Coco Chanel is an icon which revolutionised fashion by launching unusual solutions. The first boutique belonging to Chanel was created at the beginning of the 20th century where mainly hats and garment were sold. A few years later the brand expanded its offer by selling cosmetics, including the iconic Chanel No.5 (the biggest success of the brand) as well as popular Le Volume mascara.

brush: rather big, made of silicone with flexible and evenly-arranged bristle
effects: eyelash thickening, curl and extension

Le Volume by Chanel is a multi-purpose mascara. The brand promises spectacular effect of thicker, curly and extended lashes obtained with just one brushstroke. The effects brought by Le Volume mascara are confirmed by many users. The mascara boosts lash volume, is good at thickening and extends lashes in a very natural way. There is no issue of clumped eyelashes because each lash is combed and separated from the rest, unless too much of the product applied. The good news is, Chanel mascara doesn’t require to be applied in a few coats.

Moreover, the users agree that Le Volume adds volume without leaving lashes clumped. The effect is natural and lashes remain very soft and flexible. Unfortunately, they look fairly flat because the mascara doesn’t cope with curling lashes. Among the reviews concerning the product, it’s clear too see that the mascara disappoints with this particular feature. Le Volume doesn’t curl lashes and even it isn’t good at fixing the effect delivered by an eyelash curler. This is one of the major drawbacks of the mascara.

Although Le Volume is considered by many as a fairly dense mascara, its formula doesn’t impede application. It’s worth realizing that such a consistency equals prolonged lifespan of the product. To clarify, lashes remain perfectly coated the entire day, although some find a minus in here as well. The mascara neither flakes off nor smudges, yet it loses its intensity of colour with time. In other words, if applied in the morning, it’s highly possible that at the end of a day Le Volume might be barely noticed on the lashes. On the other hand, the mascara remains fresh for a few months and doesn’t lose its properties, which deserves kudos.

The brush isn’t surprising. The applicator is made of elastic and soft silicone, the brush itself is fairly big therefore women having small lashes might experience problems with applying the mascara. Anyway, the thickness of bristle facilitates application and speeds it up; eyelashes are perfectly separated. Nevertheless, removing Le Volume by Chanel is considered as rather troublesome. Without using a special and strong make-up remover, the mascara stains eyes and leaves smudges.