The 10 Mascaras Our Editors Loved This Year, That You Need to Try

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If there's one thing beauty fanatics love, it's long, thick, voluminous lashes. Luckily, with the right mascara, anyone can achieve false-lash-level drama. Whether you're after volume, length, or curl (or all three), we've got a game-changing mascara pick for you, no matter your budget. Luxury-lovers might opt for a Nars or Charlotte Tilbury, while drugstore devotees are going to rave about our L'Oréal and CoverGirl picks after they get them onto their eyes.

With these incredible products, you can finally say goodbye to flaking, smudging, and limp lashes. Toss that old, inferior mascara in the trash.

Milk Makeup Kush Mascara

Milk Makeup Kush Mascara

The Milk Makeup Kush Mascara ($24) coats your lashes in thickening fibers and gives you the volume you crave without sacrificing its vegan status.

Maybelline New York Snapscara in Pitch Black

Maybelline New York Snapscara in Pitch Black

The Maybelline New York Snapscara in Pitch Black ($7) is formulated without wax so you'll never get clumps, and you can even take it off with water alone.

Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara

Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara

Sometimes, size does count. The Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara ($20) has a jumbo wand with ultra fine bristles to coat every single lash and lengthen without clumps.

Covergirl Exhibitionist Mascara

Covergirl Exhibitionist Mascara

Your lashes will appear thicker and more defined after swiping on the Covergirl Exhibitionist Mascara ($8). It includes an hourglass shape that hugs each lash and coats the evenly in a black, thick coat.

Nars Climax Mascara

Nars Climax Mascara

The Nars Climax Mascara ($24) will make your lashes look soft, fluttery, and extra long, but it will also condition your lashes while wearing it. The buildable formula will never make your lashes feel stiff or flake half way through the day.

Pur Fully Charged Mascara

Pur Fully Charged Mascara

The Pur Fully Charged Mascara ($22) is a conditioning mascara infused with peptides. It contains a magnetic polymer that wraps an elastic cover on each lash.

L'Oréal Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara

L'Oréal Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara

If you haven't tested out the L'Oréal Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara ($10), now's the time to do it. The brush has over 200 bristles to reach every lash and lengthens and volumizes impressively well. The best part? It doesn't flake.

Pacifica Stellar Gaze Length & Strength Mascara

Pacifica Stellar Gaze Length & Strength Mascara

For anyone concerned with lash health, look no further than the coconut-oil-packed Pacifica Stellar Gaze Length & Strength Mascara ($14). As well as hydrating your lashes, the vegan formula will make your lashes longer and thicker than ever before.

Charlotte Tilbury Full Fat Lashes 5 Star Mascara

Charlotte Tilbury Full Fat Lashes 5 Star Mascara

You don't have to choose between volume and length with the Charlotte Tilbury Full Fat Lashes 5 Star Mascara ($29). The multitasking mascara curls, separates, and lengthens your lashes so much, everyone will be asking if you're wearing falsies.

Beauty by POPSUGAR Thick + Thin Mascara

Beauty by POPSUGAR Thick + Thin Mascara

The Beauty by POPSUGAR Thick + Thin Mascara ($25) has a fat brush to create volume and length on your top lashes and a minibrush for detailing the lashes at the inner corners and underneath your eyes. It stays on all day without smearing or flaking and doesn't make your lashes feel stiff, like other products.