Review • Benefit They're Real Mascara

For Christmas last year, my mum brought me the Benefit They're Real Mascara. I was so excited to try it as I'd not tried anything from Benefit before. I put off buying it for myself, as it retails for £19.50 which I think is pricey for Benefit as I wouldn't class them as a high end brand.

The wand is plastic, which I know lots of people don't like but it doesn't bother me, I actually quite like the rubbery wands. I curl my lashes first, and then I place the wand at the root of my lashes and wiggle upwards, I find doing this creates a volumized look without appearing clumpy. When I curl my lashes and apply this mascara, my lashes look incredibly long and fluttery. However about 20 minuets later, my lashes drop and look stubby and short. I found this so annoying, because when I first apply it I think "wow, this mascara is amazing" but as the day went on it would droop and begin to flake. I ended up shoving the tube in the back of my draw and completely forgot about it.

A few months ago, I got a sample of the mascara in a magazine, which I also threw to the back of the draw and forgot about until recently when I was looking for a new mascara to try. I was shocked to see my lashes stayed curled for the majority of the day and looked thick and full. The only reason I can think of to why it is any different to my other tube is that I had the sample for a while (unopened) which probably made it dry up, causing it to not weigh my lashes down. So if you have this mascara and are not a fan, don't bin it! Wait for it to dry out and try it again - who knows, you could love it.

I am not recommending this product as I had 2 very different experiences, at the same time I'm not not recommending it either. If you do want to try it you can pick up a sample size in Boots for £9.50, which is still expensive but its better than spending £19.50 and hating it. For me its a love/hate relationship and I can't decide whether or not I'd repurchase.

you can find it here.

xx