Mascara that lengthens lashes

L'Oréal Paris Telescopic has the best record for length: 37 of 38 shoppers said it made their lashes look longer. Maybelline Lash Sensational comes next at 53 of 59, and more reviewers weighed in on it than on any other mascara here (59). Tubing and regular mascaras are ranked together here, and the one tubing mascara, e.l.f. Lash XTNDR Tubing Mascara, sits third at 30 of 35.

  • 291 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Mar 2021 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it make lashes look longer? What shoppers said
  1. L'Oréal Paris Telescopic 38 said either way
  2. Maybelline Lash Sensational 59 said either way
  3. e.l.f. Lash XTNDR Tubing Mascara 35 said either way
  4. L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise 29 said either way
  5. e.l.f. Lash 'N Roll 24 said either way
  6. Maybelline The Falsies Surreal Extensions 31 said either way
  7. COVERGIRL Clump Crusher Extension Mascara 21 said either way

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

L'Oréal Paris Telescopic Best record L'Oréal Paris Telescopic 37 of 38 say it made their lashes look longer See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Clumps and hard removal pile up on one formula: 28% of Maybelline The Falsies Surreal Extensions reviews say clumpy and 25% say hard to remove, both above the other mascaras here. Separated lashes are the draw at COVERGIRL Clump Crusher Extension Mascara, with 81% of its reviews praising them, though it has the weakest record for length here at 16 of 21.

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 L'Oréal Paris Telescopic

L'Oréal Paris

Telescopic

Best for noticeable length

37/38 say it made their lashes look longer

Near-unanimous on length: 37 of 38 said lashes looked longer, the highest share on this page. 22% praise separated lashes and 12% say it lasted all day. Complaints are small and scattered, like clumps (8%) and an awkward wand (8%). Reviews first posted on the brand's site agree at 6 of 7, which we show but don't count.

What buyers praise

  • Separated, no clumps 22%
  • Lasts all day 12%
  • Doesn't flake 12%
  • Adds volume 10%
  • Easy to remove 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Smudges or flakes 8%
  • Clumpy 8%
  • Messy or awkward wand 8%
  • Hard to remove 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 37 of 38
  • Brand site 6 of 7 shown, not counted
2 Maybelline Lash Sensational

Maybelline

Lash Sensational

Best for length and volume

53/59 say it made their lashes look longer

Length plus volume: 53 of 59 said lashes looked longer, 38% say it adds volume and 27% say lashes stay separated. Flaking under the eyes is the main complaint, at 11%. More reviewers weighed in on this mascara than on any other here (59), so its record rests on firm ground.

What buyers praise

  • Adds volume 38%
  • Separated, no clumps 27%
  • Lasts all day 18%
  • Easy to remove 14%
  • Doesn't flake 12%

What buyers complain about

  • Flakes under the eyes 11%
  • Clumpy 5%
  • Hard to remove 5%
  • Smudges or flakes 4%
  • Irritates eyes 4%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 53 of 59
  • Brand site 8 of 11 shown, not counted
3 e.l.f. Lash XTNDR Tubing Mascara

e.l.f.

Lash XTNDR Tubing Mascara

Best for easy removal

30/35 say it made their lashes look longer

A tubing mascara that shoppers found easy to take off, with 38% saying it came off easily. 30 of 35 said lashes looked longer, and 19% call it good value. Reviewers' complaints are clumps (11%), irritated eyes (8%) and a dropped curl (8%).

What buyers praise

  • Easy to remove 38%
  • Separated, no clumps 19%
  • Good value 19%
  • Adds volume 19%
  • Doesn't smudge or flake 19%

What buyers complain about

  • Clumpy 11%
  • Drops the curl or weighs lashes down 8%
  • Irritates eyes 8%
  • Hard to remove 5%
  • Flakes under the eyes 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 30 of 35
  • Brand site 2 of 2 shown, not counted
4 L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise

L'Oréal Paris

Voluminous Lash Paradise

Best for extra volume

25/29 say it made their lashes look longer

Volume is the extra draw: 44% say it adds volume, and 25 of 29 said lashes looked longer. 11% like the natural look and 11% call it good value. Clumps are the complaint at 17%, and 6% say the formula changed for the worse.

