If you have short, straight lashes that tend to be hard to curl and maintain, you're in luck. There are a number of mascaras on the market that can help you get more out of your curled-lashed look. Here are some of the best options for you.
$30.00
It felt like it gave my lashes volume. Unfortunately, my lashes are so stubborn and they go flat really fast and only waterproof mascara works for them so I hoped that this primer would help. ...My eyelashes are stick straight and need to be curled before I apply mascara. After curling my eyelashes and applying this mascara primer, my lashes became stick straight. ...So so for stubborn lashes...Not for stubborn lashes
What it is: A nurturing eyelash primer that maximizes mascara results for major lash lift and the appearance of longer, thicker, and more volumized lashes.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin E: Conditions eyelashes.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances.
What Else You Need to Know: This iconic lash primer evenly separates and coats eyelashes with a nourishing, conditioning formula to maximize the results of your mascara.
$16.00
I have stubborn straight short lashes that cannot hold a curl, except for when using this mascara! ...Fave mascara for bottom lashes...I only use eye mascara on my bottom lashes because I either have lash extensions on or falsies.
What it is:
A waterproof, intensely black, volumizing mascara with an hourglass-shaped brush that separates, coats, and curls each lash to voluptuous perfection.
What it does:
Now in a waterproof formula, Better Than Sex Waterproof mascara has a volumizing formula with added high-performance and water-resistant polymers for waterproof, sweat-proof, play-proof wear.
Size: 0.17 oz/ 5 g·ITEM: 1999317
Color: Super Black
$17.00
This mascara is absolutely phenomenal. Makes lashes and lash line like thicker and fuller and gives so much length!!!! ...Nor does it feel heavy like its pulling the lashes down. It holds my lashes up in a nice curve without fussing with a lash curler.
What it is:
A game-changing mascara that gives lashes the appearance of volume, length, and elastic stretch in just one coat.
What it does:
Developed with plastic surgeons, Superhero™ mascara is like skin care for your lashes. The proprietary Elastic Stretch Technology stretches the look of your lashes wider and longer, and wraps each individual lash in a volume-boosting, lengthening, ultra-conditioning coat of support and color for the strongest, thickest, most defined results. Powerful lash-lifting polymers, volumizing collagen, strengthening biotin, proteins, and peptides combined with super black pigment and the Lash-Changing Power Brush work together to coat every lash from base to tips.
$30.00
The packaging is cute and very much travel size. I also have stubborn lashes and after applying all 3 products on, my lashes stayed curl throughout the day. ...works even on the most stubborn lashes!...I have stubborn little lashes so the lash primer is a lifesaver!!
What it is: A mascara trio including volumizing, lengthening, and clear mascaras to layer together for a customized lash effect or for use individually.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Curling, Lengthening
Benefits: Long wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Panthenol: Helps protect and condition lashes.
- Biotin and Avocado Peptides: Nourish lashes.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: One mascara isn’t enough! This multitasking mascara trio is easy to layer for any customized eyelash look you fantasize.
$16.00
The best part is the tip of the brush, there are extra bristles that can reach my shortest stubborn lashes! No clumps in the formula neither! ...I’ve come to terms with not being a mascara girl. First of all I have really short, stubborn straight lashes.
What it is: A clean mascara that lifts, lengthens and creates volume. Formulated with nourishing ingredients that condition and leave lashes full and flexible.
Formulation Type: Lengthening
Highlighted Ingredients:
-Beeswax: Allows the mascara to coat, lengthen, and stiffen (but not harden) lashes.
- Shea Butter: Moisturizing and nourishing, it also creates a silky, smooth texture.
- Hydra-Mineral Complex: Rich in minerals for lash strengthening.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This formula uses nourishing shea butter, beeswax and our hydra-mineral complex to lift and separate every lash.
Size: 0.16 oz/ 5 mL·ITEM: 2417152
Color: 01 Glossy Black - black
$16.00
I got this recently as a sample and honestly, I don't know why I've ever wasted money on mascaras not made by Lancome. They've knocked it out of the park for my short, stubborn lashes yet again with this new mascara....Beautiful lash-lifting and volumizing mascara that worked well with my stubborn lashes.
