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Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara.

Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara
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About this product

A tubing mascara designed to instantly extend lashes with lasting hold.

Guru Score

68%

Mixed

4 experts · Moderate agreement
4Gurus
2Approved
1Mixed
1Skip

What the gurus are saying

This tubing mascara grips lashes beautifully at first but can lose staying power surprisingly quickly. Reviewers split sharply on durability: some praised its hold from sampling, while others found it turning clumpy by week four, well short of the six-month claim. At this price point, that inconsistency is genuinely risky if yours deteriorates as quickly as some have experienced.
Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take February 2026

What the gurus are saying.

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~Approved
"One of my favorite mascaras of all time."
Top Pick: tubing mascara
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"One of my favorite mascaras of all time."
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"Their concealer and their mascara have fast become my favorites in each of these categories... It's the unlocked mascara."
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"I love The Hourglass tubing mascara it definitely gives a welldefined look to every lash"
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"I really enjoy The Hourglass mascara but I really haven't found any mascara that doesn't have a touch of Fallout but this one's pretty good it's a nice tubing mascara"
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"Little bit of The Hourglass mascara"
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"I'm especially impressed with the lack of Fallout from this mascara it's a rare day that after 8 hours I don't have some Fallout or some smudging so I'm really impressed with the mascara"
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"I did like their Unlocked mascara, it was okay, but I'm on the hunt for my new favorite mascara. I didn't get a ton of fallout the day I tried it, though I got a little bit today, but I was in a rainstorm and put on extra layers. It's very light so you do have to layer it up, but I love it because it doesn't clump."
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"My number one pick was the one from hourglass the unlocked mascara so if you're looking for a tubing mascara this is my number one pick"
~Mixed
"D's been using the Hourglass mascara, and I think it's actually really pretty, but in the future, best mascara ever made. Lash Clash."
~Skip
"The Hourglass betrayed me. I really liked this Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara when it came in, I was using it almost every day, but at about the three or four week mark it started getting clumpy and terrible to work with. It says it's good for six months, but it really went bad on me at about one month. This is too expensive to be incredible for only two weeks."
~Approved
"I used one of the Hourglass mascaras, the Unlocked Instant Extensions. I think it's a tubing mascara and it really holds. I love it. I got a sample but it's actually pretty good."
All 3 takes from Alexandra Anele
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"I'm using a tubing mascara from hourglass on my lower lashes"
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"The Hourglass unlocked mascara pretty good for a tubing mascara but nothing can replace Cleo kill lash"
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"I used one of the Hourglass mascaras, the Unlocked Instant Extensions. I think it's a tubing mascara and it really holds. I love it. I got a sample but it's actually pretty good."

Frequently asked.

What is Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara?

A tubing mascara designed to instantly extend lashes with lasting hold.

Is Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 68%.

What is Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara's Guru Score?

Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara holds a Guru Score of 68%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

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