'A fat and fluffy applicator will give you voluminous, fat and fluffy lashes,' Nicole explains. Here's a helpful tip from Nicole to keep in mind when basing your decision around the applicator: The size of the brush will mirror the effect it has on your lashes. Like unique little snowflakes, mascara brushes come in every size, shape, bristle length, and material, and each design helps you achieve different end results. “ It really comes down to the wand applicator to give you the difference of a lengthened, curled, or voluminous look,” Nicole says. Sometimes, a formula can be excellent, but the brush is worthless, so you won't ever get the look you want. This leads us to the next important step to do: Consider the brush shape and size According to Nicole, the main difference between the formulas is how much pigment or wax it contains, but the main factor that contributes to the end results of your lashes is the brush. While some offer multiple benefits, most mascaras fall into one of those categories. Here's exactly what to examine in a mascara before making your purchase: Look at the formula typeįirst, choose whether you want volumizing, thickening, curling, or lengthening benefits. Use this guide with tips from makeup artist Jenna Nicole to help you weed out the ones you definitely won't like, so you can find your perfect match. Take it from someone who rarely meets a mascara they like: Finding the best mascara for your lashes takes lots of trial and error. Best drugstore mascara: Covergirl Clump Crusher Extensions Mascara.Best non-smudging mascara: Nars Climax Mascara.Best for lengthening mascara: Benefit Cosmetics They’re Real! Lengthening Mascara.Best waterproof mascara: Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof Mascara.

Best volumizing mascara: PATRICK TA Major Volume Mascara.Best eyelash primer and mascara: Kaja Wink Lash Trio Mascara.Best overall mascara: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Full Frontal Volume, Lift & Curl Mascara.Jenna Nicole is a Los Angeles-based celebrity makeup artist who's worked with Selena Gomez and Cassie Randolph.Because shopping for mascara is tricky, so we came up with a helpful shopping guide for you below with our favorite top-rated mascaras of all time.Ĭheck out a quick preview of the best mascaras of 2022, below, then keep scrolling for the full review. So what are you left to do? Read a billion reviews, ask all of your friends, and ultimately stay paralyzed with indecision. Think about it-at least you can use the foundation testers at the makeup counter check your undertones and see how it feels on your skin, but mascara? Uh, swiping that ish on your hand doesn't tell you anything about how long the formula lasts, how well it curls, or holds, or volumizes, or (my biggest pet peeve) flakes off. Hot take: Shopping for the best mascaras is way more challenging than finding the perfect, say, foundation.

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