I was desperately trying to save money while I was travelling and couldn't use high end brand mascaras anymore. I heard that essence was a pretty good brand from a friend so I gave it a try. Unfortunately ... this was not a good choice.

Pros:
- cheap

Cons:
- clumps lashes
- needs lots of layers for actual volume - but then again, it clumps
- the brush wasn't very good to use

Maybe they're just not meant for Asian lashes ...