What it is: A mini mascara that targets every single lash for instant lift, length, and fanned-out volume without clumps.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Lengthening
Highlighted Ingredients:
- White Tea Extract: An antioxidant-rich ingredient that conditions and cares for lashes.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of mineral oil and sulfates SLS & SLES.
What Else You Need to Know: This mascara has a curved wand that pushes up and fans out lashes for an open-eye effect with up to 24 hours of lasting power. 360 micro-size bristles grab and lengthen every lash from root to tip (no matter how small), while the lightweight gel formula leaves the lashes feathery soft—without flaking, clumping, or smudging.
Size: 0.17 oz·ITEM: 2714459
Color: Jet - black
$12.00
I recommend this for those without stubborn lashes and wanting a more volumized look! ...It’s okay. Not good for stubborn straight lashes. It is a very subtle brown and I like how the color blends into my lashes.
What it is: A vegan mascara that visibly volumizes, lengthens, and defines for the most amped-up, natural-looking lashes.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Lengthening
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Aquaflex® Technology: Conventionally used in haircare styling, this ingredient active works to define curl using memory hold (it memorizes the wave of your lash!) while leaving lashes touchably soft. Proven technology helps keep lashes lifted and curled.
- Castor Oil Blend: To help keep lashes healthy, strong, and conditioned.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: The breakthrough Triple-Wave Wand has three flexible, sus
Size: 0.34 fl oz / 10 ml·ITEM: 2707149
Color: Black - intense black, soft matte
$26.00
I find it easy to apply even though I have really straight and stubborn lashes. I find it hard to curl them and make them look long with any máscara. ...A must-have mascara for Asian lashes...I have a typical Asian lashes that are straight and hard to curl, it has always been very difficult for me to find the right one that works for my stubborn lashes.
What it is: A lengthening and volumizing mascara designed to deliver sexy, extension-effect lashes that curl with every coat.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Lengthening
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Biotin: Supports strong, healthy-looking lashes.
- Collagen: Visibly boosts lash volume.
- Peptides: Enhance the look of lash length and fullness.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Meet the ultimate mascara, a formula for extension-effect lashes that curl with every coat. Create extreme volume while lengthening and sculpting your lashes from root to tip—without any flaking, clumping, or smudging.
Size: 0.27 oz·ITEM: 2711695
Color: Ultra Black - black
$13.00
actually lifts and volumizes short stubborn lashes...I usually have stubborn short lashes that are droopy and straight, most mascaras end up drooping then down and are too heavy, even tubing!! ...MUST HAVE FOR STUBBORN LASHES...I have super stubborn Asian lashes, but this mascara helped to lift those lashes!
What it is: An ultra-black and buildable, weightless mascara enriched with gravity-defying wax for an instant curl and 12-hour lifted-volume effect.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Curling
What Else You Need to Know: Enter a new dimension of volume with the Love The Lift Mascara, featuring a double-sided silicon brush that lifts and curls lashes, enriched with gravity-defying wax for up to 12-hour-volume effect.
Clinical Results: On the panels that tested the Love The Lift mascara:
- 100% of women found that the lashes are instantly curled
- 95% of women found that their lashes were instantly lifted
- 95% of women found that this mascara gave their lashes buildable volume
$15.00
Finally a Mascara for Lower Lashes!!!...Because tubing mascara literally creates tubes around each lash rubbing back and forth with cleanser won't work. ...Love the way it goes on - better definition of each lash than my favorite mascara (Thrive tubing mascara).
What it is: A revolutionary tubing mascara with a 24-hour flake-free and smudge-proof formula that has lengthening ‘tubes’ that wrap lashes for XL length, lift, and lash love.
Formulation Type: Curling and Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Moisturizes.
- TLC Complex with Niacinamide, Biotin, and Panthenol: Provides thicker, longer, more conditioned-looking lashes.
- Tubing XL Peptide Blend: Provides extra length, lift, and pigment.