I was so excited about this mascara because I've always loved the Smashbox makeupbrand brand, but this mascara didn't hit it well with me because of how troublesome my lashes are. Firstly, the brush of this mascara is really HUGE! It has the unique double helix brush shape which grabs only your lashes easily, but because my lashes are so short, it is really hard to get this brush to the roots of the lashes without smudging it around the eye and ruining your makeup. Secondly, this mascara does in fact work well for lengthening your lashes and giving it some volume without clumping your lashes, but it does not hold curls for girls with straight lashes like mine. Even after using an eyelash curler and applying, after application, my lashes just go straight again.

What I do like however is that this mascara is very black and that it doesn't clump the lashes.

This mascara is amazing, I'm lucky enough to have naturally long, curly lashes and with one application of Smashbox DNA my lashes looked like a fake set. I decided to loan it to my mother who has short fair lashes and turned her into a movie star! my only problem with the mascara was my one wasn't waterproof