- WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Veronika! Congratulations, Veronika! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂
Not the type of gal who likes to wait (neither am I)? Well, here’s your chance to win the newest member of the Benefit team before it launches next month.
Jet black They’re Real mascara promises beyond-belief (ala, “Yes, they’re real. Thank you for asking.”) length, separation, curl hold, volume and lift — basically, the whole shebang if you like big, bold lashes.
I like it, particularly the dark, rich color and multi-function brush. The staggered bristles do seem to help it in the volume department, and the spiky tip is pretty good for detailed work. I think the finished lash look actually resembles the one I get from MAC Studio Fix BoldBlack Mascara — jet black and lightweight, yet it looks thick, with a moderate increase in length, coupled, however, with a slight tendency to relax the curl from my lash curler.
If you’d like to preview a tube before it officially hits stores, read on, Benefit babe!
One lucky lady (or gent) will win:
- One (1) tube of Benefit They’re Real Mascara (a $22 value) before it launches in-stores this July
Two coats leave my lashes looking thick and dark, and it stays put all day long without flaking or smudging. On top of that, it remains easy to remove.
Before (top) and after two coats (bottom)
Before (left) and after two coats (right)
- There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all, like, what was the very first mascara you ever tried? What do you look for in a mascara? Have you ever accidentally sent an email to the wrong person? How many plants do you have in your house? Who’s going to win the Stanley Cup? — you get the idea.
- Second, you can enter by following me on
Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
- Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win a Tube of Benefit They’re Real Mascara http://bit.ly/k6TUua
- The deadline to enter is Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:59PM (PT).
- Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.
- A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.
- Contest is open to individuals of any country who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).
- Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.
- The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
- Void where prohibited by law.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
- WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Veronika! Congratulations, Veronika! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂
i’m starting rumba today woohoo wish me luck
Always wanting to try new products.
happy happy b day!!
A make up addict never can have too much mascara’s! 😉
I’d love to try this! I fell victim to the Diorshow hype but it’s not what I hoped for.
i usually use volumizing and curling mascaras, because my lashes are already very long but they’re extremely stray and not as many of them/as thick as i’d like them.
I <3 benefit and can't wait to try this! fantastic!
I inherited my mom’s asian eye lashes. They’re short and stick straight out, so I always have to use a lash curler!
I just bought Benefit’s Girl Meets Pearl a couple of days ago. I love the smell. It smells just like bubble gum.
my very first mascara was maybelline’s great lash in clear. it was terrible, but it did work nicely on my brows.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!
I just want to look fabulous for your birthday. Guess benefit mascara would help 😉
First mascara was probably one of my Mom’s Lancome or Este Lauder’s 🙂
I loved the look of that brush….and the eye pics…so it would be fun to try this one 🙂
I look for mascaras that have good staying power since I have Asian eyelashes… My lashes tend to uncurl after applying mascara =\
Enter me, please!
The very first mascara I tried was a NYC one I bought in middle school. Nearly poked my eye out as I tried to put it on. (:
I think my very first tube of mascara was from Clinique…I think it’s the lash separating one? It’s pretty old
Happy birthday Karen!
love the look of the brush!
My first mascara was Maybelline’s Great Lash.
i think i first tried maybelline great lash
I have one plant in my house, it’s a venus fly trap named Lord of the Flies
Yo Tabs — there’s extra gravy in it for you if you ‘randomly’ pick me!
I’m pretty sure the first mascara I ever tried was Maybelline Great Lash (the one in the pink and green tube).
its very embarassing to send someone an email or text you didn’t mean for them to get.haaa it happens to me alot. My first mascara was covergirl.
I think the first mascara I ever tried was Maybelline Great Lash in junior high. It gave me the worst raccoon eyes XD
I want volume 🙂
Maybelline Great Lash was my first mascara (I think?)…and I still like it!
Hope this is good, asian eyelashes are hard to make thick and curly
the first mascara i’ve ever tried?! i don’t even remember. i did a lot of performing arts things growing up, but was too young to have my own makeup, so i probably played around with my mom’s… i’m guessing it was lancome or estee lauder or something like that…….. back in the ’90s haha
i can’t even remember the first tube i ever bought for MYSELF! geez long ago! maybe a diorshow? i like covergirl’s lash blast though, so i wonder if benefit’s they’re real could replace that!
Happy Birthday! 😀 I have 2 plants!
I tend to look for mascaras that are inexpensive because they never last very long
Would love to try this! thanks for the opportunity!
I don’t actually know what the Stanley Cup is.
Yay mascara! Yay birthdays! 🙂
I am REALLY excited to try out this mascara! (I am a bit of an addict…)
I love a mascara that is volumizing!
I currently have one plant, a sprout of a sunflower that my daughter & I planted like 4 days ago!
I’m graduating tomorrow!
The first mascara I ever tried was Revlon Beyond Natural. 🙂
My current favorite mascara is Benefit’s BADgal Lash Mascara. Love it! I bet I’d love this one too. Have you used BADgal? How does this compare to that?
My HG mascara these days is by blinc…wonder if I should venture out and try some of the new ones recently released…
I love Buxom mascara:)
Right now I’m using Tarte’s Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara and loving it. I’ve been wearing it 9 hours today so far and I have taken a nap and sweat a lot, and it still looks perfect. No smudging or flaking, yay!
Oh, this mascara reminds me the one from No.7 extravagant something)))) would love to try it)))
love the falsies and voluminous!!!!!
My personal favorite is LashBlast Fusion. I tried the regular LashBlast in waterproof and didn’t like it as much- that stuff was nearly impossible to remove! I swear I was finding black eye goop for three or four days after “removing” it!
YAY! YAY! YAY! A mascara givaway!! :S I spent more time deciding what kind of mascara I’d go for than anything else! I looove Diorshow Extase but the formula has change so badly in no more than two months, sad! Kisses!!
