OK. I’m sure many people will disagree with me, but I HATE the brush!!! I know it’s supposed to be staggered bristles to “grab close to the root and lifts” but honestly, all that happened to me was immense poking into my eyeball. Like literally – the spikes was jabbing onto the root of my upper waterline – and it especially hurts because the spikes are, well, VERY HARD AND SPIKEY. And honestly it did none of the “grabbing” it claimed to do.
I applied it in the way it was described on the website – and instead of brushing it on it felt more like jabbing it on. AVOID this product unless you have super long lashes already and won’t need to apply the brush to the root of your lashes (in which case I am totally jealous and why are you even bothering with mascara?), OR unless you’re going for the red-eyed look.
Did you know that Benefit They’re Real! mascara retails for $29.00 (Canadian) at Sephora?
To summarize, I would rather spend my money on good skincare products (Hi Lancome!) than to blow it on a tube of Benefit They’re Real! mascara.
People are probably going to blame it on my lashes – they are everything a mascara company would fear – almost impossible to resuscitate. But hey – don’t blame it on the lashes, blame it on the formula. After all, isn’t the whole point of this mascara to fool people into thinking you’re wearing falsies?
I guess if you are born with luscious lashes, GO FOR IT! But if you have genetically less than optimum lashes I would say SAVE YOUR TIME AND MONEY and go invest in 10 pairs of fake eyelashes.
Way better value for your money and I promise you it won’t take you half as long to put on a pair of falsies than to try and achieve the look with Benefit They’re Real! mascara. IF you INSIST on using mascara…. I suggest Bad Gal!!!
Awwww, a lot of people that this is a really good mascara! I guess that it’s different for everyone *sigh* Thanks for sharing your opinion though!! It sucks that things in Canada are pricey :(
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YEah!! I’ve heard sooo many good reviews for this mascara – guess everyone has different lashes, just like you said! <3 THanks for taking the time to comment Kathleen! <3
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you have very small eye lashes too, i have sane too, it is why i use only fake eyelashes for good effect!
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Haha, I know right?! No mascara will ever be as good as falsies! <3
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I’ve heard so much about this mascara but never really got excited over the hype- because I think my asian eyelashes will behave exactly the same as yours! I don’t think it’s worth splurging that much money on a mascara, I would rather it on eyeshadow or a lipstick :)
Thanks Karen for taking the time to express your opinion! I agree with you – us asian lashes aren’t exactly the easiest to work with when it comes to mascaras… especially one claiming to be as miraculous as this one! But eyeshadow, lipstick, or even foundation would be well worth it! <3
I think that I will buy it online, thanks for give us your opinion! :)
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Great review, I still wanna try it though =)
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hahaha i have sparse asian lashes so i will definitely skip this! thanks for the review <3
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I hate the brush too!:) Good tip you’re offering my dear. Your eye color fascinate me, so black… Good post my dear.
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Great job on the tutorial love the Benefit mascara.
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I really like this mascara, shame it wasn’t for you x
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Never tried this one, and I’m not planning on it either. My lashes are short as well and I heard a lot of short lashed people complain about this mascara. Good and honest post!
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Oh I don’t want to be mean or something, but I don’t think it’s this mascara’s fault. It also depends on a lot of factors, like type of lashes, the way you put/coat it on etc… There is no good product for everyone.
Hi Mina! You’re absolutely right! I agree 100% with you~ <3 The Benefit BadGal mascara works WONDERS for my short lashes, I think it’s the drier formula!
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Its such a shame it didnt work out for you, I know so many people love it and I really liked it but there have definitely been cheaper just as good, if not better alternatives out there.
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I knowww, I wanted it to work so bad since I’ve heard such hyped reviews about it! What are some of the cheaper alternatives that you found? do share! :)
My friend and loved it xD I still have to…
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doesn’t seem that good, I’m always very picky with mascaras, this would not work for me!
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thanks for the review….. I won’t be wasting my money
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This is such a shame results wise – so hard with mascaras, haven’t tried but will avoid now xxx
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Amazing review.
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Love your honest review and I have the same issues with my straight, Asian lashes. If I find a good one I’ll share with you! Great post beautiful :)
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nice review,love this :)
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i tried their blue mascara before and it was awful.. guess i’ll be steering away from benefit mascaras (weird b/c their other products can be amazing)
I used to HATE this mascara – mainly because of the brush type, but after trying it one more time when my friend visited (and I had no make up with me) I actually found that I kind of like it. So I attempted to tackle the brush one more time and I am still learning how to master it. But even I – having naturally long lashes – completely understand your review. Plus, the mascara is really hard to get off!
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Thanks for the heads up! As much as I love me so falsies, i do enjoy a good mascara as well!
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I really dislike this mascara too! I keep getting samples of it and have to keep giving them to those people who were naturally blessed with curled lashes!
That’s really good to read an honest review about this mascara. I’ve never tried it and will not. Thanks for sharing this so we can avoid spending money on this mascara.
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Sorry to hear this was such a disappointment for you :( A friend of mine gave me a sample of this mascara and I quite like it. I did use a lash primer before applying it though which I think made a difference.
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OMG I’m wearing they’re real right now and I agree with everything you wrote. I didn’t really like this mascara nor the brush. I just have the deluxe sample size from Sephora and I’m glad I didn’t go ahead and get the full size. I think there are a lot of drugstore mascaras that would do a better job than this. :)
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I feel the same way. And I also got this from sephora beauty insider this year ^^ it’s really clumpy for me :( and doesn’t hold curls that well haha but I still use it regularly since other mascaras I have are worse xD
Oooh I love this stuff! :)
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My sister got this as a birthday gift from sephora too and passed it on to me as she doesn’t like mascara. And I have to agree with you, I’m totally unimpressed. The amount of times I’ve scratched my eyeball with this… And it’s so hard to remove!
Great review though, really in depth :)