Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "mascara" samfuri ne na kwaskwarima da ake amfani dashi don duhu, kauri, da ma'anar gashin ido. Yawanci yana zuwa a cikin bututu mai amfani da buroshi kuma ana shafa shi akan bulala don haɓaka kamanninsu. Mascara wani abu ne na kayan shafa gama gari kuma yana samuwa a cikin tsari daban-daban, kamar su hana ruwa, kuma a cikin launuka daban-daban, kamar baki, launin ruwan kasa, kamar launin shuɗi, kamar baki.