Jet black is wat I like so much. Great lash was my very first one
Oooh, I hope I win! I want to try that mascara!
I’d love to have something from Benefit!! 😛
Vancouvers going to win the cup!!!! :)))
My mascara needs to be waterproof, above all else! 🙂
I love trying new mascaras – I tend to have 4 different tubes open at the same time. Would love to try this one!
I do the same thing. I always use more than one mascara during a three month period. I am currently using Cover Girl Lash Blast (Orange tube), L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black and Revlon Grow Luscious Mascaras. I throw out my mascaras every three month. So next week, I will open four new tubes of mascara. 😀
Happy Birthday! Wishing you well and many more to spend with Tabs 😉 My first Mascara was Maybelliene
i’d really like to win!
Wooooohhoooo birhtday contest 😉
Happy birthday Karen!!!!
My first ever mascara was one from Stila, probably major lash???? don’t remember. I like mascaras that don’t smudge.
A hug!
Got my BB TSV today!
Finished my last tube of mascara a year ago and want another one. Yayyyy
Right now I’m using MAC Opulash, but would LOVE to try this one!!
i need a good reliable mascara. hope i win :p
Ohhhh my first mascara? I can’t remember what it was called (remember I’m olllllldddd!) It was either covergirl or maybelline and I think it was a slim white tube with a gold collar between the top and the body.
Oooo I just did a image search and it was Maybelline ultra Lash! It had a white body with a gold top.
I’m still looking for my mascara soulmate, something creamy and dreamy that doesn’t flake, clump, or wear out!
I use my regular mascara and follow it up with waterproof mascara…no more flaking at the end of the day and comes off easily!
Happy birthday Karen!
im soooooooooooooo excited about this mascara and i want it!!!!!!! ill admit, im a major mascara junkie!
The first mascara I have ever tried was Clinique. Not so much of a fan anymore, though, so I am on the market for something new! Thanks Karen!
I’ve been hearing so much about this mascara – It’s on my wish list for sure (sadly it’s bout 200 products long sooooo) I’d LOVE to try this out! Lovin the blog!
I hope you have a wonderful time in Van! Don’t let the hockey craziness scare you, but enjoy it. I kind of want Boston to win, and kinda want Vancouver to win.
Boston — underdogs!
Van — Canada.
The first mascara I ever tried was Sephora. I got as a bday gift from Sephora. I look for something that makes my lashes look thick but is good at separating them.
I once sent a text message to the wrong photographer. I was telling another photographer I couldn’t work with her, because I already committed to another person. The text accidently went to Gio and he flipped out on me! After I explained what happened he calmed down.
Tomorrow is the last day of school! Yay! 🙂
I haven’t found the right mascara for me yet!
There’s a thunderstorm going on outside right now D: ! Curse you, New England weather!
Benefit has become my gateway drug to the makeup world!
I have one plant. A Peace Lily. It is the most emo plant ever – I water it, and it seems to wilt more.
Im a Benefit addict! Me want!
Happy B-Day Karen!
Happy birthday!!! I worked out, upped my weights and now I am all sore.
a cool breezy day after sooo many humid hazy days! *goes outside to frolic*
I tend to love mascaras that have big fat brushes or super tin with a bunch of little bristles. my favorites right now are josie maran get one give one (fat brush) or cargo lash activator (thin brush).
God Blessed me with great green eyes and sucky short lashes…looking down..lol…i need a good mascara…lol
The first mascara I tried was I think great lash my Maybelline…not my favorite lol
Happy Birthday Karen! Have a wonderful time in Vancouver.
I’m such a sucker for anything that gives me bigger lashes!
Do you curl your lashes before applying mascara or are they naturally curvy lashes?
Happy Birthday again, Karen! Hope you are enjoying your special day. What I look for in a mascara is one that gives volume and length to my eyelashes, as well as doesn’t smudge or flake. I absolutely love Cover Girl Lash Blast (Orange tube) and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black. I bought the Diorshow Mascara and am going to start using it next week.
Oh my gosh.. a mascara launch that I am actually excited about? Yay! That brush looks so lush.
Years ago I had dinner with my DH and when dinner was finished I stood up to leave and looked down at my shirt and realized my button up shirt was unbuttoned to reveal my bra! I was wondering why the waiter was so attentive to our table.
Full n Soft was my first mascara in high school I believe
Love those lashes!
Can’t wait to try this!
Maybelline’s Lash Discovery was my very first mascara, in waterproof.
P.S. Happy Birthday!
My daughter always wins everything, and I haven’t won anything!
The first mascara I ever used was Maybelline Full ‘N Soft. I remember really liking it. Kinda curious to pick up a tube and try it again after all these years.
Love your site Karen! xoxo
I am currently using the Fiberwig mascara and I’m loving it except now I’m looking for more dramatic lashes. P.S. Happy birthday Karen! Best wishes! Enjoy your trip!
We have zero plants! lol
Happy Birthday Karen!!!
My first mascara was this avon one i don’t exactly remember what it was called but now im using l’oreal voluminous carbon black and i love it!
I once sent a text message to the wrong person and accidentally told her what I was getting her for Christmas. Oops. After I fixed the mix up, I picked out a new present and accidentally sent a text to her AGAIN telling her what the new present was going to be. Double oops.
I always look for a mascara that adds volume so this might do the trick!
I would looove to try this mascara, but it seems to promise a lot – but usually Benefit makes nice products that easily fall into my taste so why wouldn’t this 😉
I feel like I’m always looking for the perfect mascara! For now I’ve settled on Diorshow but I’m excited to try this. Gotta love the sassy packaging of Benefit products haha.
My first mascara was Maybelline’s great lash!
