6 of the Best Lengthening Mascaras for Next-Level Lashes

If you’re looking for an everyday mascara that delivers major length, Kevyn Aucoin Beauty the Volume Mascara is the one for you. It’s impressively natural-looking, meaning it’s perfect for the office or brunch. The tubing mascara thickens, lengthens and separates perfectly and lasts all day without clumping, thanks to volume-building fibers.

The formula is infused with bold pigments and jojoba to condition lashes from root to tip. The long-wearing formula is also smudge-resistant, plus tubing technology means every single lash is coated individually for mega definition. 

Longer lashes often ​lead to clumps, but that’s not so with Maybelline’s Define-A-Lash Lengthening Mascara. The ingenious, flexible brush is designed to prevent them, instead delivering clean definition and evenly distributing the formula, all without sacrificing serious length. 

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For years, this mascara made all the “best of” lists, and now it’s time to bring it back. Not only does it lengthen lashes, but it also brings a major lift. It glides right on and doesn’t clump, courtesy of the patented brush that thickens lashes with the SoftSculpt formula. Enriched with vitamin B5 to nourish lashes, it won’t smear or smudge. Lancôme Hypnôse Buildable Volume Mascara boasts that it boosts lash volume up to six times. Not too shabby.

This mascara includes two steps, and we promise it’s worth the extra effort to get long, lush lashes. First, apply the black primer to build color and volume, then before it dries, add a coat or two of the fiber-infused mascara from the curved brush that’s designed to coat every hair. The result is seven times more volume—seriously.

Your lashes may look like falsies, but it’s all you, plus a little help from L’Oréal Paris. Voluminous X Fiber Mascara is also available in a waterproof formula for extra staying power. 

When you have a big night out, reach for Dior’s iconic Diorshow Mascara. The top-seller is famous for bringing on ​major fringe. The revamped formula features microfibers to deliver an extension effect—they condition and lengthen. But it still has its original XXL Brush, which was inspired by the tools used by pro makeup artists backstage. The mascara promises buildable length and volume with each swipe. Plus, the tube will last you, thanks to Dior’s patented AIR-LOCK system that keeps the formula fresh. 

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