mascara

49 2.6

Makeup used to make eyelashes darker and thicker

noun
/mæˈskɛrə/

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And I gotta tell you, I love what you're doing with your mascara these days.
apply mascara
put on mascara
wear mascara

This is the best mascara in the world.

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Examples

She applied mascara to her eyelashes to make them look longer.
She'd taken the time to add a bit of makeup, a little mascara, a touch of lip gloss.

Fiction book (1990)
I have used this mascara before and loved it.
Now you can just add mascara as you would normally.
This is the best mascara in the world.

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Let me just do mascara on the other eye, OK?
So I think this mascara is doing a pretty good job.
Let's see how well this mascara really works.
I grabbed my mascara and a small mirror and headed for the car.

Fiction book (1997)
I love me some mascara, even though I'm gonna put falsies on.

The Dark Web Tapes (2020)

How Dramatic

falsie

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mascara

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Surface Forms

mascara singular

mascaras plural

Etymology

Mascara comes from the Spanish and Italian words máscara and maschera, which mean 'mask'. So, think of mascara as a little 'mask' for your eyelashes that makes them darker and more visible.