Want to give your mascara a break every now and then? If you want long, full eyelashes that don’t need to be touched up, we suggest putting one of the best eyelash serums on your beauty shopping list.
These makeup bag essentials have active ingredients like vitamin B5, proteins, and natural extracts that nourish and condition your hair follicles, giving you soft, full lashes.
The Good Housekeeping Institute hired a group of testers to try out a range of market-leading growth serums for two months to find the ones that really work. This is a list of the ones that got their seal of approval, but you can read their full reviews below.
How we check
We asked 380 testers to use one of 28 lash serums for two months. After the trial period was over, they gave us a lot of information about how they did. They told us if their eyelashes grew, how easy it was to apply, if they had any irritation, and if they would recommend the product to others.
At the Good Housekeeping Institute, our beauty experts used a VISIA photo analysis machine to measure any changes in the length and volume of our testers’ lashes before and after the trial. They recorded these changes down to the last 0.1 of a millimetre.
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1 RevitaLash Advanced Eyelash Serum
Best overall: RevitaLash Advanced Eyelash Serum. It costs £139 at LookFantastic, £99 at Space NK, and £139 at Cult Beauty.
Score: 85 out of 100
Our lab tests showed that the length and volume of our panellists’ lashes grew a lot, so it’s not surprising that this serum came out on top.
Most of our panel saw an improvement in their lashes within 5–6 weeks. Many said they looked longer, and the conditioner that came with it even made their mascara look better. The product was also easy to use because it came with a thin applicator brush and dried quickly after being applied.
Important specifications
Size3.5 ml
Yes, it doesn’t smell.
2 UKLash Sensitive Eyelash Serum
UK Approved (Esquire, Red, HB, GH, Country Living, Prima) Sensitive Eyelash Serum
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UKLash Sensitive Eyelash Serum
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Score: 82 out of 100
If your eyes are sensitive, just the thought of putting anything near them can make you cry. This lash serum, on the other hand, was made with people with sensitive eyes in mind, and none of our testers felt any irritation or stinging.
Most of the people on the panel said they also saw longer, fuller lashes. So much so that one person said they had stopped wearing mascara altogether.
The formula is free of common irritants and has nourishing ingredients like peptides, hyaluronic acid, and plant extracts that help the lashes grow. One sweep will cover hair follicles with ingredients that strengthen and hydrate them, making the best environment for growth.
Important specifications
Size3 mL
Yes, it doesn’t have a smell.
3 TALIKA Talika Lipocils Expert Eyelash
Talika Lipocils Expert Eyelash Serum 10ml is approved in the UK (by Esquire, Red, HB, GH, Country Living, and Prima).
Amazon sells the TALIKA Talika Lipocils Expert Eyelash Serum for £44.
77 out of 100
This Talika serum is light and non-greasy, and it did well in our lab test, increasing lash volume by 8% over eight weeks.
Testers liked that the formula was smooth and not sticky or greasy, and almost everyone agreed that it wasn’t too heavy. The lashes felt softer, shinier, and more separated as well.
Most testers said they saw more hair growth in areas where there weren’t many hairs before, and their lashes got longer. One even stopped using lash extensions because they were so happy with the results.
Important details
10ml in size
Yes, it doesn’t smell.
4 Mavala Double Lash
UK Approved (Esquire, Red, HB, GH, Country Living, Prima) Double Lash
Best eyelash growth serum on a budget
Amazon has Mavala Double Lash for £17.
76 out of 100
Our best budget eyelash serum did a great job of making our panellists’ lash lines look fuller – all for under £20.
Testers saw results in less than a month, and most said they didn’t have any irritation. Everyone liked that the serum was invisible after it was put on, and lashes looked “refreshed” and felt more moisturised.
Important details
10 ml in size
Yes, it doesn’t have a smell.
5 RevitaLash Advanced Sensitive Eyelash Serum
Advanced Sensitive Eyelash Serum has been approved by UK magazines like Esquire, Red, HB, GH, Country Living, and Prima.
£109 at LookFantastic and £109 at Cult Beauty for RevitaLash Advanced Sensitive Eyelash Serum.
Score: 72 out of 100
This serum is made for lids that are prone to irritation. It doesn’t have any common irritants, and it has myristoyl pentapeptide-17, which helps nourish lashes. Even though the name sounds scary, it has a lot of antioxidants and peptides, which are known for making lashes stronger.
A little bit goes a long way, and the 2ml bottle lasts for three months. The brand says that regular use should show visible growth in four to six weeks. One of our testers said they saw a difference around week seven.
Important details
2ml in size
Yes, it doesn’t smell.
6 Dr. Lara Devgan Scientific Beauty Platinum Long Lash Serum    in Beauty
The UK has approved the Scientific Beauty Platinum Long Lash Serum in Beauty: NA.
Best high-end eyelash growth serum
Beauty: NA for Dr. Lara Devgan Scientific Beauty Platinum Long Lash Serum.
Revolve sells it for £135.
72 out of 100
This high-end growth serum is definitely an investment, but most of our testers said it made their hair thicker and longer in places where it was thin. It has vitamin B3 in it, which helps blood flow to the hair follicles and encourages growth.
The brush let our testers put down the right amount of the light, gel-like product, which helped them not waste any. Some people said it hurt a little bit if they got it in their eyes, so be careful when you put it on. It dried quickly and didn’t leave behind any stickiness or oil.
Main feature
5ml in size
No scent
7 Rodial Lash & Brow Booster Serum
Lash & Brow Booster Serum 7 is approved in the UK by Esquire, Red, HB, GH, Country Living, and Prima.
Best for getting results quickly
£23 for Rodial Lash & Brow Booster Serum on Amazon
71 out of 100
In just three to four weeks of using this product, testers saw their brows get better. They also praised how it made their lashes healthier and softer.
Most testers saw more growth in areas where the hairs were thin or over-plucked, like the under brow.
They also said that hair got thicker and stronger. Most testers agreed that the formula didn’t irritate the skin or eyes and that mascara went on easily over it.
Important details
7ml in size
No scent
8 Groa Lash Serum 3ml
Lash Serum 3ml 8 for UK-approved magazines like Esquire, Red, HB, GH, Country Living, and Prima
£20 at Boots and £20 at ASOS for Groa Lash Serum 3ml
70 out of 100
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We really like the bright blue packaging, but as we all know, what’s inside is what matters. Pea peptides and hyaluronic acid are two of the many healthy ingredients in the formula that help create a good environment for growth.
