Do you use a mascara you can recommend?

I love Clinique waterproof mascara with a small wand - it gets into the corners and looks natural. Recently bought some Mac mascara and it was a disaster. Very clumpy and smudged. Might try it with the Clinique wand.

I love Mac’s lipsticks though!

Rimmel Extra Super Lash - brilliant, inexpensive and you can buy it online. What's not to love?

Lancôme Hypnose. Or any of their mascaras really.

Tom Ford in ‘Raven’.
Not cheap - £46 in duty free shop but ‘I’m worth it’.
😊

Not all mascaras are the same.

I want one that will wash off, Estee Lauder Double Wear does the trick. Expensive but has a fine brush, stays on, doesn't smudge, and comes off with my face wash (Aveeno).

My lashes are short and sparse, so I started to us an eyelash conditioner (uk lash is one brand) - not cheap and I don’t know exactly how it works, but it does. Then I use any mascara with a primer - a white ‘mascara’ to thicken the lashes, then regular mascara over. A bit faffy, but I have it down to a fine art.

I’m always rubbing my eyes, and the only mascara that stays put regardless and doesn’t shed bits or irritate my eyes is Estée Lauder Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara in waterproof - I’ve tried loads.

I'm a big fan of mascara and have tried dozens. Lancome is for me the best brand and they have a range of formulations and styles. Definition is the best for ease of use, stays well, no clumping, removed well and leaves lashe s in good condition.

I use Rumi designed for mature women and doesn’t clog.

M0nica

One of the cheap brands in Superdrug. Mascara is mascara, is mascara, unless you have an allergy to one of the constituent ingredients of any particular brand.

Not quite Monica
They vary considerably. Watery, clumpy, added fibres, waterproof, waxy, curling, tubing… and then there’s the different brushes…..

In my last job I had to swim and being vain I didn’t want to go without mascara so bought a very expensive Chanel ‘waterproof’ mascara which wasn’t! I resembled a panda.
I was cross and as it was expensive and not fit for purpose I decided to return it. I had no need for a black non-waterproof mascara.
I explained the above to the sales assistant in John Lewis who looked at me, and it all seriousness said ‘ I’m sorry madam, I can’t take it back because you have used it’
I then explained that I had to use it to know that it wasn’t waterproof…..

Ps Eyeko Sport bought with the refund was waterproof and did a great job.

Hopikins

Max Factor Calorie 2000. It doesn't irritate or smudge. Buy new every couple of months.

That has been my mascara of choice since the early 90s!
I recently got an Estée Lauder mascara as part of a bundle from QVC.
I wasn’t expecting much, but you can definitely tell that it’s ‘high end’.
I’ll be trying Clinique in the future thanks to these recommendations

Hopikins

Max Factor Calorie 2000. It doesn't irritate or smudge. Buy new every couple of months.

Yes, this one. It’s fabulous, doesn’t clog, never runs. I wear contact lenses and my eyes are sensitive, but it doesn’t irritate them. Occasionally I’ve tried others that the DDs have given me or from a beauty Advent calendar, but none of them have been anywhere near as good.

I use Essence waterproof mascara from Wilko! So cheap it’s ridiculous! It’s excellent and, unlike more expensive and well-known brands, I’ve had no allergic reaction to it.

M0nica

One of the cheap brands in Superdrug. Mascara is mascara, is mascara, unless you have an allergy to one of the constituent ingredients of any particular brand.

If you wear black mascara the world is your oyster. You used to be able to easily get brown, grey or dark navy, but it's so difficult these days. Being very pale with reddish hair black is much too harsh for me.

NotAGran55

This is frequently asked on Mumsnet and Clinique Lash Power is repeatedly recommended . It has a small narrow brush that is easy to use, goes on well, easy to remove and comes in a dark brown which I use.
Currently on Black Friday offer I believe.

That's what I use, in dark chocolate. Thanks for the tip, I've been on the Clinique site and stocked up at the reduced price. I usually stock up in Duty free at the airport when I go to see my son and family, but they were out of stock this year

One of the cheap brands in Superdrug. Mascara is mascara, is mascara, unless you have an allergy to one of the constituent ingredients of any particular brand.

I use Max Factor Masterpiece.

Max Factor Calorie 2000. It doesn't irritate or smudge. Buy new every couple of months.

If your mascara has dried out don't try to revive it as it will be off and could m are your eyes sore . I buy any good name mascara in trial size from Ebay , ie lancome ,clinique Estee lauder . Costs about £5 /6 . I also wash the old used wand from the last one and use it to unclump my eyelashes after applying a couple of coats .

I'm allergic to almost everything - so I'm curious about magnetic lashes - and wonder if they stay put?

I don’t use mascara - tried it years ago - but it made my eyes itch. And now that I use glasses, there’s no point really, or probably there is, but I don’t bother 😂

I have tried most of the mascaras including the really expensive ones and I have been using this now for a couple of years and would not go back to anything else, I find it is excellent value for money and does a really good job

Dried out mascara? Give the brush a quick dip under tap water. Put the wand back in the tube and give it a good swish around and up and down.
I have used Boots Natural Collection, black/brown lash builder for years. Perfect for sensitive eyes.

I use Maybelline Eyebrow mascara on my brows and lashes. It's the only one that stays put and doesn't leave me looking like a panda.

Too true NotAGran 20/30% off at the shops but I thought I would ask here first, to be on the safe side.