This $5 Amazon mascara with 415K reviews made me look like I had lash extensions

New York Post Composite I’ve tried plenty of mascaras over the years, but few have sparked my curiosity quite like this one. When a beauty product spends months living on Amazon’s bestsellers page, I can’t help but wonder if it’s actually worth the hype. That was exactly the case with the essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara, which has been a fixture on the retailer’s bestseller list for what feels like forever. Naturally, I had to try it for myself after reviewing countless beauty products — especially as it’s inching toward half a million rave reviews, with more than 415,000 shoppers weighing in. At only $5, it’s hard to ignore. Most mascaras promising dramatic length and volume cost three, four or even five times as much, so I wasn’t expecting miracles. Still, after seeing co