I always buy travel-size mascara, even when I'm not traveling, because the wand is usually more precise. Plus, when was the last time you used up a full-size tube in two months, which is when you're supposed to throw them out? Never, that's when. Also, the Benefit BadGal Bang! Volumizing Mascara ($12) is maybe the best mascara of all time. So there's that. It lifts, separates, and gives amazing volume with zero clump. I'll never part with it.