This is the first mascara I have tried since being hooked on Volum Express also made by Maybelline. I have heard everyone rave about it from makeup artists to friends, and since the local store was out of Volum I decided to get this one. It took so many coats to get the effect Volum Express gave me. It did not clump which is why I didnt give it a one, but it is bothersome, the brush is horrible and the mascara sort of wore off by the end of the day. Maybe I'm the only person in the world who did not like this mascara, but I'm sticking with Volum Express and Lancome mascaras.