Clinique High Impact Optimal Mascara Review

So my very first review on my blog goes to.....Clinique High Impact Mascara!

This was actually a present from my lovely Mum she got this for me when she went on holiday with my step Dad, isn't she a cutie! This was about five months ago now! But I'm one of these people who I can only open and use one mascara at the time and must completely finish it! So about three months ago I finished my other mascara (pretty sure it it was Urban Decay Supercurl) and moved on to this one.

I actually first spotted this on a Pixiwoo video on Youtube talking about Clinique Mascaras, I think it was Nic who applied this one on her lashes and it looked amazing on her, so I said I must try that one!

Looking on the Clinique website it states:

High Impact Mascara is a multi-benefit mascara that adds maximum volume with definition and length. Specially developed brush and formula work together to dramatically thicken lashes while separating. 

I better start of describing my lashes. They are relatively thick and quite long in length however I do lack on curl. For me I know a mascara is good when I can actually feel my lashes touching my brow bone and I love them nice and separated :)!
Now after a good three months using this mascara I have to say. I like it but I don't love it.

Firstly mascara consistency. It's a pretty wet mascara but at the same time the product itself is very thick.

Secondly mascara wand. I think this is what slightly lets it down for me. The wands fibres are very compact and close to one another. Now of course this helps give volume or the 'impact' as it makes the product go on quite thickly to the roots of your lashes. I like to put two coats of mascara on my lashes and I found by the second coat it became really hard to separate my lashes and some lashes were clumped together.

So heres a set of images for the first coat:

So as you can see from the left image very little length, however it does tick the box of volume for sure.

With the bottom lashes again very difficult to separate them individually on the other hand people may like that as it did made my lashes look thicker.

One element I do like is the instesity of the black, the mascara also comes in a black,brown shade.

Lets have a look at the second coat:

Now that's more like it! So much more volume, a vava voom effect ;)! However again it's the blooming wand! I found it so difficult to separate them on this second coat I had to use a disposable plastic mascara wand just to separate some of the lashes more.

Long wearability?

Yes very much so, on a uni morning I will apply this at around half eight in the morning by the time I get home at five it still looks the same. It's not a waterproof formula and I have found when I use my Clinique liquid facial soap to remove with water it removes very easily however I don't think I've cried in this mascara (thankfully!) so if it can remove that easily with water and cleansing soap I don't think I would recommend it if you're watching The Notebook or Beyonce sing Halo live (They both get me welling up to tears! Hahaha)

So overall:

This mascara is good it really is. Colour pay off good, volume is good, wearability is good! But it doesn't make me want to rave about to my friends. I think it's mainly because I strive for length in my lashes and I just don't think it ticks the box in that element. However I've always had good experiences with Clinique and if you are looking for thickness and volume in your lashes this may be the mascara for you!

I'd love to know if any of you have tried this mascara and what you thought of it so please feel free to comment below. :)

And this is it, my first beauty blog post is done! I really hope you liked it or it has helped you, and I shall be back soon for some more beauty chatter!

Lots of love,