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The 10 Best Mascaras According To Your IPSY Reviews

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Published on Mar 5, 2020
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This month, we’re celebrating our 100th Glam Bag. That’s 100 months of mailings, more than eight years of beauty, and a whole lot of products all reviewed by you. In honor of this epic milestone, we’ve combed through more than 157 million of your reviews to find the absolute best products from the past 100 Glam Bags. Because honestly, who better to trust for product recommendations than loyal Ipsters just like you?

Like politics, the best Harry Potter house, and ranch versus blue cheese, mascara tends to stir up a lot of strong opinions. Ask any makeup wearer what their favorite mascara is, and they’ll instantly reply with the best mascara and a long list of reasons why. When they don’t like one, that list gets even longer. And don’t even get us started on mascara layerers.

The best mascara can plump, stretch, and separate lashes. Some are so legendary that fans won’t stray for years. Looking for a new option to coat your lashes but don’t know where to start? Here are the 10 best mascaras according to IPSY reviews:

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1. TOO FACED COSMETICS Better Than Sex Mascara

Love flirty, look-at-me lashes, but can’t deal with extensions or falsies? Now you don’t have to. This award-winning formula gives you all the length and volume that you love, no falsies required.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“I LOVE Too Faced and I LOVE this mascara. The shape of the brush makes it really easy to use, and it might really be better than you know what.” —octopusmonocle

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2. TARTE Maneater™ Voluptuous Mascara

The inkiest triple-black formula and flexible brush are the ultimate power couple and lift even the tiniest, hard-to-reach lashes. Lengthening, curling, volumizing—this mascara does it all without clumping or smudging.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“Best Mascara Ever!!!!! I’m going to buy this in full size. The great wand separates lashes. Like the tip says, three coats almost look like falsies but without the weird spider-leg lashes it creates with others. Love this, thank you.” —andrea_streamline

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3. TARTE Lights, Camera, Lashes™ 4-in-1 Mascara

Lengthening. Curling. Volumizing. Conditioning. This mascara seriously makes lashes look longer, fatter, and lifted in a few quick strokes. The awesome MagniLASH wand was designed to coat, separate, and define every last lash. You’ll be shocked at how much of a difference this little brush makes.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“This is one of my all-time fave mascaras. Doesn't flake or clump, leaves lashes soft, and adds great length and some volume.” —funsalmon14

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4. TOO FACED COSMETICS Damn Girl!

This mascara’s revolutionary mousse formula was developed with a special blend of whipped waxes that deliver extreme volume without weighing down your lashes. Innovative polymers keep lashes flexible while lifting, lengthening, curling, and locking in 24 hours of smudge-free and flake-resistant color.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“I loved this mascara! I had to get used to the giant, fluffy brush, but it made my eyelashes look so full and luscious.” —kmack96

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5. BENEFIT COSMETICS Roller Lash Curling Mascara

The unique Hook ‘n’ Roll™ brush grabs, separates, lifts, and curls your lashes. It’s made with a curve-setting formula that conditions your lashes and keeps them curled for 12 hours.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“This mascara gives me a ton of length and curl to my lashes! This is absolutely one of my all time favorites.” —taynack1433

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6. BENEFIT COSMETICS They're Real! Lengthening Mascara

No clumping, no smudging—this longwearing mascara doesn’t budge, and it leaves your lashes curled, separated, lifted, and volumized, but not stiff.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“AWESOME mascara!! It goes on smooth and not clumpy yet also covers each lash really well, and it is rub and smudge resistant. No next-day raccoon eyes! Love love love it!” —Rachelcanfixit

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7. IT COSMETICS Superhero Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara

Want long, lifted, defined, and strong lashes? Obvi! Made with an exclusive Elastic Stretch Technology, this mascara will instantly lengthen your lashes while building them up from the inside out. It’s long-wearing and won’t get flaky, even after hours of wear.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“This is Indeed volumizing! One coat of this product gave me the perfect lift and volume. It does not smear after a long day of work.” —chikasupernice468

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8. CIATÉ LONDON Wonderwand Mascara

Volumizing, lengthening, curling, defining: It’s no wonder (get it?) this mascara is a go-to for out-of-this-world lashes. Its superpower lies in an hourglass-shaped wand that coats every single lash (even the teeniest inner corner ones) in rich, carbon-black color and lifts them for a full 24 hours.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“I really like this mascara. It gives you a nice lift without having to apply multiple coats and doesn't clump your lashes together like some do.” —tiffyhypnotic

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9. MILK MAKEUP Kush Mascara

Two words: Lash. Love. The conditioning formula is infused with hemp-derived cannabis oil to make your lashes long, lush, curled, and fluttery. The innovative brush has bristles that criss-cross, so it evenly coats your lashes with mascara. It’s also tapered at the end to reach every last lash.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“I LOVE LOVE LOVE this mascara. It gives the perfect mix between length, volume, and color, and it makes my lashes look real, not clumpy or fake.” —YezzJezz

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10. THRIVE CAUSEMETICS Liquid Lash Extensions Mascara™

This curling and lengthening mascara formula does exactly what it says—a single swipe makes even skimpy lashes look like extensions. An innovative comb-shaped wand adds definition by separating lashes to help prevent clumping.

Why Ipsters Love It:

“This mascara is my forever go-to! It makes my lashes so voluminous and long! All of the things you’ve seen and heard about it are very true!” —jmanzanet21

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