Review- Benefit They're Real! Mascara

Hey everyone!

Okay, so I am a tiny bit apprehensive about doing this review as I think I may start a full on beauty community riot when I say...I don't like....Benefit's They're Real! Mascara

GAAAASP! Yes! I said it!
Before you all get out the curling irons and powder brushes ready to destroy me, hear me out...

It's not that the product is bad (it isn't by any means) it's just that it didn't meet my expectations from all the hype that it has received.

Let's get into detail...

Packaging:

Benefit always has cute packaging for their products and even though this isn't the cutest I've seen from them it's still pretty fierce. I love how simple it is. Just a nice muted silver bottle with the name up the front in pretty fonts. Plain, simple, but amazing.

Long lasting?:

As far as I can tell this mascara is pretty long wearing. It doesn't leave smudges all under your eyes or flaky fall out all down your face so it's all good.

Does it meet it's explanation?:

And this, unfortunately, is where Benefit has fallen down with this mascara. Don't get me wrong this mascara definitely gives a decent amount of length to my lashes but I would in no way say that this makes me look like I am wearing false lashes. Maybe I got a bad one because everyone else seems to swear blind that this is a miracle mascara but I really can't see it. If all you're looking for in a mascara is to get good length then this is a great mascara but I HAVE to have volume to my lashes otherwise I don't feel like my face is complete. So although I'm pretty sure that I'm just an eyelash snob who has to have big, bold lashes I don't think that this mascara delivers on it's false lash promise.

Overall:

So overall this is actually quite a nice lengthening mascara and I do sometimes use it as a first coat for my lashes. Benefit, I have to say, not a half bad product. I would recommend it.

Two thumbs up from me!

(I swear there is no rhyme or reason to this thumbs up/thumbs down system haha)

 

Bye bye beauties!

xoxo