We’re not gatekeeping these six best volumising mascaras in India

For many, mascara is an everyday staple, along with a dab of colour on the cheeks and lips. Elongated, defined lashes can make you look put together in an instant. The key, however, is to find a mascara that delivers when it comes to performance and long wear, considering humid climates. “In India’s hot, humid climate, mascaras must resist smudging, flaking, and loss of curl,” says celebrity make-up artist Maria Asadi. “Tubing mascaras are ideal as they form sweat- and humidity-proof ‘tubes’ around each lash. Alternatively, waterproof mascaras also hold curl and withstand moisture.” 

Not just picking the best mascara for volume, or a lengthening mascara, but using the right technique is equally important to achieve effortlessly fluttery lashes. Asadi recommends curling the lashes from the roots to the tips. “I often notice that people don’t take the mascara close to the roots. Imagine someone blow-drying your hair from the middle and leaving the top section untouched? It’s important to wiggle the mascara right from your roots and move the wand left and right—and not just upwards—while applying the product. It makes a huge difference,” explains Asadi. Now that you have the best tips on how to apply mascara, we round up the best mascaras for volume in India, along with some lengthening mascara options as well. 

KUSH Mascara, Milk Makeup: Best vegan lengthening mascara 

This award-winning product is among the best mascaras for volume in India, thanks to its hollow fibres that promote longer, thicker, and fuller-looking lashes. Its formula is not only vegan but also features ingredients like hemp seed, poppy seed, and sunflower seed oil, as well as glycerin, to nourish and protect the lashes. The mascara ensures zero flaking, budging and fallout. It is available in a waterproof mascara variant too. 

Priced at ₹3,300

Available at sephora.in 

Lunar Lift Mascara, Mokae Beauty: Best humidity-proof tubing mascara 

Crafted by celebrity make-up artist Sandhya Shekar, this tubing mascara from Mokae Beauty is perfect for those who prefer ditching falsies and lash extensions. Pumped with shea butter, glycerin, castor and jojoba seed oil, this vegan mascara lengthens the lashes, rendering a fanned-out effect. The bristles don’t poke the water line, the formula isn’t clumpy. This lengthening mascara promises a smudge-free, water-resistant wear all day long. 

Priced at ₹2,199

Available at mokaebeauty.com 

Turbo Lash Mascara, Estee Lauder: best mascara to boost volume  

This underrated product is one of the best mascaras for volume in India, delivering a volume boost with a single coat. Enriched with castor oil, argan oil, and maracuja oil, this nourishing formula works hard to fortify your lashes as well as amplify the volume from the first sweep. The wand is dense, which could create clumps if the mascara is layered copiously, but you don’t really need more than two coats. 

Priced at ₹3,300

Available at tirabeauty.com  

M.A.C Stack Elevated Mascara, M.A.C Cosmetics: Best mascara for long, fluttery lashes

An extension to the M.A.C Stack mascara that launched in 2022, this lengthening mascara will lift your lashes like none other. The curvy, slender wand equips the mascara to reach the roots of every lash and coat them well enough to look defined and dramatic. Since the wand is so ergonomic, this mascara is super buildable—with ingredients like argan oil, castor oil, and olive oil.

Priced at ₹3,300

Available at maccosmetics.in 

Lash Idôle Mascara, Lancôme: Best waterproof mascara for everyday wear

This waterproof mascara is a best-seller from the brand, for it delivers a natural, fanned-out effect, perfect for everyday eye makeup. The tilted wand, with bristles from an ascending to descending sequence, for an instant lift. 

Priced at ₹2,900

Available at nykaa.com  

Ribbon Wrapped Lash, Too Faced: Best tubing mascara for Indian humidity 

To achieve fluttery yet wispy lashes, turn to the newly-launched tubing lengthening mascara from Too Faced that features a simple yet effective, canonical wand. With shea butter, castor oil, and glycerin, this clump-free formula adds dramatic length to the lashes and is the perfect mascara for Indian humidity. It doesn’t leak, budge, flake or break down upon contact with sweat and/or water.  

Priced at ₹2,650

Available at nykaa.com