Ask a room full of women which item of makeup they would bring to a deserted island and chances are most will say mascara. But there are so any it’s hard to know which is the best mascara. The makeup bag mainstay is one that many won’t leave home without, since that single product can do so much. Longer, luscious lashes instantly make you look wide awake, brightening up your face and making your peepers pop. Mascara can help you fake a full face even if you have no other makeup on. The best mascaras work lashes in more ways than one, by lengthening, volumizing, plumping and curling. Since it’s such a staple, that means there are plenty of options on the market. Talk about wanting to swipe right! To take out the guesswork, we narrowed it down to the best mascaras that deliver lush lashes that last all day long sans clumping or running, at every price point.
 
1. Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
It would be a challenge to find a mascara more loved than Too Faced Better Than Sex, which explains why it’s the number-one-selling mascara in the prestige category in the country. Truly a game changer for

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