I'm a beauty editor, and this is the one big mascara swap I recommend making for summer

Daily Mail​

21 hours ago

Mascara is the ultimate staple in your make-up bag. A desert island product for many, and a daily must for most. And for those of us without luscious dark lashes, swiping through some black mascara before running out of the house is second nature.
However, if you've been addicted to black mascara for as long as you can remember, then I have news for you. Because the most up-to-date way to wear it this summer is to swap black for a the chicer shade of brown - and it could make you look even better.
Yes, it looks more subtle, but it can also make certain eye colours - particularly blue and green - pop more. It's mascara's version of quiet luxury; polished but understated. Which explains why more brands than ever are adding the shade to their bestselling mascaras. Read on to discover our tried-and-tested favourites.
FOR HIGH OCTANE LENGTH:
Hourglass Instant Extensions Espresso Mascara, £32, Space NK
This is their cult tubing mascara – so cult one sells every 60 seconds. Tubing mascaras basically work by using polymers that set into flexible tubes that wrap round the diameter of each lash, like a tube coating. These rings extend the length by building beyond the tip of your natural lash, don't crumble like traditional mascaras, and can be removed without using make-up remover. Due to those clever polymer tubes, you can simply slide the mascara off using warm water. Deeply satisfying.
£32 Shop
FOR GREAT VALUE:
L'Oreal Paris Volume Million Lashes Panorama Mascara in Brown, £12.99, Boots
The increased length and volume this powerful tube can give is gob-smacking. The wand combs clumps out really well and it layers so you can turn the volume up to 11 with two coats.
L'Oreal Paris Volume Million Lashes Panorama Mascara
£12.99 Shop
FOR A NATURAL EFFECT:
Glossier Lash Slick Lift and Lengthening Mascara, £20, Space NK
This is as subtle as it sounds – more weightless than your typical mascara thanks to tiny one- and two-millimetre long fibres that it sticks to your lashes. You apply it just like a normal mascara and brush through, plus it can also be removed with warm water.
£20 Shop
FOR DRAMATIC LIFT:
Westman Atelier Eye Want You Mascara in Clean Le Brun, £42, Cult Beauty
From the mind of Gucci Westman, a high profile celebrity make-up artist and previous Artistic Director at both Lancome and Revlon, this mascara is a real overachiever -which it should be for the price. It has a tapered tip to allow reaching tiny lashes in the corners of your eyes, a creamy formula filled with carnauba and she butter to avoid flaking and help condition, and is highly pigmented for a rich payoff. Plus it has no nasties like silicones, parabens, phthalates, fragrance or talc.
Westman Atelier Eye Want You Mascara
£42 Shop
FOR EXTREME DEFINITION:
Sculpted by Aimee My Mascara in Brown, £18, sculptedbyAimee.co.uk
The wand on this is ever so slightly curved for the perfect amount of curl without having to use eyelash curlers. The back of the wand has a really effective comb on it to help define and seek out any lumps – no wonder one sells every second.
Sculpted by Aimee My Mascara
£18 Shop
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