When it comes to buying new makeup, you’re likely to pick a product you know well.

But what if we told you that you might’ve been using the wrong mascara this whole time?

Read on to learn about the different mascara wands and what they can do for your lashes.

Man applying mascara

Whatever you do, just be sure you’re holding the wand the correct way around.

Bartlett says this mascara wand will leave your eyes looking wider and the end result is fairly dramatic.

Instead, why not apply your mascara and declump your lashes simultaneously?

Curved mascara wand

A comb mascara wand does just that, bringing precision and eliminating stuck-together lashes.

It’ll give you a large-eye look with a ton of flutter.

The large wand is ideal for bigger eye shapes and the brush helps stretch the lash to curl."

Hourglass mascara wand

The main downside to this wand is that you may find your lashes clumping.

For some, this is the desired look as it can give the illusion of thicker lashes.

Into the Glossspoke with Gucci Westman, a renowned makeup artist, about how she uses a cone-shaped wand.

Comb mascara brush

The fat middle part of the wand is going to give you more volume.

And when you apply a second coat, it will keep adding to the volume and length."

Greenwald continued, “You get some negative space with the mascara and a chunkier separation.”

Phenomen’eyes Mascara ball-shaped brush

It’s important to have something for everybody."

Even Ariana Grande’s makeup artist, Daniel Chinchilla, has gotten on board.

He toldAllurehe prefers using travel-sized mascaras.

oversized fluffy mascara wand

So who should use a rectangle mascara wand?

Cone-shaped mascara wand

Bubble-shaped mascara wand

Skinny mascara wand

Miniature mascara wand in hand

Rectangle mascara wand