The often-sold-out Lancôme Lash Idôle lifting and volumizing mascara is back in stock, now available in a travel-ready tube for just $16. This fan-favorite mascara, celebrated for bringing lift, length, and volume to lashes of all ages, won the 2026 HuffPost Shopping Awards for best beauty products this spring.
Better Value in Travel Size
The travel size offers 0.16 ounces for $16, while the full-size version provides 0.27 ounces for $30. This means the travel size gives you more product for your money.
What Reviewers Say
Reviewers call the lightweight, long-lasting formula “the best mascara that I have ever gotten,” and even “magical” for defining and curling “small, 60-year-old lashes.” After trying every other mascara on the market, including luxury brands like Dior and Yves Saint Laurent, many agree this is the one. Infused with white tea extract, the mascara conditions lashes as it coats them. It lengthens, curls, and defines without clumping, flaking, or causing raccoon eyes. It is waterproof and smudge-proof yet easy to remove.
One 80-year-old reviewer, Beverly, wrote: “This mascara is absolutely the BEST I have ever used. I thought my eyelashes had gone away, but Lancome brought them back.” Another user, me q., said: “I am 68 years old and my lashes look like lashes of a 20-year-old. I won’t be using anything else.”
The Wand Makes a Difference
The curved wand features microbristles of various lengths. The inner curve has smaller bristles for building volume, while the exterior has longer ones for lengthening and separating lashes. Some users note the wand takes practice, but once mastered, it lifts and separates lashes for a wide-eyed look without clumps. One reviewer mentioned it grabs “corner” lashes that are usually difficult to reach, making application quicker and easier.
More Rave Reviews
- Stacy: “I have teeny tiny eyelashes and sensitive eyes. This is the best mascara I have ever gotten.”
- Nancy J. Velasquez: “I’m 68 and have used many mascaras. This beats them all. Lengthens and doesn’t clump.”
- Marianne Ruscillo: “As a 50-year-old woman, my lashes aren’t what they used to be. This definitely lifts and thickens them.”
- Bethany Crist: “My lashes have always been short and wimpy, and worse with age. This is a great product for middle-aged folks with thinning lashes.”
- Fawn: “I have aging eyelashes, but the wand design makes application much easier.”
Other Highly Rated Mascaras
Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara
This drugstore favorite gives the appearance of false lashes. Makeup artist Verónica Gaona recommends it for its dramatic volume and intense color without clumping. Priced at $4.97.
Clinique High Impact Mascara
A buildable mascara from Clinique, available in black and black/brown. Perfect for adding volume and length to short lashes. One reviewer noted it is moisture-rich and applies evenly without clumps. Priced at $27.
Maybelline Sky High Waterproof Mascara
This drugstore option makes lashes noticeably longer and well separated with a single swipe. The long-lasting, flake-free formula avoids raccoon face or spider legs. Priced at $9.41 and up.
