It's hard to pinpoint exactly when I learned and began to admire the beauty look of a deer, but I blame Bambi. Although the Disney animation team likely didn't mean to at the time, they inadvertently created a beauty trend [1] that many, like myself, would try to emulate for years to come: the doe eyes. They're wide, they're fluttery, they're childlike and pretty, but how do you actually get that doe-eyed look without a tube of glue and individual falsies [2]? Unless you're genetically blessed, there's another solution. Meet the L'Oréal Bambi Eye Mascara [3].

The doe-eyed beauty look isn't one that features spidery, dramatic, and borderline clumpy eyelashes. Instead, it's clean, feathery, and ever-so-slightly longer at the outer corners of the eye to create that wide-eyed effect only an illustrated deer is capable of having. The L'Oréal Bambi Eye Mascara [4] checks all of those boxes. Sweep the velvety mascara formula [5] through your lashes and you'll notice an immediate eye-opening difference. The magic is in the wand, which offers a mix of long and short bristles to create separation, volume, and definition for each individual lash — without clumping. The formula comes in two shades, but I personally prefer the black-brown color, especially if I'm looking for a natural no-seriously-these-are-my-lashes look.

It's just an added bonus that the formula isn't only easy to wash off (I can remove it all using a wipe without harsh scrubbing), but it's less than $11. The fact that the price is so low bodes well for me considering I've gone through two — yes, count 'em, two — tubes of this stuff; it's that good. Finally, Bambi has some competition for Great Prince of the Forest. Does this officially make me a horse deer girl?

My Eyelashes Without L'Oréal Bambi Eye Mascara

My Eyelashes With L'Oréal Bambi Eye Mascara

L'Oréal Bambi Eye Mascara

L'Oréal Bambi Eye Mascara [6] ($11)