10 Beloved Makeup Products That Live Up to the Hype
One of our favorite pockets of the internet is the review section of Amazon beauty products. It can be a ruthless and brutally honest space, but truthfully, that's the kind of feedback that's most helpful when selecting beauty products online without the ability to give them a test-drive IRL first. This is especially true for makeup, which is so personal to any given individual. It's one thing when a makeup product has thousands of rave reviews, but when it's got close to five stars and is selling fast to boot? That's how you know you've got a winner on your hands.
So how do you locate these makeup unicorns among the hundreds of thousands of products available on Amazon? Lucky for us, the mega-retailer does most of the heavy lifting by staying very transparent about its best-selling products across all categories and aggregating them into ever-evolving, ranked lists. Genius! Spoiler alert: The top-makeup ranking currently consists of lots of mascara.
Interested in checking out what else is on the leaderboard? Keep scrolling to get a download on the best Amazon makeup currently selling like hotcakes along with a snapshot of the reviews to support their internet fame. Then, check out even more buzzy Amazon makeup products to help you select the perfect option for yourself.
#10. Maybelline SyperStay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick
Rating: 4.4/5 stars, 49,716 reviews
Glowing Amazon review: "I love this lipstick. I fell asleep with it on, and it stayed on all night. It has amazing pigment and dries within about five minutes. As a busy mom, I probably won't try another lipstick!"
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#9. Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation
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#8. L'Oréal Voluminous Original Mascara
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, 50,663 reviews
Glowing Amazon review: "I can't say that I've ever had a mascara that I like this much. It stays on well throughout the whole day, no smudges, and doesn't feel wet, either. No crumbles as well. (An amazing feat to pull off.) I'm in love. I've gotten so many compliments, too. I fully recommend to anyone on the fence of buying."
More highly rated volumizing mascaras:
#7. L'Oréal Lash Paradise Mascara
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, 52,189 reviews
Glowing Amazon review: "A definite dupe for the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara. The first application, in my opinion, gives nice length, and if you apply a second coat, it gives you nice volume as well. The pictures are with two coats. I have worn it all day on multiple occasions with no flaking. I have purposely left it on overnight, and there was the smallest amount of flaking, but it still looked amazing even after a full 24 hours of wear."
More highly rated waterproof mascaras:
#6. Maybelline Lash Sensational Washable Mascara
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, 63,921 reviews
Glowing Amazon review: "I bought this mascara on a whim, and after getting used to the brush, I really like it. I have pretty fine lashes, so I like to scrape off most of the mascara and apply it with the short bristles with very little product on the wand. Then, I can go back in and apply more coats to add volume. That way, I don't get like five clumped-up mega lashes. I love that this stuff washes off in the shower. I just take a little soap and gently rub my lashes a little and it comes off. I used some makeup remover on a cotton pad after I showered to see if there was mascara still on my lashes. but there wasn't. It really does wash off."
More highly rated washable mascaras:
#5. Nyx Professional Makeup Mechanical Eyeliner Pencil
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, 43,926 reviews
Glowing Amazon review: "As I've gotten older (I'm 35 now), I've noticed that the skin on my eyelids is a bit looser than it used to be, and the eye pencils I used to use pull more and don't go on as smoothly as they used to. The Nyx mechanical eye pencil (but not their regular eye pencil) goes on as smooth as silk! I like that it goes on thick/wide, but if you want something precise, this isn't it. It doesn't smudge easily and truly stays on all day."
More highly rated eyeliner pencils:
#4. Maybelline Total Temptation Eyebrow Definer Pencil
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, 70,788 reviews
Glowing Amazon review: "I have little-to-no eyebrows. Penciling them in with something like the Brow Wiz with the tiny tip is pointless and takes forever, and I run out in a month or less. This makes it easy, and my brows look bomb!!! I will buy this over and over and over."
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#3. Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Multi-Use Concealer
Rating: 4.4/5 stars, 88,641 reviews
Glowing Amazon review: "Best under-eye concealer ever. I am 67 years old, I have tried them all, and I wouldn't go out without applying this concealer. It blends nicely with my foundation and has never caked. The sponge applicator is soft and makes application quick and easy. I will continue to use this product and hope, like many products I've used over the years, that it doesn't get discontinued."
More highly rated concealers:
#2. Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, 40,781 reviews
Glowing Amazon review: "This mascara is so great!! In my opinion, it is a dupe for the Thrive Causemetics mascara and is, honestly, even better. This mascara lengthens your lashes so well that it looks like you have on false lashes. Maybelline has some of the best affordable mascaras, and this one does not disappoint. The mascara did not flake or smudge on me at all. I put it on in the morning (including bottom lashes) and wore it until 11:00 p.m., and it still looked great. This will be my new holy-grail mascara at such an affordable price. I highly recommend it!"
More highly rated lengthening mascaras:
#1. Essense Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, 160,205 reviews
Glowing Amazon review: "So, this mascara is super cheap and the best one I've bought so far. In the pictures I posted, I didn't use any eyelash primer or curler and just put two coats on!!! I was so impressed! But it also depends on how long your eyelashes are and if you apply mascara correctly. My eyelashes are not super long naturally but I apply castor oil daily to strengthen them which helps. This mascara doesn't clump (unless you don't know what you're doing) and it has great volume and thickness. You can use one coat to be subtle or you can keep building it up. It also lasts all day."
More highly rated lifting mascaras:
This collagen-, biotin-, and peptide-infused formula adds both volume and length to make your lashes look their absolute best.
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Courtney Higgs is a Cancer sun, Libra rising beauty enthusiast with six years of experience in the editorial space. She was previously Who What Wear's associate beauty editor after spending many years working at InStyle Magazine. She graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a BA in communication studies and pivoted to editorial after spending her college years working in the legal field. Her beauty philosophy is simple: She believes there are no wrong answers and that discovering our favorite beauty products and rituals is a journey, not a sprint. When she's not geeking out over products, she can be found adventuring around L.A. with her fiancé; watching reality TV with their French bulldog, Bernie Mac; or relating way too hard to astrology memes.
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