that that one has just cuz it's such a good lengthening formula."$9.99Lash Sensational Body Full Volume Lifting Washable Mascara"For even more volume, I like to top it off with the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara."$13.99Lash Sensational Washable Mascara"This stuff is great. It is really nice and thick. Your lashes get pretty big. They get very voluminous. It's a wetter formula, but when you really want some vaa voom to your lashes, like this stuff is great."$9.99
Full 'N Soft Mascara"This is such a classic."$8.99Hypercurl Waterproof Mascara"I have used this before it is a great product."-
Lash Discovery Mini-Brush Defining & Lengthening Mascara"I like to have a really narrow mascara that gets right at the root of my lashes and it's great for my bottom lashes."$8.99
Falsies Lash Lift Volumizing and Lengthening Mascara"I have short lashes and they go straight down."$10.99
Lash Sensational Sky High Lengthening and Volumizing Mascara"I think this changed my life. It's so good."$13.99Browse more
- “Colossal Bubble is the greatest mascara that Maybelline's ever created”
- “It's also very volumizing”
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “This is a pretty wet formula, so when I first tried it, I thought it might weigh my curl down, but it doesn't. My curl holds”12:08–12:11
- “It doesn't take an eternity to declump”12:14–12:19
- “This gives really nice length and volume”12:16–12:21
- “It doesn't flake or smudge”12:19–12:22
- “This is a rare viral mascara that everyone loved that I do, too. It was kind of a nice surprise”12:21–12:26
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products of 2025 - Dec 4, 2025
- “Maybelline's Bubble Colossal Mascara has become one of my favorites this year”3:09–3:13
- “It comes in under $10”3:12–3:16
- “They also have a waterproof version”3:16–3:20
- “I've been going between using them both. The waterproof one first to set the lashes, hold the curl, and then using the one that's not waterproof to layer it over the top”3:19–3:24
- “If I just use the bubble mascara that is not waterproof, then the lashes fall flat. They look great, but then, you know, they just like lay down”3:33–3:39
- Source: Full Face Tutorial Drugstore Makeup Favorites Under $11 - Dec 27, 2025
- “In my opinion, right off the bat, it's definitely not clumpy. It's really separating nicely”48:35–48:43
- “I'd say that's a nice mascara. I'd say at the two-week mark when this dries out a little more, this will be great”48:43–48:47
- “If this doesn't flake, this could be a new contender for my favorite mascara from them. This is very nice”48:47–48:53
- “I really like this bubble one. If this one doesn't flake, I feel like this one's the winner for today”50:03–50:11
- Source: Maybelline vs L'Oreal: Ultimate Drugstore Showdown - Jun 10, 2026
- “This is a really good mascara”14:52–14:57
- “I can apply maybe two coats at most and get a lot of volume and length”15:12–15:18
- “It's easy to flick away mistakes”14:24–14:28
- Source: 2025 Best Drugstore Makeup Tested on Mature Skin - Dec 30, 2025
- “The formula is thick gums. Okay, not bad”27:38–27:45
- “I do wish it was actually making the lashes a little bit thicker”27:53–27:56
- “The bottom lashes are kind of crazy”27:59–28:02
- “That is a good mascara. I mean, 13 bucks for a great quality mascara. Can't beat it. That's great”28:04–28:08
- “I'm going to say honestly an 8 out of 10. My lashes look amazing”28:08–28:13
- Source: Full face of #1 best selling makeup from TikTok Shop - Aug 22, 2025
- “I think is absolutely just as good”22:00–22:06
- “It actually holds a curl better than the Nabula does”22:07–22:15
- “With the Colossal, you need to let it dry out for like a week in my opinion or you need to really remove the mascara from the wand before you use it because it will go clumpy if you apply too much”22:22–22:31
- “For me, I would still rather take that extra step and use the colossal bubble, take off a little bit of the excess, and then get this really volumized kind of fluffy butterfly lash look”22:39–22:44
- “I think that the Colossal Bubble from Maybelline is actually better”
- Source: Best drugstore dupes for high-end makeup - Nov 15, 2025
Variant: Blackest Black
- “I like the way it's looking just with that one coat, but I do want to build it up to see if we can”21:03–21:07
- “It's looking a little clumpy on the second. Like I do feel like I kind of need to comb it out with another wand, but it's not looking bad”21:12–21:16
- Source: Affordable drugstore makeup under $15 - Jun 3, 2026
- “We're going to try this out instead because I can't go another day using that stupid wand”18:29–18:37
- “It's huge. No. No. Too big. Too big. Too big. Too big”
