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Falsies simply cannot provide my bottom lashes with the love they need and deserve.

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Ingrid Frahm

TheYSL Beauty Radical Volumizing Mascarahas become the next best thing for my lashes recently.

Between the metallic accents and embossed YSL logo, the mascara already had me oohing and aahing.

As eye-catching as the packaging is, I needed to check that themascaramet my lashes' needs, too.

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They’re fairly naturally long, so I typically gravitate toward thickening and volumizing mascara formulas.

I don’t have any fancy tricks for finessing my mascara.

Then, I’ll address the bottom lashes with the same standard.

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These wands are best for volumizing, he tellsAllure.

For the bottom lashes, he doesn’t typically like to use a mascara wand.

But if you want to use the wand, he highly recommends making that O shape.

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But I used the wand to apply the formula on the bottom lashes.

This little test of mine proved to create an amazing before-and-after photo.

Even though I kept layering on multiple coats, no clumping was to be found.

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The formula gave my lashes the necessary amount of drama that only elevated my amazing blending skills.

It’s exactly what I need for those false lash-free days.

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Want longer and thicker lashes?

Then, go grab your own YSL mascara for $29 atsephora.comto see what all the hype is about.

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