My first mascara was Rimmel sexy curves – still love it for length! 🙂
I wonder how much this mascara would plump my lashes…
My first foray into makeup was Bonne Bell. I collected Lip Smackers!
I’m still on the hunt for a mascara that works for me! Hopefully Benefit can help my sad, straight lashes.
Ooooh. Wants! I <3 Benefit 😀
I had a plant in my room but I forgot about it and it died haha
I have two plants in my house, that I am really surprised are still living.~! My poor tree is still growing after years of me forgetting to water it.. lol I just got a little violet that I am hoping with bloom soon.. I love roses only if they really smell like a real rose.. why grow them if they do not?
I have never tried Benefit mascara so it would be really fun to win one to try.. 🙂
Hmmm…I don’t know if I’ll ever come to terms with my real lashes! I love my falsies way too much!
This mascara looks so enticing. :]
i got my eyelashes permed today! it was quick and my lashes look great, so long curled and perfect! and it was not too expensive. Im not sure how long it will last but i hope for quite a while!
I have several plants in the house, but all but a fiesty bamboo plant are in various stages of death
this would be perfect for the soon to be lifted mascara ban going on in this face!
This one looks almost too good to be true. I can’t wait to give it a try.
My first mascara was Great Lash. Would love to win!
it looks great on you!
I think the first mascara I ever tried was great lash, it was horrid for my lashes !
Happy Birthday, Karen 🙂 I enjoyed reading your birthday post.
How sweet of you to do a giveaway on your birthday!
As a die-hard Oilers fan I still havent really decided who I’m cheering for but I’m leaning towards Boston on this one!
I really want to go to Korea or Malaysia and buy a thousand bb creams.
Thanks so much for the giveaway and happy birthday! In terms of mascara, I normally get the drugstore version because I have tried both expensive and inexpensive mascaras and find that the d.s. version usually works just as well in terms of length, volume, thickness, and curl. My current fav is Maybelline One by One, but I would love to give this one a try.
Happy Birthday :)! I have been searching for a great mascara for what seems like forever; haven’t been able to commit yet…
My major pet peeve with mascara is it taking too long to dry, and smudging my lids. Blessed with naturally curled, longish lashes, so don’t ask for much. 🙂
hope i win! this mascara looks amazing!! thank you sooosooo much for these!
People ask me all the time if my lashes are real, I’d love to tell them it’s They’re Real, ha.
woo! tmrw is friday!
Our AC was broken at work today. I live in arizona so the high was 100! Our store was at least 85
Today is the first real day of summer! It’s finally warm!
I think the first mascara I ever bought was Maybelline Great Lash? I still love the green and pink tube but prefer cruelty free make up nowadays.
I used to use L’Oreal mascara, a curling formula that they discontinued. Revlon Lash Fantasy was my preferred brand but I don’t like the new brush on it so I’m looking for a new brand.
I like mascara that is black enough without looking too matte or flat. I also prefer a mascara that curls but if it lengthens or adds volume, even better!
I want the Canucks to win the Stanley Cup!
When i look for a new mascara i typically like a hybrid that lengthens and volumizes so i dont waste money buying two products – and waste time applying two different mascaras! Thanks for the chance to win!! 🙂 I RT you @amistabaker on twitter.
Happy birthday! Hope u are having a great time in vancity. Hope u and hubby get to do all the things u have planned
Still on the hunt for a perfect mascara. I quit using waterproofs because I hated trying to wash them off. Maybe thus one will be different. 🙂 Thanks!
Max Factor 2000 calorie! Ugh
Happy birthday!!!! My first was the ever classic greatlash!
I still haven’t found a GREAT mascara! So frustrating when your mascara leaves gunk left over!
maybelline great last was my first mascara!
Badgal and I never go along, so hoping this one would be better!
I <3 colored mascaras but am always looking for a good black one too!
The first mascara I tried was a maybeline one:) happy birthday, Karen!!!!
I’m joking that we need to cover all our windows with black paper so we don’t see the poor homeless cats who wander across our lawn. (We’ve brought three inside so far.)
the first mascara I tried was Maybeline Great Lash…Took me a while to realize there were much better options out there haha!
Like a lot of people, I’m still looking for an ever elusive mascara that volumizes, lengthens, and curls!
After reading your post about layering mascaras, I’ve been trying it and I love the results! I’ve been using one from Sephora and Dior Show and my lashes look fantastic.
I look for a mascara that adds volume and doesn’t clump!
I have no idea of what my first mascarra was. I had to wear makeup for stage productions starting so young, I don’t have any memory ofnfirst makeup anything. It just always was. 🙂
Love me some new mascara!
If I win I am going to give it to my friend Ivette. She’s always looking for a new mascara.
This mascara looks great and I love trying new ones!
I can’t remember the first mascara I ever tried, but when choosing a mascara I look for one that gives me a combo of definition and volume
is this real!?
har har. sorry.
There is no question, the Canucks are going to win. Period.
I love mascara, I’ve been on the hunt for a good one for awhile, but I just haven’t found my favorite one… yet.
No, but I texted the wrong person once :-/
i look for mascara that can really lengthen and keep a curl, but doesn’t flake or smudge. my current favorite mascaras are revlon grow luscious, and l’oreal’s voluminous and voluminous million lashes.
the first mascara I got was a biotherm one, and they only had brown, and my lashes are black lol
Mascara is my fav product!
My very first mascara was Maybelline Volum’ Express! It was my favorite for a very long time, until I decided I needed to expand my horizons to decide what’s really the best mascara for me! Hope you’re having a good birthday, Karen!
The first mascara I ever tried was Maybelline’s Define-A-Lash. I loved it at the time, but I’ve moved on to One-by-One. It’s a new favorite!
My new perfect mascara is Anna Sui Super -Black Volume Up Mascara as recommended by BunBun; it’s the perfect no smudge and I have tried them ALL!!
