Eight majestic mascaras

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Sleep and rest are the quickest route to looking more awake. For everything else, there’s mascara. And whether you like your lashes Bambi-thick or Man Ray-spidery, spring’s new formulae and ever-funkier wands provide tempting options, even for those who have long sworn allegiance to perennial best-sellers such as Lancôme’s Hypnôse or Dior’s Diorshow.