Look no further for the best mascaras of 2024 for lifting, curling, and lengthening.
Mascara is one of the most vital and transformative steps in any beauty routine. Like many makeup wearers, my venture into cosmetics started with mascara - specifically Maybelline’s Great Lash Clear Mascara.
After fifteen years and countless mascara tubes, finding the perfect mascara has become a highly personal experience due to the many options available. To help find the best types of mascaras available, Beautytap spoke with Jamie Greenberg, celebrity makeup artist and Founder of Jamie Makeup.
“A quality mascara should have no flaking, no smell, and it should be something that creates a solution for your problem,” says Jamie Greenberg, whose clients include Kaley Cuoco, Rashida Jones, and Chelsea Handler. “For example, if you want your lashes to look longer, you should go for a lengthening formula. If you want to focus on making your lashes look thicker, grab a volumizing mascara.”
The wand is another deciding point in spotting the best mascara for your lashes. The wand's shape directly affects the application from long and thin to hourglass-shaped, tapered, or pointed. Greenberg’s preferred wand is “medium thickness with a bulb on the end that I can use to separate and sculpt.”
Whether your lashes are straight or curly, long or short, dark or light, there’s a formula that delivers the lash-batting results desired on the available budget. We’ve found the best all-around mascaras that offer maximum volume, length, and curl with minimal transfer and clumping. And when you’re ready to remove your mascara, Greenberg’s B.F.M.R. (Best F*ing Makeup Remover) is a hit with both beauty pros and celebrities.
GXVE by Gwen Stefani Can’t Stop Staring Lengthening Mascara
Adored by Beautytap’s community of beauty professionals and enthusiasts, the brush is designed with that trusty “bulb on the end” that Greenberg prefers and mentions above. Gwen Stefani’s deeply pigmented clean formula glides on smoothly and expertly defines lashes. Argan oil and vitamin B are added ingredient bonuses that are said to help keep lashes healthy and soft .
Grande Cosmetics GrandeMASCARA Black Conditioning Peptide Mascara
This lengthening and conditioning mascara delivers nourishing ingredients to restore lashes. The water-resistant formula infuses a blend of peptides, panthenols, and natural waxes to offer dramatic length and volume with minimal clumping. The thick-bristled applicator deposits the right amount of product, allowing for buildable layers without clumping.
Refy Lash Sculpt
The brush speaks for itself. Refy’s latest launch, Lash Sculpt, combs lashes to perfection thanks to its uniquely designed wand shape to fit the curve of your lash line perfectly. This dry formula delivers a natural shine and lightweight length. Like its cousin, Brow Sculpt, Lash Sculpt contains a duo of waxes that help to prevent clumps or transfer and help to sculpt and set the lash.
Lottie London Superfake Mascara
Every blink while wearing Lottie London’s Superfake mascara is like a gust of wind flowing from your eyes. This long-wearing mascara delivers dramatically long lashes that double for falsies and last up to 12 hours. The long, narrow wand and brilliant bristle design makes reaching and extending short lashes a breeze. Priced at under $10, Superfake Mascara is a slam-dunk.
Dolce & Gabbana Everfull XL Mascara
Gorgeous gold packaging aside, Dolce & Gabbana’s Everfull XL Mascara speaks for itself. The vegan, water-resistant, and sweat-proof formula is said to increase lash volume by 205%. Available in Ultra-Black, the nourishing mascara features Calabrian Orange, sustainably sourced from Italy to protect lashes, while D-Panthenol is said to improve strength and aid in thickening.
YSL Volume Effet Faux Cils Volumizing Mascara
Secure the false lash effect without the mess with this volumizing mascara. Worn and loved by Demi Lovato, not only does this luxurious mascara deliver fluffy, defined lashes, but the water-resistant formula holds up to high-stress moments as Lovato demonstrated during a tearful performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards.
Polite Society Greatest Lashes of All Time Mascara
The original co-founders of Too Faced have done it again with Polite Society’s GLOAT - Greatest Lashes of All Time. This mascara is a do-it-all product that successfully lifts, lengthens, and curls lashes to dramatic heights thanks to its patent-pending starbush brush. Inspired by hook-and-loop technology, the patent-pending wand features molded bristles that grab, coat, and lift each lash while easily adapting to all eye shapes. The ophthalmologist-tested formula is infused with vitamin B5, carnauba wax, and olive wax to hydrate the lashes while delivering show-stopping results.
Black Radiance Bold & Sexy Fiber Mascara
Black Radiance delivers colossal volume and length with its Bold & Sexy Fiber Mascara. The cruelty-free and vegan formula creates glamorous lashes by depositing thickening fibers and intense pigment to darken and extend the natural lash. The wand tapers at the tip to reach and lengthen the tiny inner corner lashes.
Thrive Causemetics Liquid Lash Extensions Mascara
This lengthening mascara from philanthropy-driven Thrive Causemetics is Jamie Greenberg-approved. With just one coat, the patented tubing technology lengthens and defines lashes by wrapping each lash in a lightweight “tube” that extends the lash length. Tubing technology makes removal as easy as application - just rinse with warm water and wipe downwards.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara
This lengthening mascara went viral on TikTok for a reason. Maybelline’s Lash Sensational Sky High mascara delivers flexible volume and length in just two passes without smudging or flaking. The applicator's size and dense bristles do wonders in adding length to naturally curly lashes.
Tower 28 MakeWaves Lengthening + Volumizing Mascara
Another TikTok recommendation, Tower28’s MakeWaves mascara noticeably lifts and curls even the straightest eyelashes. And true to the brand’s ethos, there’s no irritation here whatsoever. The triple-banded wand catches and coats every eyelash for maximum length and volume. The vegan, cruelty-free formula features a castor oil blend to keep lashes healthy and strong while Aquaflex® Technology, an ingredient typically used in haircare, to help define and hold the curl.
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