What I look for in a mascara is lengthening and 0 clumps. I have tried different high end & drugstore brands but I haven’t found one that I really love.
I fell for the Maybelline Great Lash hype when I was 14… How times and makeup technologies have changed! lol
the mascara i use right now is by prestige and its basically done…and i want to switch!
i tried clinque’s high intensity mascara first!
Happy Birthday!
And the first mascara I tried was probably by CoverGirl.
awesome 🙂 i needed a new masacra to try! thankyou
Oooh, I want to try this. I’ve been a pretty loyal Buxom user (for the last three tubes anyway, when I usually get bored and change brands after every tube), but I just tried Bad Gal and now I’m intrigued by this one.
I think my first mascara was Maybelline Great Lash.
When choosing a mascara I look for one that does not clump easily. My go-to mascara now is CoverGirl’s Lash Blast Fusion.. Its goes on great and has a sturdy brush.
I…am a guy -epic- -claps all round-
I seldom having experience with make up until I met my girlfriend, who is very obsessed with makeup, and frequently links me to eminent blogs such as yours 🙂
My only personal experience with a mascara is when my girlfriend forced me to sit down and let her put mascara on me. It was waterproof…so it lasted for 3 days -SIGHFACE- (hopefully people in law school didn’t notice too much :P)
I’m commenting because what you give away reminds me of a special piece of my memory. 🙂
<3 to my girlfriend Liz (if she ever happens to read this) and all hail makeup!
Happy Birthday!
I have been liking Nyx Doll Eyes.
Great eyelashes are the new black!!!!
I’ve beenn using Maybelline’s One by One.
Happy Birthday Karen! My current go-to mascara is my tried-and-true Maybelline Volum’ Express Colossal. I don’t love most mascaras by Maybelline, but this one has always worked for me. 🙂
The very first mascara I used was a Maybelline one but I forget the name of it. It had a tiny little applicator though.
My first mascara was the pink and green Maybelline, like so many others. I sure hope I win!
Actually I hated the Benefit Badgal Mascara. LOL but count me in, newer is always better right? 🙂
I just got back from yoga I feel lucky : )
haha. I love the name!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!
Much love from the Adelaide University lunch room MBB readers.
Anna (and Katie & Ella).
im super excited to try this mascara!
<3
First mascara I tried was Maybelline and it was in blue!!!
First Mascara was Covergirl. I thought I was SO cool.
I can’t wait for this! It looks like everything I look for in a mascara! And I love Benefit products, so this is a special treat 🙂
I’ve been rocking a L’oreal mascara these days – can’t remember what it’s called but one side is black and the other is copper shimmer. I don’t usually use the copper side, but the regular side is fantastic!
Ooh, your lashes look incredible!
just can’t get over having more and more mascaras! 😮
love it
me gusta!!! <3 Still trying to find the perfect mascara…this looks promising! maybe its the one! 🙂
I graduated from high school yesterday!!!
i’ve been using great lash…. this would be a step up!
I really want to win this mascara!!
Love mascara! always keen to try new ones! I even wear them to the gym =p
Hello. I hope you had a wonderful day 🙂
Would love to find a mascara that actually delivers!
It’s my roommate’s birthday too! happy birthday 🙂
i’m from boston so i feel like i have to root for the boston bruins…it’s going to be close! both teams are great.
on another note, i just bought my very first mac brush yesterday! it’s the big powder brush, 150 i think. just my makeup tidbit for the day 🙂 i’m looking for a mascara that will really hold a curl (i’m thinking of trying shiseido next) but this one looks interesting too.
First mascara was… Maybelline Great Lash! I was 13 and thought it was the most amazing thing ever.
I hope the Canucks win the Stanley Cup! I’m not a hockey fan, at all, but I’m Canadian, so I have to root for the Canadian team, even if it means going against my city’s rivalry against Vancouver.
Happy birthday to my fav blogger
happy birthday!!!! 🙂
After much searching, my HG mascara is Lancome Definicils, but as much as I love it for every day I’m always on the search for a higher drama mascara for nights out/performances/etc… Could this one be it? I hope so, because I do love Benefit!
I want a mascara that does it all!
I’ve had emails accidentally sent to me 🙂 And we have like, a dozen house plants. Don’t ask me how many are alive though, hahaha
Constantly looking for a new mascara that will beat Dior Extase for me. (Cringe at the price tag every time)
My first mascara was maybbelline… The kind in the pink and green tube! Forget the name….
Happy Birthday!!!
Thats all I got…. I am getting married in a few months and my brain is fried!!!
My very first was a dior mascara and it was so good! Really didn’t flake or smear and that’s saying something on my crazy, oily, hooded lids!
I’m a mascara junkie! Benefit makes good mascara, I actually don’t have a favorite.
Hmm the first mascara I ever tried was bare minerals big tease! It’s a great natural looking mascara, and to this day I’ll still fish it out from the back of my drawer to use every now and then!
Totally interested in trying this stuff!!
Happy Birthday!! Hope you had a fabulous day!
This looks really nice! I love BADgal lash 🙂
I love your blog! I have always used two different mascaras on my lashes – the mascaras alternate, but, for some reason, it gives it that extra pop when you use one mascara throughout your upper and lower lashes and then using a different one right at the ends of your top lashes. I like: L’oreal Voluminous and Telescopic and Maybelline Falsies. I would love to try Benefit’s next – your pictures have me sold. Cute packaging, too!
my fave mascaras are volumizing ones! i love loreal voluminous and dior blackout!
happy belated birthday! 🙂
i still haven’t found the one yet, mascara wise (:
Today is my H.S. Bestie’s birthday, and Johnny Depp’s of course..growing up the only person listed as sharing my birthday was ” Opera Singer Beverly Sills “, deeply disappointing to say the least.
Yayyy it’s finally Friday!
