IS THE BENEFIT THEY'RE REAL RANGE WORTH THE HYPE?

If there is something Benefit knows how to do it's their marketing. This liner has been seen just about everywhere over the past month and it's causing a fair amount of stir in the beauty community. Some people love it whilst others are a little more skeptical. I completely adore the mascara so I was excited to see the make up remover and liner added to the 'They're Real' line. 

We will start off with the mascara as it's not the new addition to the range. The Benefit They're Real Mascara boasts a plastic bristle brush with a small ball on the end of the wand to make getting every lash easier. I've always enjoyed this mascara and I've used two or three tubes up over the past couple of years. I'm particularly drawn to plastic bristle brushes so I like the addition of the small ball on the end as it allows for you to get the inner and outer lashes easily. The only negative I have to say about this is that it can be trying to remove so I've always reserved this for long days due to the long-lasting formula. 

Now onto the most exciting release which is the new They're Real Push Up Liner*. This liner is the first of it's kind with a pen applicator but a gel formulation.  The finish is designed to be a long-lasting matte, waterproof finish that won't smudge, budge or dry out. The slanted applicator is designed to help you have the ultimate control and get right in close to lash line. 

On first trying this liner I had it in the 'overhyped' basket. I thought it was incredibly hard to use and the pen just a pain. I've never been very good at gel eyeliner so I think I had it in my mind that it'd make me a pro straight away - but it doesn't and won't. I was determined to continue using it in bid to find a way to make it work and over time I've grown to like it. The trick is to not click the pen too much otherwise it does dispense too much gel onto the end of the brush which can cause a mess. It also takes some time to build up into a thick line so patience is key. I do love the slanted applicator now and I agree with the claims that it allows for you to get right into the lash line. The only negative I have to say about it is it doesn't create a crisp line. As you can see above as soon as you start building it up it feathers at the edges so if you're after a crisp cat-eye this won't achieve that but for an everyday subtle flick it's great. Oh and I thought I'd mention that the packaging of the liner is really on point, instead of your typical click-top lid it's a screw so it's never going to come off in your make up bag - win! 

Finally onto the They're Real Remover* which is packaged in this gorgeous black squeezey tube. I'm really happy that Benefit decided to include a make up remover in this line because as I said the mascara itself is really hard to remove. This is a cream formulation that the instructions say to squeeze onto a cotton pad then gentle wipe eyes. I thought I would need alot of the product but you really only need a pea size amount for each eye. I find that you do need to wipe and then rinse one eye then move onto the other, or do them both quickly, otherwise the smudged mascara and liner set again and you need more of the make up remover. I'm super impressed with this and I really didn't think the cream formulation would be for me. 

What do you think of the new editions to the Benefit line? 

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*products provided for consideration - honesty as always :)