As my rating implies---this mascara is "okay". It's okay if you're looking for a mascara that won't flake and gives you decent volume without making your lashes feel too brittle. However, way too much mascara comes out on the brush every time which makes for delicate application so you don't make a mess of yourself! About two coats and I get a pretty adequate "full lash" look. I hadn't tried this product in a while but it always gets rave reviews in the magazines---last I remembered I didn't like it too well---so I tried it again thinking maybe they'd changed the formula. Maybe they did and maybe they didn't but it was huge step up from the Cover Girl mascara I'd been using---is it just me or do ALL their formulas make your lashes feel kinda too coated and too brittle?? But hey, this one's not too expensive and it works in a pinch!