Mascara comprising a mixture of hard waxes and of film-forming polymer

A method of curling and/or thickening keratin fibers comprising the step of applying to said keratin fibers an effective amount for said curling and/or thickening of a mascara composition comprising:

• (i) a waxes-in-water emulsion of a mixture of waxes having a needle penetration ranging from 1 to 7.5 and a melting point ranging from 70° C. to 110° C., wherein said mixture of waxes comprises at least one first wax having said needle penetration and a melting point of at least 77° C. and less than 83° C., at least one second wax having said needle penetration and a melting point ranging from 83° C. to 110° C., and at least one third wax having said needle penetration and a melting point of at least 70° C. and less than 77° C.,
• wherein said mixture of waxes is present in an amount of at least 10% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition, and said mixture of waxes is in the form of particles of at least 1.0 μm in size, and
• (ii) at least 0.1% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition, of a polymer system containing at least one film-forming polymer, wherein said polymer system is capable of forming a film which produces, at a concentration of 7% in water, a greater than 1% retraction of isolated stratum corneum at 30° C. and under a relative humidity of 40%.