Benefit They're Real Mascara Review

What it claims to do:

UK’s No.1 best-selling premium mascara for lashes beyond belief. They’re real! lengthens, curls, volumizes, lifts, and separates. Our jet black, long-wearing formula won’t smudge or dry out and includes a specially designed brush to reveal lashes you never knew you had! they’re real…honest! (benefitcosmetics.co.uk) RRP: £18.50

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Image (right) 2 Coats of They're Real! mascara without Curling.
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Without any doubt, this is my HG "curl" mascara! It is by far the best mascara I have ever tried - and believe me, I have tried many - from MUA to Lancome, I have a box of mascaras that I had to abandon. Let me start by describing my lashes. I have short, sparse, downward-pointing lashes that will not obey any type of eyelash curlers. After trying different ways of curling them and using mascaras that claim to hold the curl, I have almost given up until I found his little gem...  

Upon examining the brush, you'll find that the bristles are spaced out and it has a tiny bunch at the end, this is for those hard-to-reach areas such as the corners or your bottom lashes. I love this brush! It's not too big and bulky which can make mascara application a bit messy, instead, I find that I can put this on really quickly without any worries. Also, the product dries very quickly - so again no mess and it stays on all day! I had to brave the crazy sideways rain once, and the only makeup I had on that day was this precious thing, I imagined myself looking like a reverse panda but when I got home - it was clean!

Aside from its great formula, my most favorite part about this is that it really perks up my lashes! Some mascaras I have immediately weighs them down, but this feels so lightweight and it really holds up the curl. Dare I say it, I don't even have to curl my lashes anymore - I just use the end bristles to push the lashes up while they're drying to achieve the same effect.

If there's one thing I have to say that I don't like about They're Real!, I'll have to say its the amount you get out of it. I have used mine every other day for 4 weeks and it's almost empty now, compared to other drugstore mascaras I've had, I probably have to repurchase more often. Maybe it's because it dries quickly? I read a few reviews and a few people mentioned the same flaw. Nonetheless, this really doesn't deter me from picking up another one when it's empty.

No wonder it's currently UK's Number 1 mascara. 

I will most certainly purchase this again! 

TS Tip: I apply one coat of They're Real! after curling to perk them lashes up, then I apply one coat of Lancome Hypnose on top. Instant Lift and Volume! It's like wearing falsies.  

Have you tried this amazing Bene-mascara yet?

Love lots,
AJ