- Source: My Updated Makeup Tutorial (In Depth) - Sep 27, 2025
Variant: Waterproof
- “Skyhigh mascara waterproof promise you this is not sponsored by Maybelline but their lifter liner is the best”
- Source: Full Face Using the Best Drugstore Makeup - Jan 6, 2025
- “This is where I keep my pro kit these days, and I've been sticking to it, and it's just a no fail”20:44–20:51
- “Doesn't run, doesn't smudge, doesn't put me in a bad place, in a bad spot with my clients”20:51–20:54
- Source: 15 no fail makeup products - Jan 10, 2026
Variant: Burgundy
- “This gives you a lot of length but it holds the curl”1:11–1:13
- Source: Holy Grail Affordable Makeup Products - Apr 15, 2026
- “This is Maybelline Sky High, one of the best drugstore mascara”2:05–2:10
- Source: Ultimate minimal makeup tutorial - Aug 16, 2025
Variant: Waterproof
- “I've just been using the Maybelline Waterproof Sky High”
- “Is our new go-to”
- Source: Empties January '26 | Products we've used up! - Jan 19, 2026
- “I will often layer these two because each of them kind of doesn't do it for me all by themselves, but like it's okay. But I probably won't repurchase either of these two, if that makes sense”46:28–46:32
- Source: Maybelline vs L'Oreal: Ultimate Drugstore Showdown - Jun 10, 2026
- “I did not like this mascara, but it seems to be continuing to be very popular”39:52–39:58
- Source: Best of Beauty Awards in Japan 2025 - Jan 9, 2026
- “I absolutely love this. I've worn it every day”31:59–32:03
- “It gives you amazing lift. I guess it does what it says it's going to do. So, it gives you body in your lashes without being clumpy. So, it's incredibly clump free”32:03–32:09
- “It's incredibly buildable. Even when it dries down significantly, you can still go in and build this mascara up”32:16–32:21
- “The only negative I have with this is I do think it flakes on my bottom lashes a little bit. It doesn't smudge on my top lashes”32:24–32:27
- “This mascara, oh my gosh, it's my new favorite. I love everything about it”32:21–32:25
- Source: The best makeup of 2025 - Dec 29, 2025
- “I absolutely love this one. That's what I have on my lashes today”
- “My daughter-in-law asked me if I had falsies on when I used this mascara”17:08–17:12
- Source: 2025 Best Drugstore Makeup Tested on Mature Skin - Dec 30, 2025
- “This mascara really surprised me and I really enjoyed this”7:12–7:16
- “I love this for every day”7:18–7:22
- “This is the mascara I'm really missing”
- Source: Repurchase or pass? Popular new skincare, makeup, and beauty reviews - May 7, 2026
- “Use the new Maybelline body mascara”1:33–1:37
- “I love how this applies”
- “You can put so much on and it doesn't get clumpy”1:38–1:42
- “I picked up the waterproof version”1:46–1:48
- “Still looks pretty fluttery, but I built up a lot of coats and I really like this blonde”1:47–1:52
- Source: New Drugstore Makeup 2026 - Jan 23, 2026
- “I do like this one underneath my falsies. And this gives you a really pretty wispy effect on the lashes”14:47–14:55
- “If you don't want to wear falsies, you can really build this one up”14:55–15:02
- “Extraordinarily similar to the YSL Lash Clash. Legit”15:02–15:06
- Source: Drugstore makeup that beats luxury - Apr 20, 2026
Variant: Blackest Black
- “Kind of like how soft it's looking”34:32–34:36
- “It's adding lift. It's adding separation”34:37–34:43
- “It's not overly thick, but I'm not minding like the flutteriness that's giving my lashes”34:40–34:46
- “It's definitely giving me quite a bit of like airy lift”35:01–35:09
- “This could be really good for someone who has um more like the the tendency to have like their lashes drop throughout the day”35:07–35:12
- “I feel like it's a very airy, lightweight formula that's not going to weigh down your lashes”35:14–35:20
- “I don't mind the way this is looking”36:06–36:09
- “Is it the most knock your socks off wham bam mascara? No. But it's very nice. It's very, very nice”36:34–36:45
- Source: New drugstore makeup releases reviewed - Jan 6, 2026
Variant: Brownish Black
- “Definitely very lengthening actually more than length I would say like separation with this one”39:24–39:30
- “Definitely I would say more on the soft side. Not really adding any volume or anything”39:35–39:45
- “You can layer it. I don't know that it does a whole lot. It's not like super clumpy or anything”40:16–40:22
- “It's nice. I don't see anything that's like, wow”40:27–40:32
- “I do think I'm seeing some length and some separation, but I don't know about volume”
- “Definitely not clumping, which I like”41:28–41:36
- “It's a nice mascara, but not anything earthshattering”
- Source: New 2026 drugstore makeup releases: what's worth it & what's not - Jan 13, 2026