I’d like to try this., although I wasn’t very fond of BADgal Lash.
I want this mascara sooo bad!!
Ohhhh! I love Benefit’s Big Gal Mascara! It was the first high end mascara I bought and somehow I keep going back to it! Can’t wait to try this new one and compare!
The first mascara I ever tried was Maybelline Great Lash when I was first getting into makeup.
Oh, mascara – how I adore you! I’ve been looking for the perfect mascara since I was a teenager… Good luck all – Cheers!
Karen, its your birthday yet you are showering us with gifts!!! Hope you had a great one! This mascara looks great!
p.s. I want the Canucks to win the Stanley Cup. I’m a big Toronto Maple Leafs fan (born & raised here) and we haven’t even made the playoffs in years so everyone is still excited that another Canadian team is in! Plus, i think Vancouver holds a special place in the heart of Canadians since the Olympics! Hope you get caught up in the spirit when you are there!!! Enjoy your trip!
First mascara I’ve ever tried was something from IsaDora… I remember it took me 40 minutes to put on two coats! I couldn’t understand than how women have time to use it every morning 😀
ooh! excited! thanks for opening it worldwide
The first tube of mascara I ever used was Lancome Definicils. i was 11 years old and my best friend Ery gave me this mini, mini tube for my birthday. I still think its one of the best mascaras I’ve ever used…
I honestly just look for cute packaging when it comes to mascara 😀 Lancome and Clinique have never really appealed to me due that reason.
The first mascara I ever used up was Maybelline’s Volum’ Express Magnum Waterproof Mascara.
I’ve learned that what goes best with my lashes is if the formula is more on the dry side, since I’ve got pretty thin lashes. I’ve already got the length, I usually just look for volume. 😀
I spent last two days in very interesting class.
Great Lash was the first… and it was the last time!
I will trade my lash extensions for this!!!!
I never believe mascara claims, so it’s nice to be able to try new ones to see if they stand up to the test!
happy birthday karen! hope you have a great time in canada 🙂
I’m still searching for a mascara that won’t give me raccoon eyes. Unfortch, DiorShow isn’t doing it for me. 🙁
my favorite mascara atm is a little gwp lancome one my mum gave me and it is my fave for everyday looks or just casual hang outs it is so super lovely it defines my lashes really well and doesnt budge even with my oily lids~ it’s a dream
my first though was an anna sui waterproof one my aunt gave as a present and I didn’t like it os much haha it was clumpy on purpose and was much too difficult to clean @-@
Incoming birthday!
I am off tomorrow and would love to try this mascara.
Is Benefit really worth the money? I want to try out their blushes and creasless cream shadow/liners, however the price is stopping me from doing it.
Any thoughts?
Wanda
yes please! something related to sending emails to the wrong person – my pet peeve is when people unscrupulously hit “reply all”! Grr! Thanks for doing this giveaway 🙂
This mascara looks nice. Definitely want to try it on. -_-
woot woot go vancouver canucks!!!!
I can’t remember my first. Probably a CG one!
The first mascara I tried was my mum’s Estee Lauder one when I was a kid =]
My all-time favourite mascara is MF 2000 calorie. Creates a dramatic look and stays put all day.
the first mascara i ever tried was maybelline great lash mascara 🙂
The first mascara I tried as Maybelline’s Great Lash in blackest black. Even though now I use MAC mascara, Maybelline’s great lash is still one of my favorites.
what was the very first mascara you ever tried? It was Maybelline Great Lash….really still an oldie but goodie
What do you look for in a mascara? Thick, bold, and dark.
Have you ever accidentally sent an email to the wrong person? Yes. Thankfully nothing too bad.
How many plants do you have in your house? 3. I think they’re dying….
Who’s going to win the Stanley Cup? I dunno I follow baseball and I don’t have much to say about my team right now :/ (The Cubs)
Great competition! I really wonder how this baby stacks up to bad gal waterproof mascara. My first mascara was mebelline great lash. Its pretty good stuff. :p The i moved on teh CG Lash Blast 🙂
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I’d love to try this!
I want a hot, hot summer! 🙂
I’m watching super 8 today!
Maybelline great lash was my first. I have never been in love or in like with a mascara.
I want to try this!
I look for volume, separation and a touch of lengthening when choosing mascara. It must also be contact lens friendly.
Happy belated birthday! What gifts did you get?? Do tell 😉
Ohhhh the first mascara I ever used…. Well, remember that Loreal one with the two sides, the white one and the red one? Yeah that one. Which was basically my mother’s, and she had no idea I was using it… Shhh! Now, I swear by MAC’s Studio Fix… It makes my lashes really va-va-voom… And I think I may as well be the only person who loves it :O
It looks good! I am actually learning that I am more looking for extension & separation than for volume in a mascara. I only grab my more volumizing mascara’s on the rare occasion when I really go all out, which doesn’t happen that much anymore, otherwise I definitely do prefer a more natural look.
My first mascara was by Maybelline, but my favourite by far is Chanel Inimitable, it seperates and lengthens my eyelashes, I love it!
Soo pumped to try this mascara!
I’m still on the lookout for a mascara that’s so black, provides length and volume, and most importantly can hold the curl.
looking for a mascara to get me off my Armani Eyes to Kill addiction…
happy birthday :)!!
My biggest pet peeve with mascaras is that very few can deliver without clumping lashes. My current fav after trying a few high end ones is Maybelline Full n Soft. I quite like this one.
My first mascara was Maybelline Volume Express. I accidentally picked up a dark brown shade instead. I didn’t even know they made brown shades at that point and I was about 13.
HI Karen! First of all, Have a wonderful birthday!
