The Best False Eyelashes for Every Type of Look

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published 4 December 2015

After testing 100 mascaras on her right eye, Online Beauty Editor Bridget decided to put falsies through their paces in the Cosmo Beauty Lab. You can click here to read about her favorites, but below we haven't chosen a "winner" for this beauty experiment – it's up to you. Do you want length, volume, va-va-voom, or a natural look? Decide what would suit your eye shape and personal style with our pictorial evidence — and go get lashed!

1. Ardell Chocolate 887, $8.29, Tesco; 2. Ardell Curvy 411, $8.29, Tesco; 3. Ardell Curvy 410, $8.29, Tesco; 4. Ardell Chocolate 888, $8.29,
Tesco

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5. Ardell Curvy 415, $8.29, Tesco; 6. Ardell Natural Style 117, $8.29, Tesco; 7. Ardell Natural Style 131, $7.93, Tesco; 8. Ardell Natural Style Starter Kit 101, $7.93, Tesco

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9. Ardell Natural Demi Wispies, $8.29, Tesco; 10. Ardell Natural Style 110, $7.93, Tesco; 11. Benefit Pin-Up Lash, $18.12; 12. Ecotools Everyday Length 1262, $8.44, healthjunction.co.uk

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13. Ecotools Wispy and Flared 1261, $8.44, healthjunction.co.uk; 14. Eye Candy '50s Style Lashes 001, $7.48, falseeyelashes.co.uk; 15. Eye Candy '50s Style Lashes 007, $7.95, falseeyelashes.co.uk; 16. Eyelashes by Invogue 03 Volumise, $5.27, Tesco

17. Eyelashes by Invogue 06 Glamourise, $5.27, Tesco; 18. Eylure Cheryl: Belle of the Ball, $8.99, Boots; 19. Eylure Cheryl: First Date, $8.99, Boots; 20. Eylure Cheryl: Girls Night, $8.99, Boots

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21. Eylure Cheryl, $8.30, Boots; 22. Eylure Definition 121, $8.14, Superdrug; 23. Eylure Definition 123, $7.93, Superdrug; 24. Eylure Dramatic 205, $10.73, Eylure.com

25. Eylure Exaggerate 140, $8.08, Superdrug; 26. Eylure Exaggerate 141, $8.23, Boots; 27. Eylure Exaggerate 145, $8.08, Superdrug; 28. Eylure Lengthening (pre-glued) 114, $7.65, Eylure.com

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29. Eylure Lengthening 116, $8.14, Boots; 30. Eylure Naturals 20, $7.99, Boot; 31. Eylure Naturals (pre-glued) 31, $7.99, Boots; 32. Eylure Naturals 15, $7.99, Boots

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33. Eylure Texture 117, $8.14, Boots 34. Eylure Texture 154, $7.93, Eylure.com 35. Eylure Volume 70, $8.14, Boots 36. Eylure Volume 100, $8.14, Boots

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37. Eylure Volume 101, $8.14, Boots; 38. Eylure Volume 107, $8.14, Boots; 39. Fleur de Force by Eylure Fleur Loves, $7.93, Eylure.com; 40. Fleur de Force by Eylure Simply Fleur, $7.93, Eylure.com

41. GWA Dramatic: Seriously Curvy, $7.54, girlswithattitude.co.uk; 42. GWA Glamour: ultra Glamour, $7.54, girlswithattitude.co.uk; 43. GWA Natural: Heart Stopper, $7.54, girlswithattitude.co.uk; 44. House of Glamdolls Dramatic, $7.55, Houseofglamdolls.com

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45. House of Glamdolls Natural, $7.55; 46. Eyelashes by Invogue 05 Glamourise, $5.27; 47. Japonesque Velvet Touch Lashes – Criss Cross Wispy ZM-406, $10.57; 48. Japonesque Velvet touch Lashes – Natural Lashes ZM-412, $10.57

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49. Kiss: Looks so Natural – Hot, $6.78; 50. Kiss: Looks so Natural – Iconic, $6.78; 51. Kiss: Looks so Natural – Vamp, $6.78; 52. Kiss: true Volume – Chic, $7.54, Boots

