maybe mine was old [SEP] i was so excited to try this mascara i have red hair and very light eyelashes and i like to wear mascara when i leave the house the brush first off is different than my usual brand very spread out and narrow i also felt like i had to dip the brush in repeatedly to get any mascara on the bristles it seemed very dried out or thin it took repeated swipes even then to feel like i had enough on my lashes and they clumped together every swipe to try to separate them made them clump more i am going back to my regular brand which does not curl but swipes and i am done