5 Water-Based Mascaras You Can Wear With Lash Extensions

April 12, 2022

By: Jazmine A. Ortiz | Makeup.com by L'Oréal

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Best Clean Mascara

Urban Decay Wild Lash Mascara

For fluffy fullness and length, look no further than this clean, plant-powered mascara. The vegan formula feels soft, not crunchy, on your lashes thanks to a nourishing combination of coconut, sunflower seed and jojoba oils. It’s lightweight, flake-resistant and easy to remove, so you can extend the life of your lash extensions.

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Best Drugstore Volumizing Mascara

L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Original Mascara

This bold, volume-building formula is the lash boost you didn’t know your falsies needed. It promises five times fuller and thicker lashes, plus separates every lash for a clump-free look. Panthenol and ceramide-R help protect and condition lashes without harming your extensions.

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Best High-End Volumizing Mascara

YSL Beauty Lash Clash Extreme Volume Mascara

Score envy-inducing volume and up to 24 hours of wear with this jet-black mascara. The smudge-proof formula features iris extract to condition your lashes and an oversize, cone-shaped wand to capture even the tiniest, most stubborn inner corner lashes.

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Best Drugstore Lengthening Mascara

Maybelline New York Great Lash Mascara

At one point or another, this iconic drugstore mascara has most likely graced your presence, be it in the checkout aisle of your local supermarket or staring right back at you in your makeup bag. The trusted formula is loved for the way it lengthens your lashes without clumping — a.k.a the ultimate goal for your extensions.

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Best High-End Lengthening Mascara

Lancôme Definicils Mascara

This mascara is perfect to use on your faux lashes because it offers noticeable yet natural-looking results. The formula won’t clump, and its skinny wand will lengthen and separate your lashes. Be sure to get the washable version so that you don’t have to work too hard to get the product off your lash extensions.

Additional reporting by Ariel Wodarcyk

Photographer: Chaunte Vaughn