I think mascara is weirdly personal. There are some that some people swear by that give me panda eyes, and mostly I find the expensive ones are the worst for that.
My choices are,
For look: Maybelline lash stylist, it's a comb one, and it makes my lashes really long, and they're very short.
For ease: this new Clinique one, I don't know what it's called, I just got it, and the gimmick is it stays on all day, is tear proof, sweat proof etc (and it is!) and then as soon as it meets warm water it comes off cleanly with nothing on your face. I hate using cleansers and that.