I have been using the Wild Forces Volume mascara daily for a week now and hoped that the product's bad qualities were just due to me not knowing how to use it. After trying the product in many different ways, I can only say that I do not recommend it. There is just way too much product on the brush at once, no matter how much I try to wipe it off before applying. As a result, the product inevitably ends up on the lids, and applying it evenly is practically impossible. You can layer the product, but I recommend doing that only if you want your lashes to look like they've been attacked by a spider. It also starts to flake off with even the smallest amount of water, but otherwise, it holds up pretty well without crumbling. It also feels like when cleaning the product, it just clumps together more, which makes the process really tedious.