Back in my Catholic school days, I had no choice but to relish in the best clear mascaras. The nuns wouldn’t dare let me sport black and brown pigments on my lashes (who else had a no eye makeup rule ?), so I found the transparent formulas a happy medium—apt to define and flutter my lashes without a trace. It was subtle, sure, but it got the job done. But as makeup continues to skew more minimalist and I investigate more ways to make the eyes look bigger , it seems that in 2025 clear mascara is more en vogue than I’d anticipated. Pro makeup artist Lauren D’Amelio Ventre assures me, though, that the category is far more versatile than I initially anticipated.

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