Mascara is one of the most important items to have in your makeup bag.
It is used to lengthen, thicken, darken, and intensify your natural eyelashes, drawing more attention to your eyes.
Finder asked females from all walks of life — from teenagers to women in their 50s what their favourite mascaras are.
Every makeup fan should invest in a good mascara to help keep your self confidence up.
The top 10 results were -
1) Maybelline, The Falsies - £8.99
This mascara creates more visible eyelashes for a glam look.
The clump-free formula delivers bigger, thicker, and fuller lashes for dramatic volume.
It has a flexible wand that was designed to help lift and separate lashes,delivering the look of more of them.
2) Tarte, Lights Camera Lashes - £21.00
This is a 4-in-1 mascara that volumizes, lengthens, curls & conditions your lashes.
It is vegan and claims to be 24hr smudge and flake-free.
It's ultra-black pigment delivers darker and more defined lashes.
3) Lancome, Hypnôse - £27.00
This has a volumising formula that creates a longer, fuller looking appearance without clumping or smudging.
4) Benefit , Badgal Lash Mascara - £20.00
The brand says this mascara is like wearing a set of false eyelashes without the glue or risk of them falling off.
It will transform skimpy and sparse eyelashes with it's thick black formula.
5) Dior, Diorshow Waterproof Mascara - £28.00
This is a new waterproof version of makeup artists’ favorite mascara.
Lashes are instantly thickened, lengthened and curved, while Dior’s exclusive Aquastop water-resistant technology ensures that they stay perfect in any circumstance.
6) Benefit, They’re Real! - £22.50
They’re Real mascara visibly lengthens and curls eyelashes, adding impressive volume and drama.
Benefit say it's the mascara for you if you’ve been dreaming of long, fluttery lashes.
7) Max Factor, Masterpiece Max - £10.99
It delivers a high impact, volumising effect without leaving lashes clumpy and clogged.
It is available in three shades, rich black, black/brown for a more natural shade or blue for a bright look.
8) Bobbi Brown, Smokey Eye Mascara - £25.00
This mascara is buildable and long-lasting and the creamy kohl-black formula lengthens, thickens and fans out the lashes for a dramatic effect.
9) Yves Saint Laurent, Mascara Volume Effect Faux Cils - £28.00
This is a remastered formula and the brush applicator combines nylon fibers of varying diameters for volume enhancement.
It's available in six intensely pigmented signature shades.
10) Estee Lauder, Sumptuous Extreme Lash Multiplying Volume Mascara - £26.00
This mascara is infused with the brand’s Lash Advancing Vitamin Complex formula which releases conditioning properties to help defend against clumping.
Glamour Magazine have revealed their top tips for helping you make the most out of your mascara, helping you put your new one to good use.
- Take extra care not to over-pump as it may dry the formula out
- If you find a wand you love, clean it and use again in a different mascara
- Layer your mascara with a lash-plumping primer to make your lashes look more dramatic. A few sweeps underneath will maximise the power of your mascara.
- Use an eyelash curler to lengthen and open up the eyes.
