They're Real

Benefit Cosmetics

They're Real

60 positive 1 neutral 18 negative

Based on 79 Reddit mentions

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How do I stop this from happening by the end of the day?!

Better than Sex is awful, one of the few mascaras that smudges and flakes on me no matter what I do. Try Mac Stack, Benefit They're Real, Diorshow or any by Maybelline and you'll see the difference.

Chernyyvoron82 in r/MakeupAddiction

June 5, 2025 6:43 AM

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Rant: Worst mascara ever?

There are two that come to mind that I have. Too Faced Better than Sex - Heavy, clumpy and weighs the lashes down. Too Faced should reformulate this instead of wasting so much on the different packaging. Benefit They're Real - Dry and flaky and doesn't do much in my opinion. This was surprising to m

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Exotic-Bumblebee2753 in r/Makeup

July 4, 2025 5:39 PM

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Mascara recommendation

Get the travel-size (mini) from Benefit Cosmetics (either Bag Gal Bang! or They're Real). I think the Bad Gal Bang is the absolute best mascara on the market, doesn't flake, and is not too overpowering/heavy on the lashes. And they offer minis, which honestly last me for months. However, as with any

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fancygppy in r/Makeup

April 21, 2026 9:02 AM

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Products that got bumped off your holy grail list after it was reformulated?

Benefit “They’re Real” mascara used to be my holy grail for probably 10 years. Ever since they reformulated it, it smudges, dries out super fast, and flakes everywhere. So disappointing because the original formula was so good. I stopped using it well over a year ago and switched to Armani “Vertigo”

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Serious_Group_6559 in r/Sephora

May 18, 2026 3:26 PM

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Are companies secretly changing formulas or am I crazy???

Noooooo please don’t let it be true. Telescopic has been my #1 ride or die makeup product for basically my entire adult life. I haven’t bought a new one in about six months, or maybe a bit more, because I’m working through some other mascaras in my rotation. I will be devastated if there’s a new int

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GremlinSquishFace47 in r/Makeup

November 5, 2025 11:57 AM

4

Rant: Worst mascara ever?

Same! I bought They're Real last year when Ulta was doing a sale on Benefit and some other mascaras where if you bought one full sized mascara, you got another full sized mascara for $10. It's just so dry and does nothing. You have to layer it but if you apply more than one coat, it flakes horribly.

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Exotic-Bumblebee2753 in r/Makeup

July 4, 2025 6:19 PM

3

Natural looking mascara

Benefits They're Real Tinted lass primer in brown. I never use mascara now. Just this. Does everything you want: adds a little length and no clumping or flaking.

Ok_Jellyfish3215 in r/Makeup

October 23, 2025 12:51 AM

2

Wasserfeste Mascara, die *wirklich* wischfest ist?

Ich benutze seit knapp 10 Jahren They‘re Real von Benefit und hatte noch nie das Problem, dass der Mascara bröckelt oder sich absetzt, obwohl es sich nicht um einen wasserfesten Mascara handelt. Vor einigen Tagen gab es bei Notino sogar ein Angebot. Knapp 30 Euro finde ich persönlich zu teuer.

makipeony in r/BeautyDE

April 19, 2026 9:30 PM

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How do I stop this from happening by the end of the day?!

Benefits BADgal BANG. This is such a beautiful mascara, won’t smudge, flake or clump (and you have a few colour options) - I know someone else recommended They’re Real personally I found that one smudged on me bit the BADgal bounce is the sort of the best of both worlds with the dual sided spoolie

No_Factor_1057 in r/MakeupAddiction

June 6, 2025 1:00 PM

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