Colossal Bubble Washable Volume Mascara
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
Maybelline's Colossal Bubble Washable Volume Mascara delivers noticeable volume and length, with several creators praising its curl-holding, non-flaking formula. However, the wet, thick formula can get clumpy with a second coat, and James Charles notes it doesn't thicken lashes as much as he'd like. It's a solid drugstore option under $10, but those wanting dramatic thickness or a drier formula may need to layer with a waterproof version to avoid lashes falling flat.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “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
- “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
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “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
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Volumizing (5) · Lengthening (5) · Easy to use (2)
- Value
- Value for money (2)
- ⚠ fiddly to use (1)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with volumizing (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- mascara
- Finish
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- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Aqua / Water / Eau, Behenyl Behenate, Acrylates Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Butylene Glycol, PVP, Kaolin, Silica
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