Mascara for straight lashes

Benefit Fan Fest Mascara has the best record for straight lashes: 10 of 12 shoppers said it lifted their lashes or held a curl through the day, though that is a small group. Lancôme Lash Idôle Mascara follows at 15 of 20 and is the best pick sold on Amazon, since the leader has no official listing there. The other five sit closer to even, from 14 of 21 for Benefit BADgal BANG! Mascara down to 18 of 35 for Benefit They're Real! Lengthening Mascara, which has the weakest record here. Each record counts just shoppers who said they have straight lashes.

  • 270 store reviews counted
  • Ulta and Sephora shoppers
  • Aug 2015 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Does it lift straight lashes? What shoppers said
  1. Benefit Fan Fest Mascara 12 said either way
  2. Lancôme Lash Idôle Mascara 20 said either way
  3. Benefit BADgal BANG! Mascara 21 said either way
  4. Benefit Roller Lash Mascara 50 said either way
  5. Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara 25 said either way
  6. Benefit They're Real! Lengthening Mascara 35 said either way
  7. ILIA Limitless Lash Mascara 20 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for flat lashes. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Benefit Fan Fest Mascara Best record Benefit Fan Fest Mascara 10 of 12 say it lifted their straight lashes or held a curl See price & reviews on Amazon
Lancôme Lash Idôle Mascara Best pick on Amazon Lancôme Lash Idôle Mascara 15 of 20 say it lifted their straight lashes or held a curl See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Dropping the curl is the complaint that repeats, at 33% of ILIA reviews, 30% of Roller Lash reviews, 29% of Tarte reviews and 27% of They're Real! reviews. These shares count every review of each mascara, not just shoppers who stated a result, so they are not the same as the records.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Benefit Fan Fest Mascara

Benefit

Fan Fest Mascara

10/12 say it lifted their straight lashes or held a curl

10 of 12 shoppers with straight lashes said it lifted their lashes or held a curl, though that is a small group. Across its 16 reviews, 38% praise the length and 31% say it lasts all day. Reviews first posted on Benefit's own site were more mixed at 3 of 5, which we show but don't count.

What buyers praise

  • Lengthens lashes 38%
  • Lasts all day 31%
  • Adds volume 25%
  • Doesn't flake 19%
  • Doesn't smudge or flake 19%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 4 of 4
  • Sephora 6 of 8
  • Brand site 3 of 5 shown, not counted
See price & reviews on Amazon

Share of 16 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

2 Lancôme Lash Idôle Mascara

Lancôme

Lash Idôle Mascara

Best for flake-free wear

15/20 say it lifted their straight lashes or held a curl

15 of 20 shoppers said it lifted their lashes or held a curl. Of its 30 reviews, 27% like the separated, clump-free lashes, 27% praise the length and 23% say it doesn't flake. The main complaint is that straight lashes stay flat, at 20% of its reviews, followed by a look that is too subtle (10%) and a messy or awkward wand (10%).

What buyers praise

  • Lengthens lashes 27%
  • Separated, no clumps 27%
  • Lasts all day 27%
  • Doesn't flake 23%
  • Adds volume 13%

What buyers complain about

  • Too subtle 10%
  • Messy or awkward wand 10%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 15 of 20
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination10 of 13
  • Dry2 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light8 of 10
  • Light-medium to medium4 of 5
3

Benefit

BADgal BANG! Mascara

14/21 say it lifted their straight lashes or held a curl

14 of 21 shoppers with straight lashes said it lifted their lashes or held a curl. Of its 30 reviews, 23% praise the length and 20% say it adds volume. Dropping the curl is the main complaint, at 20% of its reviews, followed by clumping at 13%.

What buyers praise

  • Lengthens lashes 23%
  • Adds volume 20%
  • Separated, no clumps 10%
  • Easy to remove 7%
  • Lasts all day 7%

What buyers complain about

  • Clumpy 13%
  • Messy or awkward wand 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 14 of 21
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination8 of 12
  • Normal3 of 4
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light6 of 9
  • Light-medium to medium7 of 10

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

4 Benefit Roller Lash Mascara

Benefit

Roller Lash Mascara

30/50 say it lifted their straight lashes or held a curl

More shoppers with straight lashes stated a result for this mascara than for any other here (50), and the record is mixed: 30 of 50 said it lifted their lashes or held a curl. Across all 60 of its reviews, 23% praise the length. The complaints overlap, with 32% saying straight lashes stayed flat and 30% saying it dropped the curl, often in the same review.

