I found myself at a Benefit counter last week and the SA talked me into trying They're Real - the new mascara meant to make your lashes look like falsies. I was skeptical, especially with it being a plastic wand, but the results are great.
Now let me apologise for these ropey photos. They're Real was applied over what I was already wearing - Max Factor False Lash Effect Length & Volume. I took the photos about eight hours after the mascara was initially applied and for some reason the exposure setting was waaay down on my camera so I've had to autocorrect, but you can still see the effect. And I think my lashes would have looked much better if I just had a couple of coats of They're Real on. It is a very luxurious formula - not too dry, or wet, just Goldilocks and is the blackest black.
My lashes on the right (so the ones on your left) look better because I applied it to this eye myself after the SA poked me in my other eyeball. It hurt like a mofo and felt infected for almost two days. So word to the wise - always apply your own mascara. I don't know what came over me really, it's a bit gross to try a tester mascara (used a disposable wand, but still, it's yuck) - see what I go through for you?!
The tube is really pretty and I do actually see myself buying this in the future when I've got through my 30+ other mascaras. It's £18.50, which is steep, but still more economical than my two current faves, Lancome Hypnose and MUFE Smokey Lash. In the US it's $22.50, which given an approx. exchange rate of $1.5 to £1, should mean we pay £15 over here, but it never works like that!
Have you tried They're Real? Are you going to?
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I'm in love with it, the only problem I find is that its a little difficult to remove but other than that I think it works really well.
ReplyDeleteHi Claire, I only removed it the once, but I found it slipped off pretty easy with an oil based make up remover x
ReplyDeleteLovely results! Is this what you had on last night!?
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This mascara looks great! I'm just coming to the end of my Lancome Hypnose mascara and I'm torn between trying their dolls eyes mascara and this Benefit one!
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I'm contemplating over buying this...when I have the funds but this post has slightly swayed me towards YES!
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@angel - nope, haven't bought this one yet - twas the Hypnose I had on last night
ReplyDelete@sarah - not heard great things about dolls eyes although personally haven't tried it.
I had it applied by a SA in Sephora today (don't know why I gave in, I normally never accept) and... I'm pretty undecided. It did look like I had falsies on... there was volume and lenght, BUT there were also awful clumps. I like my lashes well defined and separated and un-clumped... so it was not my fave look, but I'd like to know how that would have been if I had applied it myself, over nude lashes (I too had mascara on already) and possibly with a lash comb on hand...
ReplyDeleteDo you think it will look less clumpy, when applied to clean lashes? I like my lashes to look separated also so not sure if I would like this...
ReplyDelete@alhrayth & cuteek - I think it would definitely would be less clumpy on clean lashes...
ReplyDeleteSorry about the SA booboo, Kat. I'm happy your eyes are better now. Thanks for going through all that :D
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice mascara. But I could never fork out that much money for one. Perhaps I'd splurge more when I get richer and I'd keep a mental on this one (so I have to get rich very soon otherwise this'd be considered primitive. ugh, the pressure. haha.)
"SA poked me in my other eyeball."
ReplyDeleteYikes, I literally had goosebumps when I read that.
Expensive mascara.. sigh. But it looks worth it!
Ah...the being poked in the eyeball. I don't mind trying testers, mascaras, lippies etc. I have recently falling in love with my Lights Camera Lashes (tarte) mascara but this has definitely caught a bit of my attention and I like the results.
ReplyDeleteI've heard some good things about this mascara and have been contemplating it!
ReplyDeleteGetting poked in the eye...goodness. I make sure to apply something like mascara on my own!