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...

 

 

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?