10 best budget-friendly mascaras (under Rs 500) that you can keep re-purchasing

By Miloni Shah1 September 2019

Get your lash game on

Need something to make you look more awake, upgrade your traditional smoky eye and take you straight from the office to post-work drinks? It’s mascara. One swipe, and lashes look thicker, longer and more curled, thus giving the illusion of wider, brighter eyes. Ask any beauty enthusiast, and they’re likely to have a mascara they just can’t live without—because the ink is the perfect black, the curl is just enough, or the finish is perfectly non-sticky.

It may be easy to use, but you need to master the art of using mascara to see amped up results. “If you watch any makeup artist apply mascara, you’ll notice that we wiggle the brush starting at the root of the lashes,” London based makeup artist Denise Rabor told us earlier this year. “Always use a spoolie, a clean mascara brush or a lash comb to separate lashes between coats of mascara and ensure a flawless finish,” she said.

It’s also every celebrity’s desert island beauty product. “A quick mascara swipe really opens up your eyes. Its instantly adds glamour to your look,” Sonam Kapoor Ahuja said back in 2011. “You’ll never find me without a lip balm and mascara,” Priyanka Chopra confirmed more recently. Once you find the one you love, you’re likely to re-purchase it again and again. And considering the fact that you should be getting rid of a mascara every three to four months, you’ll want your holy-grail product to be budget-friendly. We did the legwork to find you the best mascaras to add to your kit. All of these ring in under Rs 500 and can curl, lengthen and tint like nobody’s business. Scroll ahead for our edit.

Wet n Wild Max Volume Plus Waterproof Mascara, Rs 500