How to Use mascara in a Sentence

mascara

noun
  • Two icons for the price of one mascara.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • This is where the best no-clump mascaras come in.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Tears — and mascara — streaked her cheeks.
    — Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In our books, this is the best mascara for a false lash look.
    — Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Just swipe on a red lip and mascara and see where the day takes you.
    — Kristin Limoges, WWD, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Add some mascara, brush up your brows, and swipe on a gloss or lip oil.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 8 May 2025
  • There’s a mascara that plumps and a mascara that tubes.
    — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Now all the shows this season, no mascara.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
  • This wake-up call has put more pressure on the mascara world.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 1 May 2025
  • What’s the best magnet mascara to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • Finish with a few swipes of mascara to bind the falsies with your own fringe.
    — Lisa Desantis, Health.com, 3 July 2018
  • How much does magnet mascara cost?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • Most mascaras are too wet on the first swipe, but this one is perfect from the get-go.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
  • How to prep your lashes for mascara For starters?
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Who can say no to a high-quality silk sleep mask and a new mascara?
    — Glamour, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Top it with some falsies and a few coats of black mascara to make your gaze even more intense.
    — Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Feel free to skip the setting powders and go straight to mascara.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 12 July 2024
  • Too thick of a mascara coat, and suddenly my gaze droops.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Brown mascara can make the eyes look tired and even slightly yellow.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2019
  • Which magnet mascaras are best?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • Avendaño shimmies the mascara brush from left to right and from root to tip.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2026
  • This mascara feels weightless on the lashes and keeps them curled all day long.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 16 Dec. 2022
  • This mascara trio comes with some of Tarte's most beloved lash products.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 29 Nov. 2019
  • So when the mascara, the shadows, the liquid line, and the long wear lip.
    — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Tarte got pretty playful with their mascara shade range.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Put a drop of dish soap on each stain, then gently rub to dissolve the mascara.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This pulls the mascara all the way from the base of the lid to the tips of the eyelashes.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • What is the correct way to apply mascara?
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The mascara dries quickly, and there’s no mess or smudging.
    — Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 10 Mar. 2026
  • And in the same way that blue mascara makes the whites of your eyes pop, the blue tint helps teeth look whiter, too.
    — Jamie Rosen, Town & Country, 12 Apr. 2013

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