There are 3 reasons I ended up purchasing this mascara.
1) I buy any mascara that promises to give me volume
2)It was R40 on the clicks sale
3)The packaging was ridiculously beautiful

While it did work as a lengthening mascara, it did nothing to the volume of my lashes. It also smudge after about 15 minutes and I ended up looking like a raccoon.
The color is called "Jet Black" and while it is a black mascara, it isn't one of those dramatically dark mascaras.

I do not think I will be purchasing this again. I need a mascara that will stay all day and that actually does give me volume.