Lash Sensational Sky Tubes Tubing Mascara
Summary of Reviews
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky Tubes Tubing Mascara delivers length and separation with a formula that resists smudging, flaking, and raccoon eyes, even in water or sweat. Several creators praise its easy removal with warm water and gentle on lashes, but Carmel Nicole notes it dries quickly and offers little volume, while By Kristina Studio flags clumping and smudging on her. It's a strong everyday pick for length-focused wearers, though those wanting dramatic volume may look elsewhere.
Full Reviews
Positive
- “It's just my all-time favorite drugstore mascara”19:00–19:05
- “It's a tubing mascara, and it's phenomenal”19:04–19:08
- “It clings onto every single teeny tiny lash”19:20–19:24
- “It's still giving me supreme length”19:44–19:49
- “Once it's on, it's not budging at all”
- “This is the easiest mascara to remove that I've ever used in my entire life”20:00–20:05
- “I definitely feel like I get more length from the Maybelline”
- “I would choose the Maybelline over the Hourglass any day”20:54–21:00
- Source: Drugstore makeup dupes that rival high-end - Jun 29, 2026
- “My two favorites are the Maybelline Sky Tubes and the MCoBeauty tubing mascara”15:12–15:16
- Source: Sweatproof drugstore makeup routine with wear test - Jul 5, 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
Variant: Very Black
- “I would describe the formula as in between. It's not too wet, it's not too dry, it's not too thin, it's not too thick. It's really that perfect sweet spot for me that makes it easy to apply and layer”38:58–39:04
- “Immediately the first time that I used this, I was like, 'Mhm, this is going to be good.'”39:09–39:15
- “The volume is great. It's definitely a bit more of a bold lash look, which I love”39:24–39:31
- “It has great length. I think that it looks amazing”39:31–39:36
- “I definitely do lose some length with this as the day goes on, but I feel like it stays looking good for as long as I need it to”39:48–39:54
- “It is so easy to remove. It just immediately slides off. It does come off in little tubes. It's not one that like smudges off or anything. It's just so good”39:57–40:01
- “I have been wearing this so much that I already went through an entire tube”40:03–40:10
- “The fact that I can take it off that easily, I'm like, 'New favorite.'”40:26–40:29
- Source: I Tried 20 New Drugstore Beauty Launches - Aug 8, 2026
- “This is what I like to add for more volume”18:48–18:55
- Source: Everyday drugstore makeup routine - Jun 14, 2026
Variant: Black
- “This tubing formula is perfect for this time of the year because when we're outside, when we're sweating, when we get caught in the rainstorm or we are outside with water, we don't have to worry that this is going to come off and give us the raccoon eyes”24:04–24:07
- “This is going to come off very easily in little tubes so you can easily just kind of flick that off if you get caught in water”24:13–24:20
- “It is soft and natural”
- “I think this is a great first start first impression for this mascara”25:24–25:27
- “No flakes, no smudges”
- Source: New Drugstore Makeup Launches Reviewed - May 16, 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 one of their newer launches from this year. And this is actually a tubing formula. And it's really nice”12:40–12:45
- “It's like one of those mascaras that the longer it sits the better it gets. And I do really enjoy it”12:45–12:51
- Source: Affordable and Minimal Summer Makeup Look - Jul 21, 2026
- “This is pretty fantastic. I've grown to love this a lot”24:23–24:29
- Source: New Drugstore Makeup Launches Try On - Jul 10, 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
Variant: Very Black
- “This is going to get a nine out of 10 for me because the formula is quite good”6:16–6:22
- “It has a nice wand that really coats the lashes, helps extend them from inner corner to outer corner”6:45–6:51
- “It has a nice deep rich color, and the only drawback is that this is only available in black right now”6:51–6:54
- “I am sure with more popularity and more sales, they'll probably increase the shade range and give us maybe a brown possibly because I do know a lot of people like to wear brown mascaras”6:54–7:00
- “But the beauty of this is that it doesn't give you raccoon eyes, comes off incredibly easy with warm soapy water. You don't need to do anything special to get this to come off, and it doesn't damage the lashes”7:03–7:08
- “So, I do really enjoy this is working for me so far”7:13–7:18
- Source: Rating New Drugstore Makeup Launches - Jun 3, 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
- “This is doing a really nice job of separating and lengthening. I'll give it that. It's not giving me like that thick, deep, rooted look, but it is doing quite a nice job separating and lengthening”
- “I think I would totally wear this for a low makeup makeup look because when I do a full eye look, I want the density of lash, but when I'm just doing a look like the one I've got going on right now, like that minimal out the door kind of situation, this mascara look is kind of perfect for that”
- “This might be the first time that I've actually liked the look of a tubing mascara on me”14:45–14:56
- “I really like the separation and the lengthening of these, which I guess the issue is that most tubing mascaras don't look that way on me”15:03–15:08
- “I like this mascara. I like this. I do like this. That's unusual. That's very unusual”15:29–15:43
- “But for a minimal eye look like this, I think it's just right. I like that. I definitely like that”
- “Okay, maybe the first tubing mascara I've ever liked”14:53–14:58
- Source: New drugstore makeup from Elf, Maybelline, and Beauty Creations - Aug 13, 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
- “This is getting a lot of attention and it is worth the hype. It's a really nice tubing mascara”14:53–15:00
- Source: Speed Reviews: 51 Beauty Products - Aug 1, 2026
Mixed / Negative
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
What creators say
- Consensus
- 4.5 / 5 from 11 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Easy to use (11) · Lengthening (8) · Long-wearing (4) · Volumizing (3) · Transfer-proof (3)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with volumizing (2)
- ⚠ transfers / smudges (1)
- ⚠ doesn't last / fades through the day (1)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with wide shade range (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- tubing mascara
- Finish
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- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- shea butter, castor oil
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