Which mascara is the best for length and volume

All products featured on SELF are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For those with sensitive eyes, it's easy to take off unlike many waterproof formulas , and its ingredients include nourishing jojoba oil for healthier, curlier lashes. One of our testers praised the mascara's lack of clumps, smudging, and their ability to build drama with several coats.

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We previously awarded this mascara Best Mascara for Volume because it applies seamlessly, leaving big, bold lashes in just a few swipes. For sensitive eyes, this waterproof mascara from CoverGirl was awarded a Healthy Beauty Award , since it manages to stay gentle enough that you can easily remove it with minimal rubbing.

Our testers loved how the drugstore mascara bumped up the volume on their lashes, lifting and separating them with zero clumping. It's perfect for days when you want your makeup to look as natural as possible and there's nary a clump to be found once it's applied. No wonder it won a Best of Beauty Award. Way different.

This mascara's visibly chunky formula and curvy, dense brush can surprisingly pull off lashes that are thick and voluminous, long and wispy, or anywhere between — and not all mascaras can do that without clumping or flaking away. With a couple of swipes, the formula builds itself both upward and outward, so I get big, fanned-out lashes that practically hit the ceiling. Cosmetics Big Mood Mascara gives great volume, but what really blew me away was how long it keeps my lashes curled.

The first time I tested the Best of Beauty-winning formula, I applied it ahead of my first 10 a. The brush is long and thin with short, tightly packed bristles, and it lets you get right at the base of your lashes.

Check out beauty's top subscription box on TikTok at allurebeautybox. The slim wand on Victoria Beckham Beauty's Future Lash Mascara has unusually short bristles that can get right into the lash line, coating hairs from root to tip. The mascara has a flexible wand and a major following — its hashtag has over 39 million views on TikTok. Plus, this Best of Beauty winner has a cylindrical brush lined with tiny bristles that evenly coat even the thinnest of lashes.

For years, I'd resigned myself to a more low-key look by virtue of the fact that that's what most tubing mascaras could offer. But in a single coat, this stuff gives length and volume I could previously only achieve by curling my lashes and applying several layers of conventional mascara and crossing my fingers it wouldn't smudge.

I will say you might not love it if you're into a super-separated, natural lash look — but if you're going for drama or just want to look more wide-eyed and awake , this Best of Beauty Award winner delivers. With just one lone coat on my extra-dark lashes, this seafoam shade of blue-green turns heads like that one girl in all s teen movies who enters every room in slow-motion. This Best of Beauty Award winner is a statement enough on its own, but I prefer to pair with a similar eye shadow color for a light, monochromatic wash of color.

Without a good black mascara they're basically invisible. Benefit's They're Real ib black glides on smooth without any clumps and makes my little weaklings look thick and, well, yeah, real. It also manages to coat my lashes without getting everywhere and doesn't leave any black residue by end of day. It really adds so much volume and fullness to my natural lashes I don't even need to curl them to get compliments. This really is a game-changer. I use this mascara when I want my lashes to be the star of the show.

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