Benefit Cosmetics
They're Real
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What are the worst products that you bought in 2025?
That stupid fucking bounce mascara from benefit. Literally back to back to back amazing mascara releases (they’re real, roller lash, badgal bang) then this dry, flaky nightmare that if I apply at 10:43 covers my under eyes in dried product by 11:00am sharp. To hell.
unique_plastique in r/Sephora
January 9, 2026 12:26 AM
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Holy Grail Product - Question...
They're real mascara by benefit 😁 Aside from the brush stabbing my eye too many times it is damned impossible to remove.
Beauty_Talk77 in r/Makeup
May 14, 2026 9:06 PM
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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
...Exotic-Bumblebee2753 in r/Makeup
July 4, 2025 5:39 PM
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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”
...Serious_Group_6559 in r/Sephora
May 18, 2026 3:26 PM
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Why does my makeup not last a full 8 hour work shift?
I was going to say, a lot of the higher end (but still drugstore) mascaras always end up smudging off for me, benefit they're real was a nightmare for me. Elf is fantastic, any tubing mascara really but elf is my favourite.
lifetypo10 in r/MakeUpAddictionUK
March 20, 2026 2:43 PM
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What is a product you will never forgive a company for discontinuing ?
Or it’s been reformulated because either Europe or the US have banned a key ingredient & it no longer performs anywhere close to the original. I cried when that happened to my perfect mascara of over 10 years, Benefit’s They’re Real.
terriegirl in r/MakeupAddiction
June 21, 2025 4:23 PM
4
Tell me about a makeup product you were influenced to buy, but turned out to be really bad
Benefit They're Real mascara. I have long lashes, so I usually just use whatever is on offer, I don't bother paying premium. But the hyper surrounding his mascara was massive, and I thought I'd treat myself. Never once have I used a mascara that made my lashes look both stubby and sparse - I thought
...TheGoldenType in r/MakeupAddiction
October 11, 2025 11:07 PM
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Which mascara to buy?
Back in the day, I loved Benefit They’re Real mascara. Last time I bought it, I got raccoon eyes, which didn’t happen before. I got tired of spending $30 on mascara and tried the Maybelline Sky High mascara and haven’t looked back since. I don’t even have to use the waterproof formula to not give me
...Important_Park6058 in r/Makeup
May 2, 2026 9:00 PM
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What’s the first high-end makeup you bought & was it worth it?
early 2010s and i bought the benefit they're real mascara + mac studio fix fluid. ayon, both fail 🥲 that's when I learned my lashes don't like non-waterproof mascaras and parang may something sa mac studio fix fluid na it always broke me out
BeauteeGurl in r/beautytalkph
April 2, 2026 1:45 PM
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Needing nickel-free product recommendations
I think it's very important to specify that most brands aren't intentionally using Ni to their products, but it's occasionally found in trace amounts from the darker pigments used. Which is why it's a bit more difficult to figure out what's safe to use. I also have a nickel allergy and occasionally
...torin122 in r/MakeupAddiction
June 13, 2025 4:44 PM
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