Another day, another mascara tested, photographed, and filed. If this is your first time reading one of our Mascara Madness posts, then let me give you a quick rundown. Because mascara buying is so hit and miss, and ads don't give you any idea what the stuff really looks like on, Team Bella and our friends at Sugar HQ have tested dozens of mascaras for you. We've taken photographs of what they look like on real women's lashes and had our testers give an unbiased report of the pros and cons of each. This time, we tested out Estée Lauder Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara ($19.50). To see what this mascara looks like in real life and find out if it's really as smudge-proof as it claims, just keep reading.
We've been busy testing and photographing a bucket load of mascaras — so you know exactly what it looks like and how it wears before you think about buying it. Last time, 
Buying mascara can be harder than it looks; the way a product appears in an ad frequently bears no resemblance to the way it looks on lashes, and often there's no real "try before you buy." To save you from many unhappy returns, we guinea pigs at Sugar HQ have tried dozens of mascaras and are reporting our findings. Very serious stuff.
