5 New Black Mascaras You Need in Your Life This Fall

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<cite class="credit">Photographed by Sharif Hamza, <em>Vogue</em>, October 2013</cite>
Photographed by Sharif Hamza, Vogue, October 2013
NARS Audacious Mascara, $26; narscosmetics.com
NARS Audacious Mascara, $26; narscosmetics.com
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Stila Huge Extreme Lash mascara, $23; sephora.com
Stila Huge Extreme Lash mascara, $23; sephora.com
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CoverGirl The Super Sizer by LashBlast Mascara, $7; covergirl.com
Becca Ultimate Full Lash Perfecting Mascara, $25; sephora.com
Becca Ultimate Full Lash Perfecting Mascara, $25; sephora.com
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By Terry Mascara Terrybly Waterproof Mascara, $48; barneys.com
By Terry Mascara Terrybly Waterproof Mascara, $48; barneys.com
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Dior Diorshow Mascara, $28; sephora.com
Dior Diorshow Mascara, $28; sephora.com
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Shiseido Full Lash Volume Mascara, $25; shiseido.com
Shiseido Full Lash Volume Mascara, $25; shiseido.com
Photo: Courtesy of Shiseido
Clinique Chubby Lash Fattening Mascara, $17; sephora.com
Clinique Chubby Lash Fattening Mascara, $17; sephora.com
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Flower Beauty Outstretched Lengthening Mascara, $8; flowerbeauty.com
Flower Beauty Outstretched Lengthening Mascara, $8; flowerbeauty.com
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Consider the following scenario: You're trapped on a desert island and only permitted to bring along one beauty product. What would it be? A quick poll around the Vogue offices this week revealed that the overwhelming answer was (no surprise!) mascara. Leaving home without it, even in the age of no-makeup-makeup, is simply unthinkable. Fortunately, there’s a new crop of formulas that promises to supersize even naturally fine lashes in just a few inky strokes.

Chanel's breakthrough wand is the result of a first-of-its-kind 3D printing process that arranges each bristle in a microfine pattern for maximum volume and definition, while depositing black pigment right at the roots—meaning eyeliner is somewhat optional. Maybelline's cult classic Falsies has been reformulated with pro-keratin fibers that coat each lash for an amplified, so-good-they-look-fake shape. If smudges or raccoon eyes are your problem, on the other hand, Eyeko's new waterproof 'Yoga' formula, named for its flexible, ultra stretch fibers, provides serious heft without clumps.

But it’s safe to say that François Nars may have given particular consideration to the stranded-without-mascara scenario: The legendary makeup artist, who owns an idyllic private isle in French Polynesia, just launched his cheekily named Climax mascara—equipped with a moisturizing complex that delivers a soft whipped formula and blacker-than-black shade that lives up to its name. With that kind of drama, you won’t be alone on the island for long.


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