What buyers praise

  • Adds volume 44%
  • Doesn't flake 14%
  • Separated, no clumps 14%
  • Easy to remove 11%
  • Natural look 11%

What buyers complain about

  • Clumpy 17%
  • Flakes under the eyes 6%
  • Messy or awkward wand 6%
  • Formula changed for the worse 6%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 25 of 29
  • Brand site 2 of 5 shown, not counted
5 e.l.f. Lash 'N Roll

e.l.f.

Lash 'N Roll

Best for separated lashes, good value

21/24 say it made their lashes look longer

Good value and separated lashes are the draw: 45% call it good value and 48% say lashes stayed apart. 21 of 24 said they looked longer. Complaints are small, like irritated eyes (9%) and smudging (9%). Reviews first posted on the brand's site agree at 8 of 8, which we show but don't count.

What buyers praise

  • Separated, no clumps 48%
  • Good value 45%
  • Easy to remove 24%
  • Adds volume 21%
  • Doesn't smudge or flake 18%

What buyers complain about

  • Irritates eyes 9%
  • Smudges or flakes 9%
  • Flakes under the eyes 6%
  • Hard to remove 6%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 21 of 24
  • Brand site 8 of 8 shown, not counted
6 Maybelline The Falsies Surreal Extensions

Maybelline

The Falsies Surreal Extensions

24/31 say it made their lashes look longer

Length is there, with 24 of 31 saying lashes looked longer, and 25% praise the volume. The trade-offs run heavier than elsewhere on this page: 28% say clumpy and 25% say hard to remove, while 12% mention smudging and 12% flaking.

What buyers praise

  • Adds volume 25%
  • Holds a curl 8%
  • Separated, no clumps 8%
  • Lasts all day 8%
  • Easy to remove 5%

What buyers complain about

  • Clumpy 28%
  • Hard to remove 25%
  • Smudges or flakes 12%
  • Flakes under the eyes 12%
  • Messy or awkward wand 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 24 of 31
  • Brand site 2 of 5 shown, not counted
7 COVERGIRL Clump Crusher Extension Mascara

COVERGIRL

Clump Crusher Extension Mascara

Best for separated, natural look

16/21 say it made their lashes look longer

Better known for separation than length: 81% praise separated lashes and 29% like the natural look. 16 of 21 said lashes looked longer, the weakest record here, and 6% found the effect too subtle. Smudging (10%) and running in water or tears (6%) round out the complaints.

What buyers praise

  • Separated, no clumps 81%
  • Natural look 29%
  • Doesn't smudge or flake 19%
  • Adds volume 10%
  • Easy to remove 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Smudges or flakes 10%
  • Messy or awkward wand 6%
  • Runs in water or tears 6%
  • Too subtle 6%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 16 of 21
  • Brand site 6 of 7 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 34,883 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about length, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Mar 2021 and Sep 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 (13 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

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.

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Product pages we read

  1. L'Oréal Paris Telescopic Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Maybelline Lash Sensational Target (74 reviews counted)
  3. e.l.f. Lash XTNDR Tubing Mascara Target (37 reviews counted)
  4. L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise Target (36 reviews counted)
  5. e.l.f. Lash 'N Roll Target (33 reviews counted)
  6. Maybelline The Falsies Surreal Extensions Target (40 reviews counted)
  7. COVERGIRL Clump Crusher Extension Mascara Target (31 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which mascara makes lashes look longer?

L'Oréal Paris Telescopic has the best record (37 of 38), followed by Maybelline Lash Sensational (53 of 59) and e.l.f. Lash XTNDR Tubing Mascara (30 of 35). Shoppers are describing how their lashes looked on the day they wore it. Tubing and regular mascaras are ranked together on this page.

Does a tubing mascara make lashes look longer?

Going by e.l.f. Lash XTNDR Tubing Mascara, the tubing mascara here, often yes: 30 of 35 said lashes looked longer, and 38% say it came off easily. It ranks third, behind two regular mascaras.

Which mascara lengthens without clumping?

e.l.f. Lash 'N Roll is a good bet on both counts: 21 of 24 said lashes looked longer and 48% say lashes stayed separated. COVERGIRL Clump Crusher Extension Mascara gets even more separation praise, at 81%, but it has the weakest record for length here at 16 of 21. Maybelline The Falsies Surreal Extensions is the one to watch for clumps, with 28% of its reviews saying clumpy.

Do lengthening mascaras add volume too?

Some do, going by reviews. 44% of L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise reviews and 38% of Maybelline Lash Sensational reviews say it adds volume. COVERGIRL Clump Crusher Extension Mascara goes the other way, with 10% mentioning volume and 81% praising separated lashes.

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