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For many women, mascara is the one product we put on every time we leave the house. It’s easy to apply, and it can make us look so much more put together. Unfortunately, it’s also the one product that will make you look at best like you have two black eyes if it smudges or gets wet. Using a waterproof mascara can seriously mitigate the damage.
Aside from being way better for you and the environment, using organically-sourced waterproof mascara actually works. It’s entirely possible to find high quality, all natural mascara that leaves out the pesky, and sometimes hidden, chemicals that mass-marketed mascara often contains.
Ingredients like petroleum, synthetic-based solvents, parabens, and phthalates just don’t belong on your face – especially on your eyelashes, where makeup is likely to come into contact with your eyes’ mucous membranes (they’re delicate, so treat them kindly!) To keep it super safe, look for mascaras that contain at least 70% organic ingredients.
Sold on the organic waterproof mascaras? Here are some waterproof and water resistant mascaras that fit the bill.
The Best All-Natural Waterproof Mascaras
Ere Perez Avocado Waterproof Mascara – $24
This volumizing mascara is made with mamey and avocado oils – they’re known to super strengthen your lashes, stimulate growth, and regenerate.
It’s smudge proof, waterproof, and lasts for 25 hours. Bonus – it’s also gentle on sensitive eyes.
Ingredients: carnauba (copernicia cerifera) wax, palm kernel (elaeis guineensis) wax, soybean (gyicine soja) seed oil, dimethicone, calcium stearate, Cacahuananche (licania arborea seem) oil, mamey (pouteria sapota) oil, sweet almond (prunus amygdalus dulcis) oil, isopropyl palmitate, avocado (Persea gratissima) oil, palmitic acid, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), orange (citrus aurantium dulcis) oil, lemon (citrus medica limonum) oil, bergamot (citrus bergamia) oil, iron oxides
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Glossier Lash Slick — $16
“Extensions without the extensions” is how Glossier markets their new mascara. This water-resistant mascara, or “Lash Slick,” won’t flake or smudge, but will lengthen, curl, and sculpt your lashes.
It works using Japanese Fiber Technology, which means that curved fibers hook onto your lashes and extend their length. The tapered comb brush applicator separates your lashes as it applies the mascara, preventing clumping and even application.
This mascara is particularly great for sensitive eyes and contact wearers. It’s paraben free, hypoallergenic, non-irritating, and cruelty-free.
Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Acrylates Copolymer, Alcohol, Cera Alba/Beeswax/Cire d’abeille, PEG-15 Glyceryl Stearate, Cera Carnauba/Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax/Cire de Carnauba, Butylene Glycol, Kaolin, Pullulan, Behenyl Alcohol, Bentonite, Rayon, Alcohol Denat., Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Sucrose Distearate, VP/VA Copolymer, Nylon-6, Aminomethyl Propanol, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Silica, Panthenol, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain/Peut Contenir (±): CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77266 (Black 2).
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Thrive Liquid Lash Extensions Mascara – $24
Liquid Lash Extensions Mascara is designed to make it look like you are wearing fake lashes when all you have on is mascara.
Korean plant extract and buildable fibers are there to lengthen and curl your lashes, vitamin B5 strengthens and moisturizes, and the orchid complex is there to encourage growth. Kind of like a
It’s touted as anti-clumping, anti-flaking, and no smudge. This mascara is cruelty-free, vegan, paraben and sulfate free, and is also free of toxins.
Ingredients: Water, Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer, Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Alcohol Denat., Glyceryl Stearate SE, Glycerin, Dimethicone, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Stearic Acid, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Tromethamine, Palmitic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Laureth-21, PVP, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Methylglucamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Neofinetia Falcata,Callus Culture Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Lecithin
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Tips for the Ultimate Mascara Application
- When you apply waterproof mascara, start with clean eyelashes.
- For best results, curl your lashes before applying mascara.
- Be sure the mascara wand is covered with mascara.
- Wipe excess mascara on the rim of the mascara tube or with a tissue. This will help create an even coat of mascara on your lashes.
- When you apply mascara, pay particular attention to the base of your eyelashes.
- For a more natural look, just pull the wand along your lashes, in the direction of their growth.
- For a doe-eyed look, zigzag the brush as you drag it along your lashes.
- Apply as many coats as you like, but make sure you check for clumps. Use an eyelash comb or brush to remove them.
- Make sure waterproof mascara is dry before exposing it to water.
If you’re looking for more options that haven’t wholly deemed the title of “waterproof,” we recommend the following: W3ll People’s Expressionist Mascara, Lily Lolo’s Natural Vegan Mascara, Kjaer Weis, RMS Beauty’s Volumizing Mascara, and Ilia’s Pure Mascara.
What’s your favorite waterproof mascara?
To Your Beautiful Lashes,
Caroline
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