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Best thickening mascara for sparse menopausal lashes?

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Phunkychicken · 04/10/2025 07:56

Am 50, on top whack HRT but all my body hair has thinned severely (have had thin hair on my head for 10+ years)

I don’t want to use lash serum due to a few skin cancers near my eye, so what’s the best mascara that doesn’t do much lengthen rather than thicken to make them appear less sparse?

And anyway I can try and grow some of my bush back, I miss it 😫

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Blingismything · 04/10/2025 08:00

You could use a primer underneath the mascara. L’oreal have one, it’s double ended with the primer in one end and the mascara in the other.

WildFlowerBees · 04/10/2025 08:07

I love the Sweed lash serum as it has no nasties in it. Elf tubing mascara is good has a green lid. Makes them long, the L’Oréal in the gold tube is good makes my lashes look thicker.

I’m told that menopause is a great thing, that I should embrace it but watching my long lashes that were thick and full disintegrate really gets on my pip.

Tinseltrauma · 04/10/2025 08:29

I used to have lovely long lashes but menopause has put paid to them sadly. I've found the best thing for me is to use a tubing mascara - current favourite is Revolution Wrap. No 7 is another option but for me it doesn't thicken the lashes so much as the Revolution one.

Phunkychicken · 04/10/2025 08:58

I’ve got several no7 tubing ones, I really don’t think they’re as good as their original one. Makes lashes long but spidery and definitely doesn’t really thicken them

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