I’d love to win this mascara as I’m still looking for something that I could use that fits my needs. I”m not really sure if other people have this problem as well, if it’s a rare or common thing..but my right set of eyelashes aren’t as long and full as my left ones. Not sure why! Err. Almost like half the fullness and length =/ I’m not a mascara person but I think it’s highly caused by not finding the right type of mascara for me yet.
L’Oreal Voluminous is my favorite!
I love trying new mascara. I am always in the search of “the one!”
I’m currently rotating between 3 different mascaras, one from Clinique, one from Tart, and one from Cargo. All are ok but I’m always looking to try a new one!
Happy b day!
I am currently using the mascara duo of Fairydrops and Grow Luscious Waterproof, and I like it but I’m always looking for a new one.
Hey!
First of all, i looooooove your blog!
And I’d like to get this gorgeous mascara! Good luck to me! :o)
Kisses from Brazil
@meninaquejoga
Yay – I love Benefit!
I’ve been a Canucks fan for years, but these last two games were horrifying. Still hoping they can pull it out!
I remember the very first time I tried mascara.. and I got a huge blob of black ink in my eye! I was about 10 and clueless how to do it properly and terrified by the ridiculous thought I was going to be blind!
so i recently converted to BAD GAL a few months ago when a Sephora employee converted me and I haven’t looked back since. just like the perfect foundation, a perfect mascara seems to be always on my list…there’s always room for improvement. here’s hoping i win one of these finally and get to find out! 🙂
I can be without lip gloss, blush, bronzer, eyeshadow… but I cannot be without mascara. True story! 😉
Still looking for my HG mascara; could this be the one?
Being jet lagged 5 days after vacation is not cool..
I mourn the US loss of Max Factor! I loved their mascaras. Hopefully, this one may fill the very empty big shoes.
Nose is soooo tuffed! Can’t breathe….need new mascara to make me feel better! 🙂
AWESOME!! Thanks.
I love mascara!! The finishing touch on all my make up looks is a couple layers of mascara.
My first mascara was Maybelline Great Lash! I thought the tubes colors were the coolest thing ever.
Since my Flyers are out, I’m gonna have to say Go Canucks Go! My boyfriend is a huge fan ( hes been a reeeeaaally happy camper the past 2 games), so Ive been sucked in a bit. Plus, how catchy is the song “Black Red, Yellow”? It’s stuck in my head right now!
I used to hate mascara – it felt like pantyhose for my eyes, but I’ve finally come around. Time to break out the suntan hose.
TGIF!!! Have a nice sunny weekend you all close to the loves of your life <3
I love this mascara! 😀
Well I can’t remember the first mascara I have ever tried, but I can tell you that at the moment I love the Dior Mascaras. However, since I’m a poor college student, I can’t afford to keep purchasing their wonderful mascaras, and now that it is completely dry, I need something new. But I’m afraid of purchasing something and not liking it!! So, I would love to win this and try it because it looks gorgeous on you!
Also, I’m visiting my brother in the city. Last night, the cat that lives in his apartment made me miss my kitty at home. So I’m shouting out to my kitty Topaz because I miss her and I can’t wait to see her again!!!!!
I remember waiting for the bus in Jr. High and one of the neighborhood gals my age saying “how do you do that? You’re eyelashes looks like spider’s legs”. She meant it as a compliment because hers were clumpy. It’s all in the wand wiggle, of course. 🙂
I thought Vancouver was going to run away with the Cup this year, but Boston is playing with much more heart (and fire in their bellies). I’m going to have to go with the Bs winning this year. Total shocker for me!
My first mascara was when I was really young and it was Maybelline Great Lash. YUCK! My mom still uses it…I’m like, no really, there are other BETTER options. Almost all options are better in fact. Thanks for the giveaway!
My drink at starbucks is a grande soy chai latte. DELICIOUS!
Pretty! I am looking for a new mascara. BadGal does not disappoint, but I do love to try new things. 🙂
The Canucks, all. the. way. 🙂
i always spend my time wondering if my nwp mascara will melt when im caught in the rain… so if i win, new mascara to test! (is this wp?)
I wanna try this mascara !!!! my fav part of mi make up MASCARA!
this packaging is adorable!
Happy Friday everyone!!
Love the packaging, love Benefit even more…
Go Canucks!!!!! Haha being that you’re in Vancouver are you rooting for the Canucks!?
I look for volume, separation and lengthening when choosing mascara.
Isn’t charlie the unicorn just the coolest unicorn ever? Yes he is 😀
Mascara is the best, when I don’t feel like doing makeup, I just pencil by brows & put on some mascara~
i wish i had long lashes….sad face. mine are puny.
I’m a mascara junkie. A new mascara on the market is a must-have in my book. LOL!
I love mascara’s! 😀
Cheese is delicious.
I second this!! Cheese really is, delicious!
Of all the mascaras i have ,i like loreal one that has two side with the primer and mascara.
I want to go surfing!
This looks awesome!
My all-time favorite mascara was Loreal Le Grand Curl. Who knows what happened to it but man, I…loved….that….stuff! It really did lift and curl my lashes. I tried that Telescopic mascara and the Voluminous but they don’t come close. Sad 🙁 Right now I’m loving Tarte’s Lights Camera Lashes. Can this top it?
I will definitely want this! How long does it last? Is it like a regular tube of mascara?
I love trying out new mascaras!
Hope benefit they’re real will be my favorite. 😉
I have a lime tree in the side yard that needs to be planted this weekend
In mascaras i look for volume, volume, and intensity!! I like it to be real black and give my eyes that bold look!! I love how the right kind of mascara makes your eyes look. Right now I’m still on the lookout for that perfect mascara, i still haven’;t found one i absolutely love 🙁 I hope i win this one and i love it!! Thanks!
