10 Super-Effective Curling Mascaras If Your Lashes Are Stick-Straight

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If I could only wear one type of makeup product for the rest of my life, it would be mascara. It's the first product I ever used, and it's truly the one makeup item I'm most fanatical about. (I have a healthy collection of at least 50.)

That said, it's truly a trick to find a mascara that can successfully curl and lift my long, stick-straight lashes. I love and appreciate the natural length I was born with, but with that blessing comes the curse of profoundly droop-prone fringe. So although I also love mascaras touting length, volume and definition, my main concern is always curl. And unfortunately, most mascaras I've tried over the years (even before I was a beauty editor) fall disastrously flat. There is some serious strategy when it comes to developing the best curling mascaras, and while I'm not an expert in terms of chemistry, production or design, I've noticed some consistent themes in brush design, consistency and ingredients. (For instance, heavy, overly wet mascaras will simply never be your friend if you desire satisfying lift and curl from your wand.) 

Because I'm so passionate about finding, testing and recommending the best curling mascaras in the beauty biz, I've compiled a list of foolproof options for anyone who's ever been convinced their lashes are resistant to curl. Keep scrolling! Your ultimate lash-curling mascara soulmate is waiting for you just below, along with some of my favourite eye-enhancing products to pair with each. 

Essence Lash Princess Curl & Volume Mascara

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Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara

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Ilia Limitless Lash Mascara

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MAC Cosmetics Extended Play Gigablack Lash Mascara

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Fenty Beauty Full Frontal Volume, Lift and Curl Mascara

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Glossier Lash Slick Mascara

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Kosas The Big Clean Volumizing + Lash Care Mascara

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Benefit Cosmetics Roller Lash Curling and Lifting Mascara

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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes Mascara

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Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara

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Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content for Who What Wear for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie and Who What Wear family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.