At COVERGIRL, we’re Leaping Bunny approved cruelty free by Cruelty Free International, so you know our products are never tested on animals. As you can see, my lashes are actually visible in the photo on the right, and noticeably thicker and more curled. If you hate spiky plastic brushes, you might want to avoid this one, though I have found that since the spikes are short and not too sharp, I don't end up stabbing myself in the eye like I do with some others (Benefit They're Real, for instance).

Nourish your lashes with COVERGIRL®’s Flourish by LashBlast, which includes coconut, avocado, and papaya oils. I also don't believe any brand claims or before-and-after photos until I've actually tested the mascaras on myself. Despite how clumsy I thought LashBlast Volume's thick, caterpillar-like brush would be, it actually held onto my itty-bitty lashes and didn't make them clump, even as I continued swiping on product. I personally can only use waterproof (stupid straight lashes) but I have tried the original Lash Blast wp.The bristles really did grab each and every hair, especially after I wiggled the wand through them for good measure. This particular mascara is especially difficult to review, because there's nothing exactly remarkable about it, despite its being one of my favorite mascaras out there.

April (she/her) is the beauty director at Good Housekeeping, Prevention and Woman's Day, where she oversees all beauty content.This clean formula is free from parabens, sulfate, talc and mineral oil, and it’s infused with argan and marula oils to help condition lashes while you’re wearing it. Sweep on a few coats of mascara, using a side-to-side wiggling motion moving from roots to tips of lashes, then do the rest of makeup while you let the mascara dry.