Maybelline The Colossal Chaotic Lash Mascara Review

According to the package instructions you're supposed to apply this the regular way first by holding the brush horizontally and sweeping it up through your lashes, and then turning it vertically and sweeping the brush side to side to "disorganize" your lashes. The tip of the brush is bent to make this process easier, but it's all a bit gimmicky to me because I feel like you can do this with any old mascara wand (I just choose not to!).

The tube reminds me of the Lash Sensational tube except it's bright yellow instead of pink.
The brush is a typical mascara wand (not the rubbery kind, but the regular type) that has a very slight bend at the tip.  This is what Maybelline is calling the "teaser brush".
Here are my before and afters...I actually tried messing up my lashes with the brush as instructed but all I got were clumps and I couldn't stand it.  So I combed them through again using the wand horizontally and was able to get nice separation and some decent volume and length, but nothing to write home about.

Before

After

Overall, this mascara is just ok.  It gives medium length and volume, so no false lash look here. I also had some issues with smudging and flaking toward the end of the night. I feel like most of the marketing on this one is about the brush but there's nothing overly special about it, since you can mess up your lashes with any old brush! As far as the "messy" look goes, if that's your thing, you'll probably enjoy L'oreal's Miss Manga Rock that recently came out (see my review here). That one makes it super easy to get that spidery, clumpy look...but this one? Not so much.