Review (4/5): works well
I'll confess that I set this up to compete with my favorite mascara (I've strayed from it a handful of times over the last 20 years, but always keep returning).... and it did an OK job. It works best with more than 1 coating, but does a decent job of getting the tiny lashes coated, covers things pretty well, has a few clumps (but they're pretty minimal), and stays on well (thank you, waterproofing). Overall, it does what I'm looking for in a mascara, for a price that's pretty incredible