Fasio Hyper Stay Mascara Curl Volume

It's slow, considering how Fasio mascaras are already known to be fab to a lot of beauty junkies and beauty insiders but still, after I tried the lengthening formula, I now tried the volumising one. And I'm happy to say I like it just as much, if not more.

The only boo-boo is that I bought the wrong colour - blue black instead of black. Still, the formula is intensive enough such that it still looks inky dark. I might get another tube of the black (now only $11+ thanks to 20% discounts), we'll see how it goes.

The brush is double-sided. On the inside of the curve is shorter bristles and on the outside, fanned out spokes. You're supposed to coat lashes with the inside first, then use the outside to comb it out.

Even though this is a volumising formula, the lengthening effect is almost as good as the Curl Long version. And because it's thickening, the effect is better - repeated coats of Curl Long can start to look spidery and scary because it's just long and skinny and hard. But with Curl Volume, it has a sooty, doll-like effect.

Personally, I don't like doing the swizzle, Z-shape application. Many girls swear by it but it's something that works with only some formulas. With thickening formulas, I find that it causes clumping. It's much better to make sure your brush is clean of clumps and then to swipe on in straight upward-and-outward strokes.

The only downside is that it's heavier than the lengthening formula, so my curled lashes started its way downwards. However, the mascara hardens so quickly that it was fixed in shape before it fully collapsed.

Conclusion? I'd say to use Curl Volume when you're looking for a sooty, very lush and slightly hooded effect, and Curl Long for the wide-eyed, slightly more natural look.

Tomorrow I'll try using Volume over Long. Let's see how far we can go in the pursuit of lashes that look like falsies without having to spend that kind of money.