Pretty much the only highlight of this summer was the number of really great formulas that launched (more on that here, here, and here), but there’s one mascara I always keep handy, no matter what I’m currently testing, and that’s L’Oréal Telescopic Mascara.

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It comes in a plain gold tube and has a tiny brush, as opposed to pastel packaging and a brush with bells and whistles (as a teen I always thought bigger was better). Glamour may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.Since it’s far from new and doesn’t have a celebrity name slapped on the side of the packaging, it rarely comes up in conversations about the best mascaras these days. I’m honestly shocked it's been such a hit with the youths, since it’s always given me a bit of an old lady vibe—which I say in the most loving of ways. Since the wand is flexible, it’s able to move with your lashes to curl and separate them, and the tiny end makes coating lower lashes much easier. After years of trying to make voluminous formulas work for my short, sparse lashes, I figured out that the secret to getting more out of them was a lengthening formula and a small, spiky plastic brush.

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The specially designed flexible Precision Brush has two sides, the flat side which visibly enhances lash length, and the comb side which precisely separates lashes for a clump-resistant result. It’s rare to find length, volume, and definition in one product, but this one really delivers on all front.

The TikToks seem to support this evidence, given that literally every person I’ve seen gets results that rival falsies.

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A lot of lengthening formulas are super wet, so they give you that really defined look, but they can easily clump up or feel crunchy and spidery.

The main reason I love L’Oréal Telescopic Mascara so much is that it has the smallest brush I’ve ever seen. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. The Waterproof formula enhances lashes with intense length, up to 50 percent longer lashes, and unique lash by lash separation.

The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Imagine my surprise then when I finally downloaded TikTok a few weeks ago (I know, I’m late) and kept seeing Telescopic pop up over and over again. Telescopic checks all those boxes, and the brush really works to grab and elongate every single lash on my eye—even the very inner corners—giving the illusion that I have more lashes than I’m working with. The best thing about it is I can layer it up as much as I please—always five or more coats—without things getting clumpy.The brand claims the mascara lengthens lashes up to 60%, and while I can’t confirm that exactly, I can confidently say this mascara gives me the longest lashes I’ve ever had.