{"id":5383,"date":"2025-09-15T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curiousdrive.com\/?p=5383"},"modified":"2025-09-17T21:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T21:42:38","slug":"this-affordable-sephora-mascara-rivals-luxury-formulas-and-i-may-never-look-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/curiousdrive.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/this-affordable-sephora-mascara-rivals-luxury-formulas-and-i-may-never-look-back\/","title":{"rendered":"This affordable Sephora mascara rivals luxury formulas \u2013 and I may never look back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gorgeous lashes for under \u00a315? I tried the Sephora mascara beauty fans are \u2018obsessed\u2019 with (Picture: Sephora\/Metro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Once again my hunt of the best mascara continues, and this time we\u2019re taking a trip to Sephora to try their much-loved Size Up Supersized Volume Mascara<\/a>. But does it live up to the hype?<\/p>\n

Spoiler: it absolutely does.<\/p>\n

Perfect for those after a three-in-one volumising, curling and lengthening formula that doesn\u2019t break the bank, the Sephora Collection Size Up Supersized Volume Mascara <\/a>is everything I\u2019ve been searching for in a mascara \u2013 and costs under \u00a315.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no denying that finding the perfect mascara can be hard. From clumpy results to flakes and smudges, a really good formula is hard to come by<\/p>\n

That’s why I was so pleasantly surprised to get my lashes on this one from Sephora Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sephora Collection Size Up Supersized Volume Mascara – Ultra Black<\/h2>\n

Designed with its namesake in mind, the Size Up Supersized Volume Mascara delivers 180% volume in 20 swipes, making it the perfect choice for bigger, bolder looks.<\/p>\n

shop \u00a314.99<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Designed with its namesake in mind, the Size Up Supersized Volume Mascara delivers 180% volume in 20 swipes, making it the perfect choice for bigger, bolder looks.<\/p>\n

An affordable option with an expensive feel, the \u00a314.99 mascara<\/a> has an hourglass-shaped wand with short fibres in the centre to load lashes and give them intense black volume, as well as long fibres at the ends for a separated, fanned-out look.<\/p>\n

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Beauty buffs love the Sephora Collection mascara, too, with hundreds rating it a five-star buy and finding favourites among all of the five bold and wearable shades (Picture: Sephora)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In just a few swipes you\u2019re left with an impressive eye-opening effect even on shorter lashes, with length, gorgeous curl and impact that lasts all day.<\/p>\n

In fact, in a clinical study on 20 people after 21 days of use, 100% found their lashes had more curl while 95% found the mascara gave their lashes extreme volume and longer length.<\/p>\n

My thoughts<\/h2>\n

When I first tried this mascara the word \u2018volume\u2019 scared me \u2013 I\u2019d like to think my days of spidery lashes were behind me. Thankfully however, the volume came without a thick and unsightly look \u2013 even after multiple coats.<\/p>\n

This mascara <\/a>delivers a blacker-than-black wash of pigment that immediately coats every lash and instantly gives them life – without the unpleasant thickness.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s very little I hate in the makeup world more than a too-wet mascara, but this formula is the perfect consistency, making it easy and effective to apply from the very first use.<\/p>\n

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Within just a few swipes I\u2019m left with visibly longer and defined eyelashes, not to mention an incredible added \u2018oomph\u2019 of volume that leaves them reaching for my eyebrows (Picture: Lydia Wheatlely)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hourglass wand is a godsend, too, coating my lashes in just a matter of swipes and leaving me with a dramatic, fluttery look with very minimal transfer on my eyelids and bottom lashes.<\/p>\n

Within just a few swipes I\u2019m left with visibly longer and defined eyelashes, not to mention an incredible added \u2018oomph\u2019 of volume that leaves them reaching for my eyebrows and remaining gorgeously curled all day.<\/p>\n

Because that\u2019s another thing about this mascara \u2013 it really<\/em> lasts. Holding up the entire day without a trace of smudging or flaking, I can rely on this Sephora mascara<\/a> to keep my lashes looking amazing from morning application to evening removal.<\/p>\n

And for just \u00a314.99? It\u2019s hard to find fault in truth.<\/p>\n

Beauty buffs love the Sephora Collection mascara<\/a>, too, with hundreds rating it a five-star buy and finding favourites among all of the five bold and wearable shades.<\/p>\n

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In a clinical study on 20 people after 21 days of use, 100% found their lashes had more curl while 95% found the mascara gave their lashes extreme volume and longer length (Picture: Sephora)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I own every colour of this mascara and I absolutely love it!\u2019 Wrote one impressed reviewer. \u2018Makes my lashes so volumised and not clumpy at all, I recommend any of the shades because the brush is amazing.\u2019<\/p>\n

Another raved: \u2018Genuinely surprised with how good this mascara is. Value for money and really easy to apply. Lifts the lashes really well.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I could not recommend this more. I like this better than the Too Faced better than sex mascara. I am actually so shocked it didn’t smudge because every mascara I have used before has smudged no matter the price.\u2019 Wrote a third.<\/p>\n

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