- “I will say it's getting a little better with some age on it than it was when it was new, but it still takes work to get that body to show”14:29–14:33
- Source: Nude by Nature Makeup at Walmart - Full Face Try On - May 12, 2026
- “I went in with very low expectations because I usually don't like tubing formulas, but for some reason this holds a curl pretty darn well”3:16–3:23
- “I still think the waterproof holds a curl a bit more, but that waterproof is so hard to remove”3:28–3:33
- “I just wore this and I feel like it's almost as good and it's so easy to remove”3:39–3:49
- “I'm again on cloud nine about this mascara”3:47–3:51
- “It's amazing. It's my new favorite everyday mascara”3:50–3:53
- “This is like my new go-to everyday. It's fantastic”4:04–4:09
- Source: Current beauty favorites for April and May 2026 - Jun 11, 2026
- “There's only one mascara I would run out and repurchase and it's this new one from Maybelline, the Maybelline Sky Tubes”1:28–1:31
- “I don't want any other mascara in my life anymore”14:31–14:36
- “This was a grower for me. I didn't love it the first time that I used it. But honestly, it's grown to be the best mascara I've ever tried”14:45–14:49
- “They literally don't budge all day”15:09–15:16
- “The removal is just so much better for your lashes. There's no tugging”15:34–15:41
- “I say the major negatives are the fact that it dries down really quickly and you don't get a lot of volume with this mascara at all”16:21–16:25
- “If you are looking for a lovely length and you are looking for a quick and easy application, honestly, I could not recommend this mascara enough”16:25–16:30
- “I can't think of another mascara that would rival this ever for me right now”16:34–16:41
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
- “Tubing mascaras typically just give you length. They're not going to give you much volume”5:19–5:27
- “What's great about them is if you have very sensitive eyes, if your eyes run a lot, if you do sports, your eye area kind of sweats, this won't have you looking like you have panda eyes”5:25–5:32
- “It tends to lengthen and separate your lashes very well”5:39–5:46
- “I love the Maybelline original sky high. It is very nice”5:44–5:51
- “Oh, wow, this is drying fast”
- “It's really grabbing the lashes very well”
- “I like how much product is coming out”
- “It's doing a nice separating of the lashes”
- Source: 10-hour wear test of new drugstore foundations from NYX, TirTir, and Maybelline - Apr 27, 2026
- “The drama, the volume is there, but the ease of taking it off is what makes it a really innovative, great product”1:43–1:48
- “I have used this every single day since I bought it”1:48–1:50
- Source: Gamechanging Drugstore Finds - Apr 29, 2026
Variant: Very Black
- “This mascara is so good”14:28–14:28
- “I have short and sparse lashes, so it's very easy”14:31–14:34
- “I feel like it did all three of those things for my lashes”14:42–14:46
- “If I don't have good lashes and it made my lashes look good, then any of you beauties who have long lashes, thick lashes, y'all are going to love this”14:46–14:51
- “They really did a great job with this mascara. I think this is a great mascara”14:55–14:59
- “My only issue with this, which is not even really a negative, is that Maybelline has too many good mascaras at this point”14:59–15:04
- “This is a great product. I love it”15:46–15:47
- “I can't say that I'm going to repurchase it because they're going to come out with another formula that's like awesome, too”
- Source: Judging viral beauty products everyone's buying - Jun 9, 2026
- “This is what I like to add for more volume”18:48–18:55
- Source: Everyday drugstore makeup routine - Jun 14, 2026
- “I was really really happy to see a tubing mascara come from Maybelline”20:04–20:14
- “It gives you a lot of control of the actual product”20:32–20:36
- “I find that it makes my lashes look a little bit spidery, like it kind of clumps them together a bit”20:38–20:43
- “It gives me more length than it does volume”20:52–20:56
- “On the bottom lashes, I actually think it looks really nice”20:58–21:01
- “Somehow this tubing mascara kind of smudges on me”21:13–21:18
- “It does flake a little bit”21:18–21:22
- “I think it's a pretty decent mascara, but I don't think that I'll be running out to replace my go-to tubing mascaras with this one”21:28–21:37
- Source: New drugstore makeup first impressions and reviews - Jun 7, 2026
- “I use my Falsies Lash Lift because I had repurchased this recently based on the raves of someone else I’d seen”18:43–18:47
- “With time, I feel like it is getting a little better for me in the application”18:49–18:52
- Source: Best-selling elf makeup at Ulta - but is it really the best? - May 26, 2026
- “I have to add a little layer of waterproof mascara. This is the Maybelline Falsies Lash Lift”1:05–1:10
