Miss Manga Mega Volume by L'oreal.

Confession time! I’ve never owned a L’oreal product (that wasn’t haircare) before this. Oops. When it comes to High Street I tend to stick to my old faithfuls Rimmel and Maybelline, but as soon as I saw this mascara I knew I’d have to try it.

Big, open-eyed looks are my go-to and I rarely go a day without using some tip or trick to make my eyes appear larger. Recently I’d been using Volume Million Lashes by Maybelline (which is a firm favourite of mine) but I like to mix things up from time to time. Miss Manga mascara comes in 3 colours, black, purple and turquoise. After accidentally purchasing it in turquoise (doy) and returning it I finally got to use it properly.

The first thing you notice about this is the tapered wand that is quite heavily loaded with product. This is something I usually hate. I always go for plastic wands with a light layer of product as I find it easier to avoid the dreaded clumping. But I must admit I was pleasantly surprised with this!

The mascara gave great length after just one coat, and as someone who suffers from stumpy lashes I was amazed. I did find it took a few more coats to significantly improve volume, but even then the clumping was minimal.

Top: Before application. Bottom: After 3 coats.

The tapered wand makes those pesky bottom lashes easy to coat without looking too ‘spidery’. I rarely coat my bottom lashes as I have a frequent smudging problem but because this product was made for them I tried it out. I wore this mascara on a 3-hour bus to Belfast and there wasn’t a single trace of black on my under-eye area, and I even slept for a bit.

I absolutely adore this mascara and am so impressed by its formula! I even think it may have bumped my previous favourite, Volume Million Lashes off the top spot. Sorry Maybelline! Have you tried the Miss Manga mascara? Were you as impressed as me? xo