I have tried a lot of mascaras and there are very few that I would buy again -- and this is definitely one of them! I loved this mascara just as much as my "holy grail" L'Oreal Voluminous but for different reasons. Featherlash leaves your lashes soft and curled, very much naturally gorgeous. I bought the black/brown which darkens my lashes nicely... it looks different (read: better) than most black/brown shades. Featherlash did not make my long-but-thin lashes look thicker in terms of the girth of individual lashes, but it did make it look like I had more eyelashes. So think of it as 'thickening' in a different way. The formula goes on thinner than Voluminous but still provides a lot of color. I like the thin formula because it does not clump easily and allows you to build for more drama/color. I would describe Featherlash as giving you romantic lashes (as opposed to dramatic lashes from Voluminous) that would look perfectly natural (but better!) even close-up.