Best drugstore mascara primer

"As the beauty assistant here at Allure, I test makeup all day long (insert smiley face emoji), and yet no mascara has come close to the volume and length I get from eyelash extensions — until now," she said. "A few swipes of the deeply pigmented MAC Magic Extension Mascara lift my stick-straight, short lashes and bring life back to my Zoom'd-out eyes — so much so that the results are comparable to the eye-opening effect I get from falsies." Best rated eyelash primer To start, apply a small coat of mascara primer to your natural lashes using a clean applicator. Then, use your regular mascara to coat your lashes. The primer will help to add volume and curl, giving you gorgeous lashes that will last all day long, as quick and easy as standard mascara application…

(And if waterproof mascara is what you’re after, we have a roundup of the best of high-end and drugstore ones.) Deal of the Day You don’t have to use waterproof mascara to get a grip. A tri-locking mascara like RMS Beauty’s Straight Up Volumizing Peptide Mascara will keep your mascara locked tight on your lashes without damaging them and causing them to break.

Santos' personal favorite is LANCÔME Cils Booster XL Super-Enhancing Mascara Base ($27), a conditioning formula infused with micro-fibers and vitamin E to add extra length and thickness to lashes while also nourishing them. Why do I need an eyelash conditioner? PortugalChevron

If you already spend half your wine budget on mascara and don’t ~totally~ have the $$$ to buy a fancy-ass primer, try this drugstore eyelash primer. It’s infused with hydrators like acai oil and mango butter to give your lashes a healthy dose of volume that won’t mess with your mascara formula. Best Drugstore Lash Primers Are you looking for extremely dramatic lashes? Then this is the primer for you. This primer promises up to 952% more volume, and that’s before mascara. The best part is every primer comes with a free mascara mini, so you get two products for the price of one! This is one of the best eyelash primers that really works!