Benefit they're real! push-up liner review (free sample from elle magazine)

Benefit they're real! push-up liner free sample
 
Benefit they're real! push-up liner review (free sample from elle magazine)
 

Benefit they're real! push-up liner review (free sample from elle magazine)

Benefit they're real! push-up liner review (free sample from elle magazine)

Benefit they're real! push-up liner review (free sample from elle magazine)


When I first heard of Benefit's 'They're real push-up liner' I was excited. A gel liner in the form of a slim easy to apply pen/tube. I wondered why no one had thought of such an ingenious idea before and I have to admit if I was in a store and saw this on sale that very day, I wouldn't have hesitated to part with the £18.50 to be part of such a incredible creation. Sure, what's £18.50? 2 and a half weeks of canned soup for lunch? 4 Barry M bold liners with change for a chocolate bar? 1 bottle of Smirnoff vodka with pretty floating pieces of gold.... I could continue.

Then I read the reviews. I don't think I've read such a diverse array of opinions! Some people loved this liner, swearing by its easy application and longevity. Everyone else hated it. I felt torn and suddenly lost the urgency to run to boots and buy this liner, the curiosity however never left.

When I noticed the free sample of benefits they're real push-up liner with Elle magazine, I knew my prayers were answered. Chance to try out this possibly wonderful invention without having to part with the best part of Twenty quid.

So I opened up the box to find a small package. I opened the package to find an even smaller tube of liner. As you can see above, you don't get a lot for free. I played around with the rubber nib of this to work out how this worked. It came to light that you have to squeeze this with quite a bit of force to get it out the nib and then too much comes out. You don't have a lot of control over the amount of product but when swatched on my hand I got a bold black line which sure enough, didn't budge.

Then I attempted to apply this to my eyes. I had some eyeshadow on already and it seemed impossible to get any effect over the eyeshadow and it was just awkward to use. As my first attempt was pointless, I decided to try again on completely bare eyes. Here's the result...
 
Benefit they're real! push-up liner review (free sample from elle magazine)

Benefit they're real! push-up liner review (free sample from elle magazine)
 
As you can see, the result was inconsistent, rough and patchy. You can even see some fallout underneath my eyes which isn't a great look. This would be slightly acceptable I guess (I am easily pleased) if it weren't for the amount of rigmarole it took for me to even get something that resembled a line!

All I can say is that I am glad I didn't part with £18.50 for this as it is clearly just a major gimmick. I don't understand how some people love this. I did think that maybe the samples were designed a bit hap-hazardly but then why would a reputable brand put samples out that were so bad? surely that's no way to represent a product which is being heavily advertised?

Did you try the benefit they're real push-up liner and get a different result? is there a knack to how it is applied?


6 comments:

  1. i wasn't a fan of this liner as i found it to be really dry!

    from helen at thelovecatsinc.com

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    1. I'm glad i'm not the only one. So disappointing! x

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  2. I personally quite like this liner for creating the outline of my flick and then I fill it in with another more easily usable liner haha! :)

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    1. Maybe I will give that technique a try, thanks for the tip! :)

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  3. Glad to hear you didn't pay for this! I definitely wasn't happy with the liner either. The applicator seems like a great concept, but I couldn't get anything but a too wide wing.

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    1. It's such a shame because It sounded so great at first!

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