- Source: 5 step makeup routine - Oct 26, 2025
- “This wand is so unique”16:36–16:40
- “This one makes my lashes so tall, so thick, so separated”16:40–16:49
- “I just tend to use this so much”16:49–16:53
- “I absolutely cannot get enough of this mascara. It has been so lovely to use all year”16:56–17:02
- Source: Speed reviews of over 75 viral makeup products part 2 - Dec 23, 2025
- “This is the most beautiful, beautiful mascara because the wand is so thick and round. It really just gets in there and absolutely separates my lashes and makes them so thick and long”45:32–45:41
- “I can't stop wearing this”45:46–45:49
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 awards - Jan 4, 2026
- “This is incredible. This is definitely one of my absolute favorite mascaras ever for separated voluminous long lashes. It does it all”45:05–45:13
- “This is like one of my favorite topper brushes to run through my mascara with”45:16–45:20
- “I love my lashes every time I use this. This is an absolutely slept on formula in my opinion”45:20–45:26
- Source: Maybelline vs L'Oreal: Ultimate Drugstore Showdown - Jun 10, 2026
- “I love this”
- “This has that great brush on it”17:45–17:49
- “I've been talking about Lash Stiletto for literally years”17:49–17:52
- “It's still one of my favorite drugstore mascaras”17:52–17:56
- “I really love this and I want my lashes to hold the curl”18:32–18:36
- Source: What's in my everyday makeup bag - Sep 6, 2025
- “I really enjoyed the original Sky High. It still has that same like flexi wand that that one has just cuz it's such a good lengthening formula”14:21–14:28
- “It's going to stay all day”
- “It won't budge throughout the day. So, it won't come off with sweat or anything”14:52–14:54
- “They're so good if you have problems with mascara smudging or flaking cuz this will not do that at all”14:57–14:59
- “I'm pretty impressed with it. It removed flawlessly in the shower”15:06–15:08
- “It makes my lashes look so long, which I really need”15:14–15:17
- “Great for the bottom lashes, too, cuz yeah, it's not going to smear”15:37–15:40
- “This is an absolute yes for me”
- Source: Testing all the new summer drugstore makeup launches - Jun 17, 2026
- “For even more volume, I like to top it off with the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara”
- Source: Best drugstore makeup under $20 - Mar 26, 2026
- “This stuff is great. It is really nice and thick. Your lashes get pretty big. They get very voluminous. It's a wetter formula, but when you really want some vaa voom to your lashes, like this stuff is great”
- Source: Maybelline vs L'Oreal: Ultimate Drugstore Showdown - Jun 10, 2026
- “This is such a classic”27:28–27:30
- “It's like not really dramatic. It just gives you a nice fluffy lash”27:45–27:49
- “Waterproof is your best bet if you're really concerned about smudging throughout the day or if you're concerned about like the flaking”27:52–27:55
- Source: Long lasting flawless drugstore makeup routine - May 16, 2026
- “I have used this before it is a great product”
- “I never expected it to be that long lasting”
- Source: I slept with long lasting makeup and this is what happened - Nov 15, 2025
- “I like to have a really narrow mascara that gets right at the root of my lashes and it's great for my bottom lashes”23:31–23:40
- “It's also waterproof”
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
- “I have short lashes and they go straight down”16:01–16:03
- “She's waterproof, which means she's also going to last all day and she's going to be flake free”16:03–16:07
- “This gives me the perfect amount of volume”16:13–16:15
- Source: How I make my makeup last 12+ hours on oily skin - May 30, 2026
Variant: Waterproof
- “I think this changed my life. It's so good”
- “Once I like used my Chaseedo eye curler and then this waterproof mascara, like my lashes stay up all day, and it literally has changed my face”16:27–16:31
- “It's like nearly impossible to get off, but it's worth it”16:36–16:39
- “It doesn't irritate my eyes”16:45–16:47
- “It doesn't flake off”
- Source: Best of Beauty 2025: Favorite Makeup and Fragrance - Jan 4, 2026
Brand note
Maybelline is the drugstore brand that consistently delivers on longevity and performance, especially in foundations and lip products. The Super Stay Lumi Matte Foundation is a clear anchor — a thin, lightweight formula that dries to a natural matte with a hint of luminosity, wears all day without getting crepey, and works across skin types from dry to oily. The Lifter Liner and Lifter Gloss are also frequently mentioned for their staying power and comfortable feel, though shade range complaints pop up for the liner.
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