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Impossibly long lashes are not just the thing of cartoon characters – you can achieve the real-life version too

Bid goodbye to short, stumpy, and sparse lashes. Say hello to long and wispy eye fringes with these mascaras.

To Gen X, Mr Big was a hair metal band; to Gen Y, Carrie Bradshaw’s erratic love interest in Sex and the City. Now, for Gen Z, the term has a whole new meaning and, some might say, a lot more substance (for one, its name is French).

For a long while, eyelashes have been cast as the supporting act when it comes to experimenting with makeup, but now they’re back in the spotlight, taking centre stage in all their spiky, glittery, or (intentionally) barely there glory.