Tubing mascaras wrap around the lashes, so there isn’t any smudging or flaking during the day. They also don’t require any makeup remover or harsh tugging and rubbing to remove. They instead slide off with warm water and some gentle pressure. While conventional mascaras use waxes or oils, tubing mascaras use polymers that coat each lash with a tube and won’t budge.

I also love my two friends who recommended two new tubing mascaras for me to try.

Thrive’s Liquid Lash Extension Mascara and Milani’s Highly Rated Lash Extension Tubing Mascara seem to me almost identical, except for the price. Thrive’s is 25.00 and the Milani around 13.00

The wands even look identical.

Over several days I wore the two mascaras side by side. The results were the same at the end of the day.