If You Hate Removing Mascara, These Water-Based Formulas Will Change Your Life

Available in three natural-looking shades, Lancôme's best-selling mascara creates the look of fuller lashes with a flake-free, non-clumping formula that lifts and lengthens the lashes. Its brush dispenses the perfect amount of formula while separating for a natural yet defined eyelash look.

Pros: Does not transfer or smudge

Cons: None

If it's a mascara and length primer combo you're after, look no further than this cult-classic multipurpose mascara duo by Honest Beauty. Made with Jojoba esters and without mineral oil, parabens, silicones, or paraffins, this mascara delivers both length and staying powder with the help of a primer to enhance the mascara's performance. 

Pros: Applies smoothly and evenly to the lashes

Cons: None

Zero clumps, clean definition, and length are the three descriptors that come to mind when using this mascara. In addition to delivering major definition and volume for longer looking lashes (thanks to its flexible lash accentuating brush), the product can be removed without any discomfort using soap and water.

Pros: Brush separates the lashes for definition

Cons: Leaves some flakes with reapplication

Yves Saint Laurent's buildable, volumizing mascara is enriched with ingredients that nurture, strengthen, and lengthen the lashes for a long-lasting false eyelash effect. While its formula is infused with moroccan argan oil and pro-vitamin B5, its described by the brand as being majority water-based, lending to conditioned lashes that appear fuller overtime.

Pros: Offers intense pigment and length

Cons: Highest price point

Although I rarely where falsies, when I do, I absolutely live for this mascara since it adds the ideal amount of buildable volume to the lashes. Offered in 13 shades and finishes, the Voluminous Original Mascara builds the lashes up to 5x their natural thickness while keeping them incredibly soft and resistant to clumping.

Pros: Removes easily with soap and water

Cons: Slight smudging by end of day

Maybelline's Full 'N Soft Washable Mascara uses a unique advanced thickening formula using nourishing Vitamin E for softer and fuller looking lashes. Like many of the other mascaras included on this list, it removes easily with soap and water to prevent lash loss and is suitable for sensitive eyes and skin as well as contact lens wearers.

Pros: Creates full, healthy-looking lashes

Cons: None

The Lash Blast Clean Volume Mascara (offered in four natural-looking shades) is made from a clean, vegan formula infused with argan and marula oil to provide 10 times the volume of bare lashes. Its applicator brush also separates and defines for visibly longer and fuller lashes.

Pros: No smudging or clumping

Cons: Flakes over a day

Does your mascara dissipate by the end of the day? It's time to update your makeup routine with one that lasts. This long-lasting mascara by Xtreme Lashes is formulated specifically for semi-permanent lash extensions for dramatic definition and length. Its formula features vitamin B5 to define and nourish your natural lashes.

Pros: Waterproof and non-clumping

Cons: Smudges with all-day wear

This is my best kept secret to achieving longer, healthy-looking eyelashes in seconds. Neutrogena's Healthy Lengths Mascara helps your natural lashes grow using a formula that features rice protein, vitamin E, and olive oil to keep them nourished and looking noticeably longer.

Pros: Affordable price point

Cons: Minimal flaking and clumping

Achieving long, voluminous lashes shouldn't lead to them feeling weighed down. Benefit Cosmetic's volumizing mascara offers a solution with a smudge-proof, water-resistant formula that instantly lifts and lengthens the lashes using aero-particles (one of the lightest known materials derived from space technology).

Pros: Instantly delivers length and volume

Cons: Formula dries quickly

I've been using this mascara non-stop for years and can't imagine a day when I won't reach for it to complete my everyday makeup routine. It conditions and thickens the lashes using a hypoallergenic formula that's ophthalmologist tested and safe for contact lens wearers. I love how smoothly it glides onto the lashes without unsightly clumps or flaking.

Pros: Long-lasting and easy to remove

Cons: Dries slowly after application

This mascara is infused with bamboo extract and fibers for long and full lashes without any flaking or smudging. Its flexible mascara brush coats every lash evenly with product, extending each one from root to tip. It's also ophthalmologist-approved, allergy-tested, and safe for sensitive eyes.

Pros: Easy to apply and remove

Cons: None

Perricone MD's No Makeup Mascara is a two-in-one lash treatment and mascara clinically proven to produce the appearance of lengthened, lifted, and thick lashes. Its formula is full of nourishing ingredients, while its dual-faced brush ensures precise application.

Pros: Natural-looking finish

Cons: Somewhat flakey