Puny lashes? I've got a shoebox full of other brands and this is the only mascara I've bought more than once. I buy this for birthday presents for a friend who also loves this stuff. One coat white and one coat black and I'm ready to go with great lashes. No clumping. Don't even need eyeliner, just brushon eyebrows. I don't use waterproof and this comes off with Loreal clean artiste oilfree eye makeup remover. Don't change anything, just leave it alone and I will be a faithful customer! Sometimes very hard to find so was happy Amazon carries it. This is my first review ever.I have been using the "good" stuff (ie $$$) for years. I had to buy some between orders and ended up with this. I love it. The mascara doesn't go a long way, so I use the primer with other mascara too. I really like the primer- it rocks. The missing star is for the mascara running out too fast :).I have used this product from the time it came out on the market and still looking for it online since it has been discontinued...I always recommend to everyone who asks what kind of mascara I use. It is unfortunate that this mascara is no longer available from any of the local stores! I will continue my search...In itself this is an okay mascara - thick like I like - HOWEVER - it is not the same one as pictured. You will get L'Oreal's new version of this mascara - which is not the same formula. It's not nearly as flexible after it dries and its actually kind of crunchy. Total bummer that this wasn't the actual product pictured - I cant find it in stores anywhere so I had resorted the last few times to buying it online. Even though this is the same exact one I loved - the one received is not the same - just a heads up.I have used l'Oreal double extend mascara for at least fifteen years. I haven't found another mascara that equals L'Oreal. You coat your lashes with the whitish liquid first, then follow with the dark side. The first coat covers your lashes (although you might not be able to even see it.) Then when you follow up with the dark color you get nice long lashes without clumping. Try it, its great stuff!!!This mascara is fantastic, especially because it is waterproof (actually 2X waterproof). I got the proof of that from one day after I cried, it did NOT run.The white side helps nourish and add length to your lashes so when you go over them again with the actual colour, it goes over it and gives them even MORE length. Stay in place all day (and longer if you don't take it off - tested that out as well-LOL!!)Package looked new, but product must have been old. I've bought this same product in stores and been very happy with it. This time, though, it was dry and didn't go on eyelashes smoothly at all. I got an identical one at a local store to compare and make sure it wasn't that the product itself had changed; the mascara from the store was fine, not at all dry, leading me to conclude that the one I'd ordered must have come from old stock. As I was hoping to avoid a trip to the store, this was disappointing. I wish there was a way to know in advance the age of the product you are buying on Amazon.L'Oreal Paris Double Extend Waterproof is the best mascara I've ever used! It wears well, doesn't flake and promotes conditions and growth. I strongly recommend this mascara. However, it has become impossible to find in stores & pharmacies. I ordered on line as I had no the choice. I sincerely hope it is not being discontinued. It would be a great loss as none of the new ones coming out come close.