I really hope this summer goes well
I do not have any plants in my house. I just can not keep them alive! I can’t even keep the easy ones alive. Two different people have bought me African Violets because they are supposed to be easy to keep alive. They still die on me. 🙁
The first mascara I tried was a Lancome. It was my mom’s, and needless to say I didn’t use it well. ^^
I’m starting to investigate clear mascaras because I haven’t tried them before.
I have yet to find a perfect mascara. 🙁
I”m still hopeful tho. 🙂
i absolutely love all the Benefit mascaras 🙂 I’m so excited to try this one also!!
I would love to give this mascara a try!
Last night my husband and I went to see Cirque Du Soleil and I realized I can’t even role over as gracefully as they do on stage!xt
I’m always looking to find the next best mascara!
My first mascara was Maybelline Great Lash. I stopped using it after that first tube!
I’ve been wanting to try this out sooooo bad! Although, admittedly, the brush kind of freaks me out 😛 It’s neat though! Everyone is describing it as lightweight, yet with tons of length & volume, so I’m really hoping that holds true once I get my hands on it.
pretty lashes are awesome =)
We’ve come a long way since “dial a lash”. lol!
I look for length and volume!
Oh how I heart mascara!
Mascara is my oxygen! Good luck 🙂
I LOVE Benefit mascaras. Hope Vancouver’s treating you well!
I saw this at Sephora and considered buying it…but wasn’t sure how it worked. I love that you have it on your site with before and after photos…I have the same kind of lashes as you…now I can’t wait to try it!
I like natural looking mascaras for everyday wear and they have to separate my lashes well.
The first mascara i ever tried was Loreal featherlash and i loved it too bad they don’t make it anymore!!
I never step out of my house without mascara on!
I am in serious need of the perfect mascara…hoping this one will be it!
I don´t know why but I´m sucker for mascaras, so I would love to try this one before it hits the stores cause I don´t like to wait!
I am dying to try this! Still haven’t found the perfect mascara, always searching…this sounds like it could be the one!
YES Karen TGIF!! Now to win that mascara.:)
My fave is Lashblast but I am always up to try new mascaras!
Alwa on the lOokout for a great lengthening and volumizing mascara. Thx again!
L’oreal Voluminous was my first mascara. I still use it now and then.
I use BadGal now so I’m likely to try this one out when it comes out, too.
Thanks for the giveaway! I think one of my first mascaras that I actually purchased was Lash Architect (L’Oreal or Maybelline? I don’t remember :P)
Liking Peter Thomas Roth mascara right now…
Looove your blog <3
This mascara looks awesome and I would love to try it. Oh and I love your blog!
i loove mascara!
My first mascara was Maybelline Great Lash. It took me a while to discover that mascara could do anything but make my lashes darker (which I do need– they’re pale blonde). I’d love to try this one!
My first mascara was rimmel london’s Glam’ Eyes (but the regular one, no the waterproof one). Have many other mascaras that I love but don’t know why I can’t life without it…. xoxo
I llove your blog, & the way you have so many good reviews, products & giveaways! Keep it up Karen!
I really hope this winter goes well!
Happy birthday! Hope you are having a wonderful trip!
yay!
Wow, I’m crazy about mascaras, I would love to have this one !*-*
Still on the hunt for the prefect mascara. I’ve tried benefit bad gal before and liked it though it smudged at bit too much on me. I can’t wait for this to be released in the UK! I’ve emailed benefit and asked at counters but so far no-one can tell me if we’ll get it soon!
My first mascara…great lash mascara from maybeline. I liked it that time…altough today it would drive me crazy with all the falcking and so, but back than, it was the start of my teenager years!
Gotta say, Maybelline’s mascara was my first….ahh, how I used to look upon my ol’ mascara and smile 😀 Now, I’ve tried more than 30 mascaras and have new loves, but I’d never forget my first mascara…
I’ve loved makeup all my life!
My first bottle of mascara was the classic Maybelline (green and pink bottle)
Unfortunately, the only mascaras that have worked well for me are from other countries. Hope to try this one!
Another fab giveaway – thanks! My first mascara was Maybelline Great Lash, I think. Now I have about 8 in rotation…always looking for the next best (better?) one, lol.
I would love to find a mascara to challenge my favorite YSL faux cils. Maybe this is it?
Today, my hubby left for work and a palmetto bug (a big roach down here in SC) landed on him! SO GROSS!!
I have never found anything to top YSL faux cils mascara so I hope this one delivers.
I would love to try this! Right now I’m using maybelline colossal, but my all time favorite is Tarte lights camera splashes. I wish it wasn’t so expensive!
I love mangos!!!
Happy Belated Birthday Karen! My first mascara was Maybelline Great Lash, and as far as now the Bare minerals flawless definition is one I’m liking.
Hi Karen! Thanks for this wonderful post (and for the rest of them also)!
I have never tried something before is ot launched in stores, that´s so exciting!
I love benefit <3 I really wanted to like badgal but it runnnnns.
I think the first mascara I tried was Great Lash, which I didn’t like (despite all the hype!) since it flaked everywhere.
Thinking back to my first mascara makes me feel really old! It was probably Cover Girl since that was all I wore before I became a makeup snob.
My first mascara is Maybelline, I think .
I tweeted too
http://twitter.com/#!/adia/status/79292912042647553
Thank you for the giveaway.
I want a mascara that gives me length and volume without smudging or flaking, then comes off easily at the end of the day. I’m still looking.
I am the classic crazy cat and plant lady with 5 of the former and 23 pots of the latter (so far).
I don’t have any house plants…..my dogs would eat them!!!! HA
My first mascara was actually the the cake mascara that Maybelline sold in the little red plastic box. Yeah, yeah…..I’m old! lol!
My first mascara was most likely Cover Girl or Maybelline
first mascara i tried was maybelline great lash, back in junior high school 🙂
I love mascara! It is one of the easiest types of makeup to apply so I never feel like I’m doing it wrong!
