It was January 2023 after I requested Lauren Santo Domingo to call her favourite magnificence merchandise launching at Moda Operandi. Of the ten must-haves she chosen, most have been anticipated—Costa Brazil’s physique oil; her facialist Iván Pol’s Secret Sauce; Crown Affair’s dry shampoo. However one decide shocked me: the Surratt Noir Lash Tint. I used to be intrigued not as a result of I hadn’t anticipated a mascara to high her listing, however as a result of I hadn’t heard of it earlier than. However, LSD—recognized arbiter of style—was in fact, forward of the curve.

In contrast to your conventional mascara, the Surratt Lash Tint is designed to coat and outline lashes fairly than volumize and lengthen. What’s vital to remember is that that is technically a lash tint, designed to coat and outline lashes fairly than volumize and lengthen like your typical mascara.

“It’s not about creating bulk, however fairly enhancing,” Surratt Magnificence co-founder Heleyne Mishan-Tamir tells Vogue. “It may be layered for extra depth, however our purpose was to create a product for the shopper who needs a extra weightless, pure feel and appear.” This “delicate and complex” look that Mishan-Tamir describes is strictly what Santo Domingo was after. “[It] doesn’t clump and gives the correct quantity of definition to the eyes with out wanting apparent or makeup-y,” she beforehand shared.

As somebody with comparatively quick lashes (although the finest eyelash development serums have severely helped!), I’ve discovered the lash tint to be fairly refreshing. Conventional mascaras are inclined to really feel fairly heavy on my high quality lash hairs. Irrespective of how light-weight the formulation or how spaced out the bristles are, I nonetheless expertise clumping; as a result of my pure lashes are additionally very curly, residue finally ends up on my lids as a rule. It’s one thing I had reluctantly come to simply accept when making use of mascara, however the Surratt Lash Tint has confirmed it’s not as a lot consumer error as I believed.

The rapid distinction between this tint and conventional mascaras is the wand. As a substitute of bristles, it’s a Japanese-made metallic wand that’s paying homage to a screw design. [Because of this] movie star make-up artist Christian Prepare dinner Zito says “you possibly can actually seize each single lash, even quick, sparse lashes or laborious to achieve areas.” The impact is a pure lash separation and darkish intense-black pigment he explains is exclusive to Surratt. Plus, the formulation is fast-drying, flake- and smudge-free, and water-resistant.