Review: Benefit- They´re real! mascara

I´m sure everybody has at least heard of this mascara already ( if not purchased it) as it has made waves on the blogosphere and youtube. It is easily available in most countries and a fair price and for me its an excellent mascara.
I have always loved Benefit products although they are very expensive compared to a lot of other high street makeup companies that offer similar products and colours for half of the price. But, i am on an endless mission to find my holy grail mascara and after all of the hype it had i thought i had better try it, and I'm so glad that i did.

image from google

Excuse the wet hair

Close up they do look like false lashes

This is with 2 coats, also wearing kiko eyeshadow pencils ( review coming soon) and Kiko gel eyeliner.

What Benefit say:

They're real! lengthens, curls, volumizes, lifts & separates. Our jet black, long-wearing formula won’t smudge or dry out. A specially designed brush reveals lashes you never knew you had!

I would agree with everything they say, it looks exactly the same before you take it off at the end of the day as it did when you first put it on and stays really black unlike some mascaras which fade as the day goes on.

The only negatives i have about the mascara are:
1. the bristles are very spiky compared to the usual rubber bristles, which is good for separating your lashes but not so good when you accidentally get a bit too close to your eyeball.
2. i have to use eye-makeup remover to get it all off, i prefer to just be able to use a facewash at the end of the day to get rid of all of my makeup in one go.

For the price, availability and staying power it would definitely be in my top 5 favourite mascaras, well worth buying if you haven't already.

I purchased mine from Sephora for 21.99€ but i know it is cheaper in the Uk and elsewhere and you can buy online from the Benefit website here

Have you tried this mascara? or have you found the perfect mascara yet?