“If you are not careful, it can easily smudge or clump,” she said. Our tester appreciated how easily it applied, saying the applicator “has a great grip.” This mascara goes on thick without needing to be built up, so you do have to be cautious when applying it. With big lashes comes big mascara, and FetishEyes from Pat McGrath is as thick as it is bold. Size: 0.30 oz | Mascara Type: Curling & Lengthening | Key Ingredients: Coconut and jojoba oils | Wand Type: Thick Plus, it came off with a makeup wipe without “smearing or stinging.” That’s a huge win, especially if you wear contact lenses. “It gave my lashes a lift, curl, and plenty of volume, and felt comfortable to wear,” said our tester. She loved the dark black color which created a definition among her lashes. It “didn’t smudge, flake, or transfer onto my skin,” said our tester, adding that it didn’t get that crunchy feel even after wearing it for hours. This mascara also received a perfect score in every test - use, wear, look, and performance. As our tester said, it’s “very easy to use” and the shape of the brush makes it simple to apply to the upper and lower lashes. So we appreciate Covergirl for providing an affordable and effective mascara like the Exhibitionist Uncensored Mascara. We have a flushed list of incredible mascaras here, but not all of them are necessarily budget-friendly. Size: 0.27 oz / 8 mL | Mascara Type: Curling & Lengthening | Key Ingredients: Acacia Senegal tree extract, peptides, film-forming polymer | Wand Type: Hourglass If you’ve read this far without adding to cart, now’s the time. She wiped it away with one micellar water-soaked cotton pad in seconds. “It’s so easy to remove,” said our tester. Plus, you won’t have to spend too much time removing it at the end of the night. When mascara can replace falsies in a high fashion experience, you know it’s worth trying. All the models just have their natural lashes, but you’re still going to get that incredible effect.” Backstage at the Alice + Olivia showcase, Reneau told PEOPLE the mascara is “amazing because it gives you volume, length, and curl, which is why we didn’t have to use any lashes today. PEOPLE also caught up with Too Faced executive director of global beauty Elyse Reneau during Fashion Week and saw the mascara in action. It made my lashes thicker and multidimensional.” “It emphasizes my natural lashes without being too dramatic. It has a great grip and application.” She also noticed it didn’t smudge or flake while wearing it, and still created a natural look. “It separated my eyelashes and combed through them without clumping. “I love the hourglass brush,” said one tester. Our testers agreed, granting it a perfecore and praising the mascara for its ease of application, performance, and appearance.

“One of my absolute faves - it gives your lashes volume and length,” says Medhin. Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara is one of the most popular mascaras in the U.S. Read on for the best mascaras that PEOPLE Tested. Our winner’s reputation precedes itself, as we knew exactly what to expect with this wildly popular product: Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara. During our testing, 15 mascaras blew us away with their look and performance. We created a little in-house makeup bar and tested 34 different mascaras in our lab to see which ones were the easiest to apply, created false lash-level length and volume, and held up throughout the day (i.e. I love my lashes and my clients’ lashes to have a lot of mascara.” Some of those clients include actresses Issa Rae, Jessica Williams, and Ilana Glazer, as well as comedian Phoebe Robinson. “Formula is very important,” celebrity makeup artist Delina Medhin tells PEOPLE. When you see bold eye looks on celebrities like Mila Kunis or on shows like Euphoria, a lot of those looks can be credited to a really good mascara (both the product and application). Even naturally long lashes can use a little umph sometimes, and mascara brings the drama.

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