What buyers praise

  • Lengthens lashes 23%
  • Separated, no clumps 18%
  • Works on short lashes 12%
  • Adds volume 12%
  • Doesn't smudge or flake 12%

What buyers complain about

  • Smudges or flakes 13%
  • Flakes under the eyes 5%
  • Messy or awkward wand 5%
  • Too expensive 3%
  • Dries out fast in the tube 3%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 15 of 24
  • Sephora 15 of 26
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination8 of 11
  • Normal4 of 6
  • Dry1 of 5
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light8 of 14
  • Light-medium to medium2 of 4
5 Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara

Tarte

Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara

16/25 say it lifted their straight lashes or held a curl

Separation and volume get the praise: 24% of its reviews say it separates lashes without clumps and 22% say it adds volume. Lift is less certain, with 16 of 25 shoppers saying it lifted their lashes or held a curl. Across all 45 of its reviews, 29% mention it dropping the curl.

What buyers praise

  • Separated, no clumps 24%
  • Adds volume 22%
  • Lengthens lashes 16%
  • Doesn't smudge or flake 13%
  • Works on short lashes 11%

What buyers complain about

  • Clumpy 11%
  • Flakes under the eyes 9%
  • Too expensive 4%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 3 of 5
  • Sephora 13 of 20
  • Brand site 4 of 7 shown, not counted
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination6 of 8
  • Dry4 of 6
  • Oily2 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light5 of 12
  • Light-medium to medium6 of 6
6

Benefit

They're Real! Lengthening Mascara

18/35 say it lifted their straight lashes or held a curl

It has the weakest record here at 18 of 35, close to an even split among shoppers with straight lashes. Across all 59 of its reviews, 36% praise the length and 24% say it adds volume, but 27% say straight lashes stayed flat and 27% say it dropped the curl.

What buyers praise

  • Lengthens lashes 36%
  • Adds volume 24%
  • Separated, no clumps 22%
  • Lasts all day 17%
  • Works on short lashes 15%

What buyers complain about

  • Clumpy 14%
  • Hard to remove 5%
  • Flakes under the eyes 5%
  • Smudges or flakes 3%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 10 of 16
  • Sephora 8 of 19
  • Brand site 0 of 1 shown, not counted
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination4 of 11
  • Oily1 of 4
  • Dry3 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light3 of 7
  • Light-medium to medium4 of 8
  • Medium-tan to tan1 of 4

Share of 59 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

7

ILIA

Limitless Lash Mascara

11/20 say it lifted their straight lashes or held a curl

Dropping the curl is the main complaint, at 33% of its 30 reviews, though 11 of 20 shoppers with straight lashes said it lifted their lashes or held a curl. Smudging or flaking comes up in 13% of its reviews and irritated eyes in 10%, while 17% say it works on short lashes.

What buyers praise

  • Works on short lashes 17%
  • Lengthens lashes 17%
  • Separated, no clumps 10%
  • Doesn't smudge or flake 10%
  • Doesn't flake 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Smudges or flakes 13%
  • Irritates eyes 10%
  • Transfers to lids 7%
  • Runs in water or tears 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 11 of 20
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination5 of 10
  • Dry1 of 4
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light7 of 11
  • Medium-tan to tan2 of 3

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 97,713 reviews at Ulta and Sephora. We searched them for flat lashes and read the newest matching reviews, up to 40 per product and store, posted between Aug 2015 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Ulta also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. They run much more positive than store reviews of the same products (across 19 products with both, 76% of brand-site reviewers said the product solved the problem, against 55% of Ulta shoppers), so we show them on product cards but never count them.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Benefit Fan Fest Mascara Ulta and Sephora (16 reviews counted)
  2. Lancôme Lash Idôle Mascara Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  3. Benefit BADgal BANG! Mascara Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  4. Benefit Roller Lash Mascara Ulta and Sephora (60 reviews counted)
  5. Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara Ulta and Sephora (45 reviews counted)
  6. Benefit They're Real! Lengthening Mascara Ulta and Sephora (59 reviews counted)
  7. ILIA Limitless Lash Mascara Sephora (30 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which mascara works on straight lashes?

Benefit Fan Fest Mascara has the best record (10 of 12), followed by Lancôme Lash Idôle Mascara (15 of 20) and Benefit BADgal BANG! Mascara (14 of 21). The leader rests on a small group of 12 shoppers, and the lower records sit closer to even. Each record counts just shoppers who said they have straight lashes.

Is Benefit They're Real! Lengthening Mascara good for straight lashes?

It has the weakest record here at 18 of 35. Across all 59 of its reviews, 36% praise the length, but 27% say straight lashes stayed flat and 27% say it dropped the curl.

Should I curl my lashes before using mascara?

Some shoppers with straight lashes described curling their lashes before applying mascara. If your lashes stay flat with mascara alone, curling first is one thing to try. We don't track who curled first, so the records here show what shoppers said each mascara did.

Which of these mascaras are sold on Amazon?

Lancôme Lash Idôle Mascara is the best pick sold on Amazon, at 15 of 20. Benefit Roller Lash Mascara, Benefit They're Real! Lengthening Mascara and ILIA Limitless Lash Mascara are also sold there, as is Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara. Benefit Fan Fest Mascara and Benefit BADgal BANG! Mascara are not sold officially on Amazon.

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