Paradise Big Deal Mascara
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
L'Oreal Paris Paradise Big Deal Mascara delivers voluminous, lengthened lashes with a lightweight feel, praised by professional makeup artist Nikki La Rose as one of the best drugstore waterproof options. Several creators note it gives a more natural, fluttery look compared to other drugstore mascaras, though one flags occasional flaking and a wet formula that may not suit everyone. It layers well, resists clumping and smudging, and is a frequent repurchase for many.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “If you want something more lightweight, more feathery, less heavy on your lashes, less likely to weigh down your lashes, then I would definitely get the L'Oreal Paradise Big Deal”19:58–20:03
- “This is my newest favorite, my newest obsession at the drugstore. I've been recommending this constantly”20:10–20:16
- Source: 15 no fail makeup products - Jan 10, 2026
- “My favorite thinner, more natural looking mascara, which is L'Oréal Lash Paradise Big Deal. That one has great length and just looks so flirty and feminine”32:07–32:13
- Source: I tried 22 overhyped new drugstore beauty launches... save your money - Aug 17, 2025
Variant: Waterproof
- “I know that this is my most emptied mascara this year”10:49–10:53
- “I've gone through so many tubes cuz I love it so much”10:51–10:56
- “It works great right away right out of the tube”11:28–11:31
- “It gives me an option for a bit more of a natural mascara than my all-time favorite from the drugstore, Maybelline Lash Sensational”11:40–11:44
- “This one from L'Oréal is a bit more natural looking, a bit more wispy”11:49–11:55
- “It has great length”11:53–11:57
- “It is a little bit thinner, but it's not too thin to where it looks spidery or anything like that”11:55–11:59
- “It's just the perfect more natural looking mascara”12:00–12:04
- Source: 10 Best Makeup Products of 2025 (My Honest Favorites) - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Waterproof
- “I absolutely love how this mascara makes my lashes look”2:08–2:15
- “It makes them super voluminous, long, and fake-looking”2:12–2:17
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup of 2025 - Dec 19, 2025
- “I like to apply this one first for length and just a little bit of more of like a fluttery look”17:18–17:23
- Source: Everyday drugstore makeup routine - Jun 14, 2026
Variant: Waterproof
- “It's one of the best drugstore waterproof mascaras I've tried in a long time”47:23–47:26
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me - Oct 11, 2025
Variant: Waterproof
- “My favorite lash duo at any price point”2:07–2:12
- “This is the more natural of the two mascaras”2:12–2:16
- “Gives me really beautiful fluttery length”2:14–2:20
- Source: Best drugstore makeup under $20 - Mar 26, 2026
Variant: Waterproof
- “Give my eyelashes a good curl and then go in with my absolute favorite mascara”1:40–1:44
- Source: Go-To Drugstore Makeup Routine 2026 - Feb 6, 2026
- “It gives me beautiful volume. It gives me beautiful length and it lasts all day”31:14–31:18
- “It does give you quite a bit of drama in your lashes”31:27–31:33
- “Never had any problems with it flaking or clumping”31:31–31:35
- “I was completely blown away by the L'Oreal Paris Paradise Big Deal Mascara. So, so good”31:42–31:47
- Source: The best makeup of 2025 - Dec 29, 2025
- “This one lifts, separates, does all the things”12:23–12:27
- “No smudging, no flaking”12:25–12:30
- “I can tip my lashes. I can go back in, make coat after coat. It doesn't feel heavy and cakey, and you know, you're not getting the spider legs”12:30–12:35
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
- “I really love it for the lightweight feel”16:01–16:08
- “The Paradise family of mascaras from L'Oreal Paris, they do not disappoint”16:10–16:16
- “Better than a lot of high-end mascaras out there”16:16–16:20
- “This is the one that I would first recommend for you to try if you wanted a great drugstore mascara”16:18–16:25
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup guide: best in each category - Jul 21, 2025
- “This is a beautiful mascara that makes your lashes look long and silky and actually gives them a little bit of curl”6:00–6:08
- “With this mascara, it does take a couple of coats to build up volume, to build up length”6:08–6:14
- “This one wore pretty flawlessly all day long”6:14–6:24
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 for mature skin from drugstore to high end - Dec 19, 2025
- “It's not a super wet formula which is nice I think for mature people because the wetter the formula the more I seem to slop it all over my eyelids”12:12–12:16
- “Really very pretty not clumpy like they said and it seems to find and define every lash it's making my lashes look like I have more of them like they're fanned out and really pretty”24:36–24:39
- “It went on really great no clumps made my lashes look really good it does take two coats to build up some lash it just makes you look like you have a lot of lashes gives you volume gives you length and it wore really really well for most of the day”24:28–24:33
- “My only problem with it is this eye got a little dribble under here and there are some flakes under this eye”24:41–24:46
- Source: Testing new drugstore makeup 2025: Elf, L'Oreal, NYX & more - Feb 7, 2025
- “Again, I'm comparing this to my L'Oreal Lash Paradise Big Deal mascara cuz it's my favorite”12:36–12:40
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup routine - Apr 7, 2025
Variant: Waterproof
- “But today I'm gonna throw on this L'Oréal Paris big deal mascara”1:51–1:56
- Source: Everyday Glowy Simple Makeup Routine - Feb 11, 2026
- “This one is actually pretty great”
- “It's very black. It's very wet. It's very intense”17:37–17:45
- “It's got a pretty thin small wand, but it really does coat your lashes pretty quickly”17:48–17:53
- “I actually really enjoy using it”17:53–17:56
- “I totally think it's a good formula. I didn't have any complaints, but like it wasn't like I just love using this every day”18:00–18:04
- Source: Speed reviews of over 75 viral makeup products part 2 - Dec 23, 2025
- “The Paradise Big Deal reminds me a lot of some of these where it's a very wet formula. It's got a very flexible brush. The formula feels kind of like wet and it's there, but it does not give me length”47:38–47:45
- “I always layer this one as well”48:01–48:06
- Source: Maybelline vs L'Oreal: Ultimate Drugstore Showdown - Jun 10, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.8 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Lengthening (6) · Easy to use (5) · Long-wearing (4) · Volumizing (4) · Natural finish (3)
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Product details
Details
- Type
- mascara
- Finish
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- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Behenyl Behenate, Acrylates Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Butylene Glycol, PVP, Kaolin, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides
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