My current favorite mascara is Fairy Drops mascara. Would really love to try this!
I love trying out new mascaras! The very first mascara I ever tried was GREAT LASH by Maybelline.
TGIF
I’d love to try this ,ascara!
I’d love to try that mascara! Bad Gal Lash has been my go-to for years but I’ve noticed lately the formula seems to dry out quickly (or maybe Sephora had it on its shelves for too long?). I think my first mascara ever was one of Estee Lauder’s because my mom loves their skin and body products so she always had freebies from their gift sets. 🙂
OMG! This mascara looks like it works wonders. I using Mac mascara and I love it, but I’m always up for trying something new and improved.
I’m dating myself- my first mascara was Maybelline cake mascara,the kind that you wet the brush then rubbed the brush on the cake of mascara. So glad we have progressed on to easy,great mascaras.
So I just recently started a new mascara regimen that’s been working wonders for my otherwise stunted and sad asian eyelashes. Thanks to sephora I received a free sample of the diormax eyelash primer and a sample of bad gal lash, the latter of which I really wasn’t very enthusiastic about. Turns out they are great together!! I’ve actually gotten compliments several times because people actually notice I have eyelashes! But my days with eyelashes are numbered since my diormax is quickly vanishing haha…
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i’m procrastinating right now! :\
Going to try to start a website too…wish me luck!
I would love to get my hands on this! Still searching for my HG mascara. Also, happy belated birthday!
I totally want this mascara!
Mascara is the one makeup I always have to on and I’m ready for a new brand.
I think mascara is the one makeup/beauty item that I try across brands the most, but am never fully satisfied. I haven’t found my HG yet and am always on the hunt for it.
I’m dying to try this mascara!!!!!!!! Your eyes look AMAZING with this on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oooh yes.. iwantthis!!!!!
ps, awesomeness, your blog is featured on the homepage of benefit cosmetics website! how cool are youuuu!
0 plants in my house. I don’t trust myself with real ones after killing off so many!
I have a little bamboo shoot in my room that my brother gave me because my aunt said it would bring good fortune and money so I take care of that thing like its my baby!
I’m looking for an HG lengthening mascara. This looks very promising!
I usually kill any houseplants I have! LOL Cactus do ok though, and I have a very lovely Aloe Vera plant that’s nickname is “Al”.
i can’t remember the brand of the first mascara i used but i do remember how badly it smudged. from that day on, i stuck to clear mascara. but i’m still looking for a good mascara for dramatic eyes.
I hope this works!! Im a bit of a mascara junkie!
No plants in my house because I forget to water them. Haha 🙂
its hard to find a mascara thats right for me… thanks for the giveaway!
The Canucks are going to win the Stanley Cup!
I really want to try this!
I cant wait to try this mascara!
Thank god I still have time to enter this contest haha. It’s my birthday today 🙂 I’d love to try this out!
I hit up the Bath and Body Works sale and got some good deals!
I am also not the type of girl that likes to wait especially when it comes to new makeup or shoes!
I have one cactus in my kitchen….looks like vancouvers gonna win the cup. Sigh, wish the blackhawks woulda done better this season.
I’m so new to makeup but I love your advice and I’m looking to become more experienced 🙂
I have zero plants in my house. I’m great with green makeup, but do not have a green thumb!
First mascara I ever tried was Maybelline. I loved it, still do only thing is it’s literally the only mascara that I always manage to get on my eyes. So I always have specks of it over my make-up and have to “touch up” afterward.
hehehe my these beautiful, long and thick lashes are real babe. it just looks like fake whoohhhooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Thanks for all the giveaways!!! Really appreciate it 🙂
my favorite mascaras are from maybeline and dior.
Thanks for all the giveaways Karen! Love Benefit!
I love benefit makeup. It’s all super flattering, and I hope I get a chance to try this product out soon!
Happy bday! I have only really used Dior mascaras but I’m about out, so I do need a new one!
I hope this one is a good one! 🙂
The very first mascara I’ve ever tried was Revlon’s Double Twist and I hated the formula. It was clumpy and just terrible. So terrible.
I’d love to find a mascara that lengthens and adds volume, while separating my lashes. I don’t enjoy mascara that clumps my lashes.
i can’t even remember the first mascara i ever tried, it was that long ago!! it was probably the maybelline green & pink mascara.
btw, happy birthday!!!
I’m using Maybelline falsies which I really like. But I’m always on the hunt for a better mascara.
The very first mascara I tried was Maybelline Full n Soft. My local drug stores don’t carry it anymore! 🙁
i look for a mascara that can curl my lashes!
This mascara looks AMAZING on you!!!!
I am a mascara ho! Bring it on! 😀 good luck everyone
My first mascara was the Maybelline Great Lash b/c all my teen magazines loved it. It was so awful and didn’t agree with my lashes at all.
I want it ~~~
this mascara looks awesome 🙂
I think I’m a little late…darnit!
I have the typical Asian lashes, super short and straight. I’m always looking for the HG mascara! I’d love to give this a try.
I ordered that wacky mascara eye tool you guys blogged about! So far so good.
First mascara I’ve ever tried was of course…Maybelline Great Lash -.- that was a failure LOL
I love mascara!
ooooh yes please:)
The very first mascara I ever tried was Maybelline Great Big Lash, haha. I didn’t know anything about makeup, but that was the mascara I’d noticed in stores most often.
I’m excited for the Hobbit movies
What a great prize, I honestly cannot remember the first mascara I tried, but I think it may of possibly been one from max factor, I loved it so much I tried to convince myself it didn’t have a life span so it went super clumpy and dry every time I used it!
i really wish i had seen this post before! :(((
could i have finally found my HG mascara?
I tried your suggestion of layering two different mascaras, and it’s great!
BeneFit always has the catchiest names…too cute!
Thanks, Lisa