Best mascaras in the UK from Maybelline, Benefit, Lancôme, Clinque, L’Oréal, MAC and Rimmel Bedford News

Mascara is one of the beauty products that doesn’t require huge expense to ensure a decent product, and this cult product from Maybelline is a prime example.

Beauty mavens may have spotted it doing the rounds on TikTok, where users demonstrate just how good it is for building height and curling lashes. In layers, it’s a mascara that adds DRAMA, and we’re big fans of the curved brush, which follows the natural shape of the eyelashes well.

Smudgers: this isn’t for you, at least not without a tube mascara to seal it in. Also, it will require re-application if you want to take it comfortably from day to night: it’s not a “long-lasting” product.

If that’s good enough for the stunning Zendaya…

French beauty brand Lancôme is renowned for its game-changing mascaras, and their latest is no exception – it’s brilliant at fanning out your lashes, lifting them and adding volume, for a beautifully full yet natural look.

The brush here is a serious proposition: 360 micro bristles, 250 different sizes, which means the wand works over time to hit every lash. It’s also curved, ideal for root-to-tip coverage.

One coat will lift your lashes and add volume, and you can up the ante by adding more coats – this jet black mascara doesn’t clump impressively. You don’t have to worry about stiff lashes either – miraculously, this powerful mascara leaves your lashes soft and fluffy.

After the false eyelash effect without faff? This best-selling Benefit product is for you.

With a sooty black formula, this mascara promises a lot but still manages to deliver. “Length, volume, lift!” he claims and does an impressive job on all three fronts.

We have incredibly straight lashes, and this baby did a great job giving lift and a curl that lasted all evening.

You’ll have lashes that Ru-Paul would be proud of but – miraculously – it doesn’t make them crispy.

Points against? A plastic bristle brush (a no-no for many discerning connoisseurs). But it’s a long, flexible brush, which we found helped deliver products from root to top, so we weren’t mad at it.

If your eyelashes have been through a rough patch, mascara will help them regain their full strength.

bareMinerals always focuses on skin-friendly formulas, and their serum-infused mascara is no exception. Following

Infused with a serum rich in peptides and amino acids, it’s gentler on your lashes than some fuller formulas, helping them become softer and more subtle. That said, it also gives an awesome look – we found it improved the volume, definition and lift of our lashes.

If your eyelashes grow back after chemo, this is what we recommend as a gentle comeback. (After processing is complete)

Charlotte Tilbury is the doyen of dramatic makeup, and her Push-Up Mascara went viral when it was released — for good reason.

Want to open your eyes for a striking, wide-eyed look? Here is. With a two-sided brush, it’s designed so you first apply mascara to your lashes with a flat, paddle-style wand. Then go back to separate and lift with the bristle side of the brush.

The result is glossy, voluminous black lashes – a look worthy of Marilyn Monroe – that last incredibly long.

Another two-sided brush here, but with a different logic – the flat side of the brush is for a subtle, natural daytime look, the round side for an evening va-va-voom that would make Rihanna proud.

Layer lashes with the bold side at night when you want higher impact lashes.

We also love the color range of this brand – the forest green is gorgeous in contrast to blue eyes, while the burgundy option absolutely sings on Afro-Caribbean skin.

Online Success Story Glossier loves creating products that create a fresh “no makeup” look, so no surprise their mascara excels in this ability.

An incredibly lightweight formula, its tiny fibers coat lashes, adding definition that’s subtle, yet natural – you, but at your best.

Tube mascaras are the best friend of those whose eyes are prone to irritation or people who touch their eyes a lot and therefore drool. They use a special polymer that “covers” the lashes – a kind of wax coating, which means the cover will absolutely stay in place no matter what you put it through. At the end of the day, some warm water and a gentle rub and the mascara will “peel off” into little tubes – deeply satisfying.

This, from Hourglass, is for our money the best tube mascara on the market, giving a curled, high-volume effect that comes off easily with lukewarm water when you need it.

Our best friend calls it “false in a tube” and we agree – it’s a brilliant way to grow out drag queen lashes with just a few flicks of the wrist.

With 5mm long fibers in its formula (3mm is standard), this will cling, like a limpet, to your natural lashes, instantly plumping and curling them upwards. The more layers, the higher the drama. Three, and you’ll look like Bambi in your beauty.

Lashes will always feel light and flexible, and stay put all day long without clumping or flaking.