I wanted a natural mascara... well this one takes the cake! With a coat or two I have very natural very black looking lashes. No clumps. For my taste... it seems almost too tame. I don't like the brush too much... it doesn't seperate my lashes well and it is bendy like Maybelline Define A Lash... a mascara I also didn't like because of the brush. The formula is a little too "gooky"... uh yea... a little jelly-ish. If I try to build it up for a more dramatic look it gets clumpy and gunky. If I try to brush that mess out... it looks like I didn't even bother putting anything on. It does nothing for volume. The only good thing is it holds my curls... works for a super natural look... and it doesn't flake or smudge. I'm not really enjoying this mascara and I don't think I will ever re-purchase. The original Loreal Voluminous is way better.