Is Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara worth it?

Mostly yes. 6 of the 7 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 86%.

What is Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara's Guru Score?

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara holds a Guru Score of 86%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

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Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara.

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About this product

A volumizing and lengthening mascara with a curved brush applicator designed to lift and define lashes without clumping.

Full ingredients

Aqua/Water/Eau, Propylene Glycol, Styrene/Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer, Polyurethane-35, Cera Alba / Beeswax / Cire Dabeille, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-200 Glyceryl Stearate, Ethylenediamine/Stearyl Dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer, Copernicia Cerifera Cera / Carnauba Wax/Cire De Carnauba, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Ethylene/Va Copolymer, Alcohol Denat, Paraffin, Aminomethyl Propanediol, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Disodium EDTA, Myristic Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Potassium Sorbate, Silica, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499/Iron Oxides, Ci 77007/Ultramarines, Ci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Ci 75470/Carmine, CI 77288/Chromium Oxide Greens, Ci 77742/Manganese Violet, Ci 77510/Ferric Ferrocyanide

Guru Score

86%

Yay

7 experts · Strong agreement

Guru Certified

Broad expert consensus

What the gurus are saying

This mascara lifts, lengthens and adds fullness without clumping, and the curved brush makes application precise and easy. Experts consistently reach for it as a reliable drugstore staple that holds a curl all day, though one notes the recent price increase has been steep. Most who've tested it find it delivers results comparable to pricier options, making it a strong value pick for anyone wanting a natural or dramatic lash look depending on how many coats you apply.

Synthesized from 7 expert reviews · most recent take September 2026

What they liked

Lifts and curls lashes without clumping
Curved brush grabs every lash
No flaking or fallout through the day

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Type

Eye MakeupLiquid

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeContains drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

✓Mixed

"Is this a good mascara? Yes. Has it become drastically less affordable? Also, yes. Those both those things can be true. I don't think drugstore makeup becoming more expensive means it's suddenly bad. [...] If anything, the opposite has kind of happened. Drugstore formulas have become incredibly good. [...] But to be a good formula doesn't make a 40 percent price increase disappear. [...] I would definitely use this again."

Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"I'm going to take my Maybelline mascara because the applicator is a bit easier. I'm going to lightly do one miniature coat on the lower lashes."

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"I'm going into my favorite Maybelline mascara which is the Lash Sensational and I'm just gonna do quite a bit of mascara today on the top and bottom lashes."

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"Let's do Maybelline Lash Sensational. I'm going to pop this on the top and bottom lashes."

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"I'm going to take my Lash Sensational Mascara from Maybelline. This is also not the time to try new mascara, you got to be confident in what mascaras work for you, so I'm sticking to what I know. I'm just going to add this to the top and bottom lashes."

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"This is the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara, one of my faves. I'm going to focus most of the product on the outer portion to kind of match that wing on the outer edge, but I'm going to build it up quite a bit."

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"For mascara I'm going to use my personal favorite drugstore mascara, this is the Maybelline Lash Sensational. I'm just going to apply this to the top and bottom lashes."

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"I'm just going to switch to my Maybelline Lash Sensational. I love how she explains how and why she does things, you know, like her inspiration behind things. So I know she curled the lashes. I never curl mine so I'm just gonna go in straight with loads of mascara."

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"The mascara honestly, I feel like that's a really really nice one. Sometimes when it comes to mascara formulas can change a little bit as it stays open, so there's that factor. But based on my first impressions I really do like this mascara. I feel like I would give it like an 8 out of 10. It wore really well. I'm saying 8 out of 10 because I still feel like, especially even from Maybelline, there's other mascaras that just look extra special on my lashes."

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"For mascara, I just can't be bothered with like too much volume on the lashes on a day like this. So, we're going to go with a classic, my Maybelline Lash Sensational. And I'm going to purposefully apply a really light amount. This is just so that I feel more polished. I'm not trying to make a statement or draw attention at all. I just want to feel a little bit more awake. I always like to put a little bit on my lower lashes as well."

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"You can see how it separates, it lengthens, but it's not clumpy at all. I can build it up if I want to, but it really ends up being something that I reach for on a daily basis when I just want like a little natural definition with my lashes. It also wears beautifully on me, it doesn't smudge or flake, which is key. It's hands down my most used drugstore mascara. I can't live without this, like genuinely, it's too good."

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"The mascara looks good."

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"For mascara we're going to do a drugstore favorite of mine, this is the Maybelline Lash Sensational. For an everyday look I'm not going to layer it up too too much and I'm going to focus it mostly on the top lashes. I'm just going to do basically one layer for just a bit of definition. I like having a bit of mascara on the lower lashes."

My #1 EVERYDAY Makeup RIGHT NOW 😍

"I've been reaching for my Maybelline Lash Sensational on a daily basis. I get so many compliments on my lashes every time I wear this mascara, it's crazy."

