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 66%.

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Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara.

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

Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

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Eye Makeup

About this product

A tubing mascara designed to define and extend lashes with a formula that separates each lash without clumping.

Guru Score

66%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

This tubing mascara earns consistent praise for minimal fallout, clean separation of lashes, and a natural finish that avoids the spiky look some tubing formulas can create. The tiny brush is a sticking point (some find it limits volume) and the formula can thin out after a few weeks of use, which matters given the price. For those who want a tubing mascara with a natural look and can layer it up, this ranks among top picks. Best patch-tested first if you have sensitive eyes.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take March 2026

What they liked

Minimal fallout
Doesn't clump
Well-defined lashes

What they flagged

Clumping after a month
Pricey for short lifespan

Type

Eye MakeupLiquid

Where to buy

Sephora → Ulta → Amazon → Google →

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What the gurus are saying.

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Caroline Hirons

250k subs

~Mixed

"The Hourglass mascara has a [...] tiny little synthetic brush, though. I don't like the teeny brushes. I like a big brush. I need the volume."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

~Yay

"My favorite Hourglass mascara now comes in espresso and the ultra black original. I'm going to use espresso. It's so exciting that they came out with a brown. I love brown mascaras. And I especially love this formula. One of my favorite mascaras of all time."

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"It's become my favorite in this category. It's actually a tubing mascara, the Unlocked mascara."

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"I love the Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara. It definitely gives a well-defined look to every lash."

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"I really enjoy the Hourglass mascara. I 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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"The Hourglass got a five out of five for application, separated each lash, didn't have a lot of transfer and it looks beautiful. As far as how it looks after dry down, also a five out of five. It looks natural, not too spiky, not too glossy, and I love a natural look to my lash. I want the ease of a tubing mascara but I don't want it to look sort of unnatural and spiky and glossy. I want it to look natural like my lashes but better."

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"I'm especially impressed with the lack of fallout from this mascara. It's a rare day that after eight hours I don't have some fallout or some smudging, so I'm really impressed with the mascara."

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"I'm going to use it as a primer kind of as the product was intended and it is on its last leg so I am going to separate it with my little lash comb that I have here so that gives an incredibly dramatic look combining the primer plus The Hourglass extensions and I'm going to let this dry down a little bit and then use my lash comb once again just to kind of separate them all right. [...] I just love this combination of the primer and The Hourglass extensions for a more dramatic look."

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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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"I was absolutely shocked and I kind of put off trying this for a while because it didn't get great reviews, but this was definitely a pleasant surprise. The fallout is minimal and my lashes never clump. I absolutely love this mascara. If you're looking for a tubing mascara, I did a complete roundup this year of about seven or eight tubing mascaras and 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 Makeup

1.46M subs

~Mixed

"D's been using the Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara, and I think it's actually really pretty, but in the"

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Nay

"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."

Alexandra Anele

1.44M subs

~Yay

"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."

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"I'm using a tubing mascara from Hourglass on my lower lashes because I got to do the most."

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"One of the most recent ones that I've used that I really liked was the Hourglass Unlocked mascara, pretty good for a tubing mascara."

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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."