Maybelline Sky High: The Wand Everyone's Obsessed With

What real owners actually say

The community is genuinely, almost embarrassingly in love with this mascara — but with caveats they're quick to admit. The star of the show is unmistakably the wand: thin, comb-like, and able to reach those tiny inner-corner lashes and baby hairs that bushy brushes bulldoze right past. Multiple people specifically mention that their eye shape makes thick wands a disaster (mascara on the eyelid, missed lashes), and Sky High's skinny brush solves that elegantly. People with naturally long, dark lashes report it gives a false-lash effect. Several users swear by curling first, then building coats — and note that combing is essential to avoid clumping. The matching Sky High primer (white tube) gets shoutouts as the secret weapon that elevates results. Color range is a pleasant surprise: burgundy is subtle but makes blue eyes pop, brown is praised as a true brown, and there's excitement about newer plum and green shades. The biggest catch? It genuinely doesn't work for everyone. People with shorter or thicker lashes say it does nothing for them. The formula can be too wet in a fresh tube, which causes issues until it dries down a bit. A few people note that if it's clumping on you, application technique or lash type is likely the culprit — not the product itself.

The YouTube reviewers who actually tried it

Across ten video reviews spanning creators from 1.8K to over a million subscribers, the consensus is strong on length and divisive on everything else. The skinny wand is universally praised as less intimidating and more precise — particularly by people who fear poking their eyeballs with bushy brushes. One full-day wear test confirmed it stays put without flaking or raccoon eyes over hours of wear, which is huge for a drugstore mascara. Multiple videos show three or more coats being layered for dramatic results that genuinely rival false lashes — but one reviewer gave it a blunt 6.8/10, noting clumping issues specifically with the heavily pigmented black shade. A head-to-head against Maybelline's Falsies Lash Lift had commenters passionately defending Falsies as the hidden gem. The removal difficulty came up repeatedly and emphatically — 'a nightmare,' 'waterproof even against micellar water,' 'you will struggle to remove.' The waterproof version in particular is described as almost indestructible (one commenter said it survived multiple marching band seasons — which is either a pro or a con depending on your perspective). Color variants including green, blue, and burgundy were showcased and generally received well, with the green being a surprisingly stunning choice. Notably, the most glowing results tend to appear on creators who already have long, naturally gorgeous lashes — which raises the question of how much of the magic is the mascara versus genetics.