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"This is the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara. I've loved this one for years. It just gives me the prettiest like fluttery lashes."

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"I'm going to take my Maybelline mascara because the applicator is a bit easier. I'm going to lightly do one miniature coat on the lower lashes."

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"One of my all-time favorites is the Maybelline Lash Sensational. It's what I have on my eyes today and this has been a favorite of mine for years. I love the curved wand and it has a little bit of a grippier formula, so I'm really able to get in there and it holds my lashes up. I feel like I'm able to build it up. This is great for every day all the way up to a glam look. It's just one of my all-time favorites. I will never not have one of these."

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"I feel like I'm liking this better than the new uh Maybelline Body mascara, mostly for like the lower lash application... [...] I feel like it um just gets messy on the lower lashes cuz the brush is kind of big."

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"For mascara, I wanted to play around with a little bit of a newer mascara. This is the Maybelline Lash Sensational Body Mascara. [...] I just wanted some softly defined lashes. [...] This brush is a little bit messy on the lower lashes. It kind of stamps through and sticks to my lash line. I'm going to have to buff that away."

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"My personal favorite at the drugstore is the Maybelline Lash Sensational. I think this is going to work for most people. [...] I personally love this Maybelline Lash Sensational. [...] For a beginner look or for an everyday look you don't need to go ham with this. I'm just doing like one layer on the top lashes and I love a little bit of mascara on the lower lashes but some people don't."

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"I just pop on a little bit of mascara. Today I'm going to use the Maybelline Lash Sensational. And I like to focus just a bit of that on like the top lashes mostly, but I personally am a lower lash mascara kind of a gal. So I do pop a bit of that on the lower lashes as well."

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"I use my Maybelline Lash Sensational for top and lower lashes. For a wedding you want a waterproof version of your favorite or most tried and true mascara, and I build it up in layers."

Dr. Sam Ellis

898k subs

✓Yay

"I have a forever obsession with the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara. This one isn't waterproof, but I don't think you need the waterproof version. It is so good at lifting, lengthening, adding fullness to the lashes without them looking clumpy. If you need a drugstore option, this is fantastic. It has this beautiful, perfectly curled little wand. It doesn't put too much product on your lashes. It holds all day. It keeps your lashes curled."

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"It's probably what I have on in like 85 of my YouTube videos. I personally cannot put on false eyelashes, I just don't have that magic touch, so if I'm going to be filming or on camera or going to an event or I just want my eyelashes to pop as much as possible, in my lack of skills in applying false eyelashes this is as close as I can get. Part of it is the formula but I also think part of it is the brush. It has this little curve and you can really wiggle it and get up into the lashes."

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"I use the Maybelline Lash Sensational. I love mascara, I've tried a bajillion of them and I think it's kind of amazing that this is a drugstore mascara that really just gets the job done for me, lengthening and volumizing and not very expensive."

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"I'm going to use my tried and true Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara, just to make the eyes look a little more awake and open."

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"I use the Maybelline Lash Sensational Full Fan Effect in shade Black. This gives such nice long, thick, luscious lashes, and although I'm kind of going for that no makeup makeup look, I still want all the lashes."

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"For mascara, it's the same mascara I've used for the last four or five years. I've tried so many different mascaras, none high-end, none drugstore, have beaten this. This is the Maybelline Lash Sensational and it is so good. It gets me compliments on my eyelashes all the time and I don't use lash growth serums. The brush is like a little plastic curved brush, and this offers both length and volume."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"Ooh this is new mascara from Maybelline they always they always make good mascaras the Lash Sensational I just finished this"

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"Maybelline kills it when it comes to mascaras. Lash Sensational is good, Sky High is awesome. I've heard good things about this eraser as a concealer."

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"Ooh this is new mascara from Maybelline they always they always make good mascaras the Lash Sensational I just finished this"

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"The mascara for Maybelline is a win."

Mixed Makeup

1.46M subs

✓Yay

"That mascara is bald. I think it's a Maybelline. I used to use it forever ago. It's been around for a long, long time, like at least 10 years. But it's so good."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

✓Yay

"I'm going to use a little bit of my Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara. This has been my go-to daily mascara, a very natural look."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"It took a little bit more building with the Maybelline to get the same amount of lash volume as I get with the Caliray with one coat; it took like two coats of this to get up to the same. But it's giving me almost the identical look of the lashes and I love that because I like my lashes to look very sleek and very silky, and that's what I'm getting over on the dupe side. At the eight-hour check-in the mascaras both look identical, I cannot tell a difference between them."

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"My favorite from the drugstore is going to be this Maybelline Illegal Length Mascara. This is also a tubing mascara but it also has fibers in it, so if you're getting older and your lashes are sparer than they used to be, this can really help because it will coat your lashes but it will also help to make them look so much longer because it can deposit the fibers that can actually extend the length of your natural lashes."

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