very wet with an unusual brush [SEP] i had heard a lot of buzz about this mascara and ran out and bought it even though i have never had much luck with loreal mascaras my unlucky streak continuesthe brush is triangular shaped with the plastic bristles on one side i think the brush shape does spread the lashes for the much desired butterfly shape however other qualities were not so successfulthis masacara is very very wet and blobs when you apply it the way the brush is shaped makes it hold a lot of mascara i have long but light lashes and i curled them before applying i had to comb the using little lash comb to separate them and unstick them once separated i noticed a slight fan effect but not noticeably different from when i use my favorite maybelline full n soft which is a much dryer formula with a more traditional brush unlike previous loreal mascaras it did stay on all day with no flakingso i gave it stars for being waterproof and the unusual brush which may work better on different types of lashes however i took off stars for its messy wet application it was also a bit difficult to removeif you like a wet mascara you will probably like this one however i did not and will not buy againprosdifficult and blobby applicationsticks lashes together