No. 01 in makeup

Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara

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89% would recommend

35 redditors · 11 threads · 4 subs
95% CI: 69–97%
★4.0 on Amazon (13,210 reviews)

89%

Positive 17 Neutral 1 Negative 1

Why we ranked it No. 1 in makeup

Sample 35 redditors with explicit opinion · 17 positive · 1 negative · 1 neutral

Score 0.749 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio

Confidence95% CI: 69–97% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence

Verdict Highly Recommended — ≥65% positive across ≥7 redditors.

Sources r/Makeup, r/DrugstoreMUA, r/MakeupAddictionCanada, r/Sephora

Essence · makeup

Highly Recommended

Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara

Name: Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara
Brand: Essence
Price: 4.97 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.0 (13210 reviews)

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redditors mentioned this 19 opinions rated · 89% positive · 11 threads · 4 subreddits incl. r/Makeup, r/DrugstoreMUA, r/MakeupAddictionCanada Reddit data: 2023–2026 · how we collected this →

TL;DR — Reddit consensus

A $4-5 drugstore mascara that doesn't irritate sensitive eyes or cause lash shedding. May not hold curl and can flake by end of day.

Reddit vs Amazon

Reddit's underrated favorite.

Reddit: 89% of 35 redditors recommend it. Amazon: only ★4.0 from 13,210 reviews. Cult products with deep Reddit loyalty often score lower on mass marketplaces — quirky packaging, specific use cases, slow ramp-up.

What redditors love

Doesn't irritate eyelids or cause lash shedding

“it doesn't irritate my lids or make me shed lashes!”

u/galelo · r/Makeup →

Costs $4-5 and delivers high-end performance

“This $4 essence mascara slaps! Always pleasantly surprised by how amazing it is.”

u/Much-Mushroom-9450 · r/DrugstoreMUA →

Consistently rated best mascara across all price points

“Best mascara imo both highend and drugstoree is lash princess”

u/L9an · r/DrugstoreMUA →

Available in both regular and waterproof formulas

“My go-to mascara choices are a range - either the cheap essence Lash Princess that comes in regular or waterproof”

u/maleficent_wonder_88 · r/Makeup →

What they don’t

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Lost curl within an hour and flaked by end of day

“did not hold my curl. It was hard to apply and dried almost immediately. My lashes were flat within an hour and by the end of the day it had flaked and shed.”

u/Royalchariot · r/DrugstoreMUA →

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Dries almost immediately making application difficult

“It was hard to apply and dried almost immediately.”

u/Royalchariot · r/DrugstoreMUA →

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What 19 redditors actually said.

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u/galelo · r/Makeup

I swear by Essence Lash Princess! it doesn't irritate my lids or make me shed lashes! For $5 it's nothing short of miraculous!

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u/Royalchariot · r/DrugstoreMUA

did not hold my curl. It was hard to apply and dried almost immediately. My lashes were flat within an hour and by the end of the day it had flaked and shed.

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u/Much-Mushroom-9450 · r/DrugstoreMUA

This $4 essence mascara slaps! Always pleasantly surprised by how amazing it is.

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u/marsthechocolate · r/Makeup

I swear by Essence Lash Princess! It's really cheap and it's bomb!

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u/aelel · r/MakeupAddictionCanada

essence mascara is my new holy grail (I use the tubing one and I can never remember the name but it's FANTASTIC)

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u/L9an · r/DrugstoreMUA

Best mascara imo both highend and drugstoree is lash princess