My Eyelashes Were Nonexistent—Until I Tried These Eyelash Growth Serums

Before I started testing the best eyelash growth serums, I would tell my friends that I had “baby lashes” — eyelashes just a few centimeters long that even lengthening mascara couldn’t fix. I was tired of habitually using strip lashes or expensive lash technology to extend my lashes every time I did my makeup and I was on a mission to find something that would promote thicker, stronger and longer lashes that last longer. Turns out, I’m not alone.

Alopecia areata diagnosed about ten years ago FashionBeauty shopping writer Conçetta Ciarlo suffers from eyelash loss and a delayed regeneration cycle. While she initially turned to Latisse (the only FDA-approved eyelash growth treatment), it required a dermatologist’s prescription and caused some subtle hyperpigmentation in her upper lash line. Neither is ideal. Over time, her long eyelashes grew back, although they were less thick and fell out more easily. Ready to try something different, she started trying over-the-counter medications—often the ones popular on social media—in search of something more accessible but relatively effective.

Vogue’s Favorite Eyelash Growth Serum

“Lash Growth Serum strengthens, nourishes and conditions lash hair, resulting in thicker, healthier lashes with continued use,” board-certified dermatologist Marisa Garshick, MD, tells us Fashion. “By improving the health of your eyelashes, it may also help make them less susceptible to breakage.”

While my lashes are short and curly, and Ciallo’s are long and straight, we have both found success with the Growth Serum over our years of testing, proving that these formulas can benefit all lash types and concerns. It’s really just about finding the formula that suits your needs. “If used correctly, eyelash serums work,” says board-certified dermatologist Purvisha Patel, MD, founder of Visha Skincare. He recommends using eyelash serum every day, adding that “it will take at least a month to see results.”

Below, eye experts including ophthalmologists, optometrists, and dermatologists share everything you need to know about eyelash-enhancing serums, as well as some of their favorite formulas that have also been tested by our team.

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Best overall performance: Vegamour Gro eyelash serum

why we like it: Vegamour’s eyelash growth serum takes a clean beauty approach with a blend of ophthalmologist-approved natural ingredients. “Vegamour’s formula contains peptides as well as selenium-rich mung bean extract,” board-certified ophthalmologist Dr. Diane Hilal-Campo tells us Fashion. She explains that selenium is an “often overlooked mineral that’s thought to play an important role in hair growth.” Plus, the formula is known to be prostaglandin-free, so you can apply it without worrying about hyperpigmentation.
Editor’s Note: “Vegamour’s Lash Serum is my go-to product. Over the years, it’s become my safety net against lash loss. Other formulas I’ve used have worked well, but I almost always experience some darkening along my lash line – Vegamour’s option gets the job done with clean ingredients and no creepy side effects.” —Conçetta Ciarlo, beauty shopping writer
Main ingredients: Red clover, mung bean extract, peptide
PGA: No
How to apply: According to Vegamour, apply the serum to the upper and lower lash lines twice a day for the first two months, then reduce the frequency to once a day.
More to know: Vegan, cruelty-free, free of prostaglandins, sulfates, parabens and toxins
size:3ml