COVERGIRL Super Sized Mascara (from BzzAgent)

I received a retail sized tube of COVERGIRL's new Super Sizer Mascara in Very Black from BzzAgent and COVERGIRL. For more information on BzzAgent and their program, please visit their website. They are so encouraging of try before you buy and encourage open, honest feedback! 

About me: 
I love makeup. I do full makeup every day, because I honestly enjoy it. I don't feel put together if I'm not completely done with makeup, right down to mascara. While I'm not a pro, I can hold my own and am very comfortable trying new products. My blonde hair means I have very light eyelashes, but, thankfully, they are full and long. I don't need much help in the mascara department other than to darken them. I usually use items that are either Black or Very Black.

About the product: 
From COVERGIRL.com - "The Super Sizer by LashBlast Mascara gives you 400% more corner-to-corner volume for full, fanned out lashes. Our amazing Lash Styler transforms even small lashes— just twirl as you apply it to your lashes for an instantly Super Sized lash look. Opthalmologically tested, suitable for those who wear contact lenses."
Current Retail Price (Walmart.ca) - $6.97
Available colours - Black, Black-Brown & Very Black

Packaging:
The product packaging looks awesome. With teal and vibrant green, it's eye catching on the shelf. The only thing that puts me off is the standard, blah, shape of the tube. Another line by COVERGIRL features a more ergonomically friendly tube that fits nice in the hand and is easy to twirl on the lashes, so this one is lack luster in that regard. 

Packaging is bright and playful

So for this product, there is a three step process to follow...
Step 1: Place the Lash Styler’s narrow core and short bristles right at the base of your lashes
Step 2: Pull the Lash Styler through the lashes from root to tip, twirling or rotating a bit as you go

Step 3: Sculpt and style the lashes until you reach super-sized, corner-to-corner volume!

Unpackaging:
The tube is just like any other product in this type of cardboard/plastic combo packaging, but it eventually lets the product loose! I open the tube, and the first thing I think is... where is the rest of the brush? The comb part of the brush is very long, but the bristles are very tiny. I guess this is to get in the very corners of the eye. In my opinion, if you want to use short bristles, do a little feature at the end of the brush, but leave the rest longer so they separate the lashes. But I can't make this judgement for sure until I try it, can I?! 

Opening the tube

Testing:
To give you an idea of what I'm working with, here's my eye with just foundation...

With everything up until mascara...

And with COVERGIRL Super Sizer Mascara (I can't lie, this is one of the few days where I actually got the application right...).

I'm not green when it comes to mascara. I can twirl the brush like a pro. But it seems that no matter how much I shimmy and twirl the wand, it doesn't catch my lashes like it should. They just don't want to settle into the tiny little brush fibers of the wand. Once in a blue moon, I would get it right, but 90% of the time, I would get blocky, gross lashes that I took a kleenex to, to wipe the makeup off before I could move on with my regular mascara.


Results:
Honestly, it's a lot more work compared to my regular mascara, with results I don't really care for. My lashes end up very stiff and heavy, and I can feel them all day, similar to wearing false eyelashes (which are honestly more easy to apply than this mascara). The brush doesn't separate the lash nearly as well as I would have liked, most days, and left my lashes blocky more often than not. It takes forever to dry and I had to be careful not to smear it all over my eyelids while it set. Honestly, I'd rather put on false eyelashes daily to get the same effect... it would be so much easier (in fact it is, as I use to do it!)