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53. Kiss: True Volume – Posh, $7.54, Boots; 54. Kiss: True Volume – Ritzy, $7.54, Boots; 55. Collection: Luscious Lashes: Cat's Eye, $4.51, Superdrug; 56. MAC 1, $15.85

57. MAC 12, $15.85; 58. MAC 34, $15.85; 59. MAC 41, $15.85 all Maccosmetics.co.uk; 60. Make Up Forever Professional Eyelashes 156, $21.89, Debenhams

61. Millie Mackintosh for Nouveau – Belgravia, $13.57; 62. Millie Mackintosh for Nouveau – Camden, $13.57; 63. Millie Mackintosh for Nouveau – Portobello, $13.57; 64. Millie Mackintosh for Nouveau – Shoreditch, £8.99 all Feelunique.com

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65. Millie Mackintosh for Nouveau – Soho, $13.57, Feelunique.com; 66. Naturalash 70, $7.99, Sallyexpress.com; 67. Naturalash Volume 107, $7.99, Sallyexpress.com; 68. No7 Lash 50 Extreme Volume, $11.32, Boots

69. No7 Lash 30 Exceptional Definition, $11.32, Boots; 70. Nouveau Lashes – Glamour Style 4, $10.55, nouveaulashes.com; 71. Nouveau Lashes – Volume Style 4, $10.55, nouveaulashes.com; 72. Nouveau Lashes – Glamour Style 1, $10.55, Nouveaulashes.com

73. Nouveau Lashes – Glamour Style 4, $10.55; 74. Nouveau Lashes – Volume Style 2, $10.55; 75. Nouveau Lashes – Glamour Style 4, $10.55; 76. Nouveau Lashes – Volume Style 3, $10.55 all Nouveaulashes.com

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77. Nouveau Lashes – Volume Style 4, $10.55, Nouveaulashes.com; 78. QVS Natural Look Lashes – 12, $4.51, Xtras.co.uk; 79. QVS Natural Look Lashes – 14, $4.51, Xtras.co.uk; 80. QVS Natural Look Lashes – 22, $4.51, Xtras.co.uk

81. QVS Natural Look Lashes – 9, $4.51, Xtras.co.uk; 82. QVS Natural Look Lashes – 10, $4.51, Xtras.co.uk; 83. Salonsystem Naturalash Black Texture 135, $7.25, Falseeyelashes.co.uk; 84. StarGazer False Eyelash 16, $6.04, Star-gazer-products.com

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85. StarGazer Feathered False Eyelash 60, $6.04, Stargazer-products.com; 86. Superdrug Lash: Double Volume 40, $7.84; 87. Superdrug Lash: Natural 10, $6.33; 88.Superdrug Lash: Volume 21, $6.33

89. Superdrug Lash: Intense Volume 31, $6.33; 90. Superdrug Lash: Volume 20, $6.33; 91. Superdrug Lash: Natural 12, $6.33; 92. UBU Dixie Flicks, $4.51, Xtras.co.uk

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93. UBU Ooh Aah Lash Star, $4.51; 94. UBU Lash Dance, $4.51; 95. UBU True or False, $4.51; 96. The Vintage Cosmetic Company Gracie, $9.06, Boots

97. The Vintage Cosmetic Company Kitty, $9.06; 98. The Vintage Cosmetic Company Nanc, $9.06; 99. The Vintage Cosmetic Company Betty, $9.06 100. The Vintage Cosmetic Company Connie, $9.06, all Boots

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Bridget March is Bazaar's Digital Beauty Director overseeing all beauty content for harpersbazaar.co.uk, including fitness and wellbeing. From news and interviews to tutorials and treatment reviews, she answers the beauty questions you’re searching for with expert advice and introduces you to the latest trends – however extreme they may be! Formerly Digital Beauty Editor at Cosmopolitan, she started her role at Bazaar after taking maternity leave. She lives with her husband and son in London. Follow Bridget on Instagram and Twitter