Fluff Up Your Lashes and Give Them a Healthy Boost With These 12 Mascaras, All Under $10

Published Mar 12, 2025 8:42 am ET


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There are lots of wonderful benefits to aging, but thinning lashes isn’t exactly one of them. Luckily, there are a plethora of mascaras that provide length, volume and definition, and some even have ingredients that can help with lash growth. But you don’t have to break the bank to find a good mascara. Ahead, we’ve rounded up 11 mascaras that provide various benefits — and they’re all under $10!

  1. This L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Mascara is a personal favorite of mine. It’s lightweight, smudge-proof and gives my lashes that lifted, “false eyelash” effect.
  1. For 16-hour flake-free coverage, glide this Milani Lash Extensions Mascara on your lashes. It’s formulated with shea butter and castor seed oil to condition and nourish your lashes while adding volume.
  1. Get a bold and dramatic look in just two to three coats with this under-$5 essence Lash Princess False Effect Mascara.
  1. Sitting at a whopping 41% off, this best-selling Maybelline mascara gives you a full lash look in just one coat. It also has over 12,000 five-star ratings.
  1. With its super thin and flexible wand, this L’Oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara is easy to apply on short lashes and gives you a clump-free, defined look.
  1. Swipe on this Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara for sky-high lashes. The Flex Tower brush evenly coats each lash and makes them feel as light as air.
  1. This Neutrogena Healthy Lengths Mascara has hair-healthy ingredients like beeswax, vitamin E, rice protein and olive oil for healthy lashes that grow to their full potential.
  1. For smudge-free and long-lasting lashes, add a couple of swipes of this affordable e.l.f. Lash ‘N Roll Mascara, which delivers curl and volume with its double-sided, curved silicone brush.
  1. Infused with aloe and vitamin B, this Almay mascara conditions and doubles the plumpness of your lashes.
  1. Magnify your lashes and rock this Covergirl Lash Blast Clean Mascara that has a smudge-proof, vegan formula.
  1. Keep your lashes intact all day long by gliding this waterproof, thickening mascara on. Creamy and clump-free, it only takes one to two swipes for a voluminous look.

Lauryn Jiles

Lauryn Jiles

Author McClatchy Commerce

Lauryn Jiles is a Content Commerce Assistant at McClatchy. She is based in South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Lauryn has written for numerous brands and is well-versed in the fashion, beauty, health, and lifestyle verticals. She enjoys yoga, coffee, fashion museums, sushi, and traveling.

Kayleigh Drake

Kayleigh Drake

Editor McClatchy Commerce

Kayleigh Drake is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy. She’s based in Birmingham, Alabama, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kayleigh has written and edited content for numerous publications, with a particular focus on the food, kitchen, home and lifestyle verticals. When she’s not fulfilling her editorial duties, she loves record shopping, playing guitar, baking and buying entirely too many plants.