Two days before its launch, Sephora Romania decided to surprise me with a little Benefit Cosmetics They’re Real Push-Up Liner* goodie in a deluxe sample size and an amazing invitation for two to a pampering session, in one of their brow bars.
So to celebrate the event, of course, a cat-eye look and red lips were mandatory that day! Keep in mind that it was a working day, so you can easily imagine quite the impact I had on everyone! Strange enough, I received more compliments than when I get my projects done before the deadline!…
So here are my first impressions on it!
First of all the sample looks so cute! ( me = sucker for tiny stuff! ) Then, “wow! This has a weird consistency! How I’m I going to put that on?!” But actually it applied really easy, once I figured out how to handle the liner!
– check out my attempts/fails! lol
As hopefully you can see, the black is really black and it dries to a matte finish. Once settled, it does not budge the whole day ( even in a hot weather, with a glorious 32° Celsius temperature ), which brings me to my next point…
It really is a pain in the derièrre, pardon my French!, to take off. I used my Omorovicza Thermal Cleansing Balm, which is the best cleansing product EVER ( review here ), then added some Bioderma to remove it!
And another aspect I have noticed was that I had some small fall outs – if that makes any sense, which looked like little scales. But I think that happened because I haven’t “spread” the product equally with the silicone tip, and that allowed the product to dry unevenly and not to adhere to the lid.
Here is the look I went for!
Makeup:
– flawless base courtesy of Mother Nature and enhanced by the Chanel Vitalumière Aqua, shade #B30 Beige ( review here )
– topped with a bit of By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra Powder ( review here )
– cheeks: Chanel Joue Contraste Powder Blush, in #86 Discrètion ( review here )
– for some colour and definition to the face: Guerlain Terracotta Light Sheer Bronzing Powder, in #04 Sun Blonde ( review here )
– lips: Dior Universal Contour Lipliner and Dior Addict Fluid Stick, in #754 Pandore
– eyes: Lancôme Long Wear Eyeshadow Base, in shade #Nude and, of course, the Benefit They’re Real Push-Up Liner and for mascara the Burberry Effortless Mascara Volumising Lash Enhancer, #01 Midnight Black.
Welcome to Romania Benefit They’re Real Push-Up Liner! Exclusively in Sephora Romania shops starting Friday, the 27th of June 2014.
Have you tried it, yet? What do you think about it?
See you soon, beautiful!
xx, Annie
*PR Sample
talker blogger said:
Absolutely LOVE your look !
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annie'sbeauty... said:
thank you so much, sweetie!
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talker blogger said:
😊
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V said:
You look absolutely stunning.
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annie'sbeauty... said:
☺️Thank you so much sweetie! xx
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Beauty to Seek said:
Trés, trés chic!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Merci beaucoup, jolie! xx
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plus+beauty27 said:
Hi,
I nominated you for the Fashionista Award 🙂 because I love your posts!
My blog on the award is here: http://plusbeautykatie27.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/the-fashionista-award/ And the original blog/rules are here:http://thatchicfashionblog.wordpress.com/the-fashionista-award/
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Aww! Thank you so much, lovely! xx
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plus+beauty27 said:
You’re very welcome! Luv your blog! xo ♡
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Thank you again for the sweet words! They mean a lot to me! Have a lovely weekend! 😊🌸xx
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plus+beauty27 said:
Your very welcome! You have a lovely weekend as well! xo ♡
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greenbeaniebeauty said:
You look amazing!! I agree that the liner takes some practise. I used Benefit’s They’re Real Remover and found that it took it off no problem ☺ Love your blog
https://greenbeaniebeauty.wordpress.com
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Hi lovely! Thank you so much for your sweet compliments! And I know that Benefit has a remover specially made for the They’re Real mascara and liner! Personally, I find it a marketing strategy to relese a product that will work better with another one from the range! I have so many cleansers at the moment, so buying that one it’s really not in the cards!
Oh! And did the liner “flaked” on you too? xx
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greenbeaniebeauty said:
LOL I know and I am a sucker. I talk about it in my next post (still writing it will be up soon.) I can’t say that it did, at least not during the day, but I had a very natural look. The girls from Benefit did apply it for me too. Who knows how I will go! I’ll let you know though!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Oh! So you got it applied by a professional! Nice! I applied mine myself with so little info about the “how-to”… no tutorials and the result was pretty natural too…
Can’t wait to read your post! Let me know when it’s up!
And, yeah! I’m usually a sucker too! I’m just playing cool!… LOL
=))
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greenbeaniebeauty said:
I did. I thought that would be a good way to try it. Plus it was early in the day, so they were pretty keen! They did tell me that it takes a bit of practice.
I see Benefit have some tutorials on the website, if you can’t get to a counter. Your’s looks great though!!!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Yeah! I watched a few tutorials on YT too! But when I did this look the product wasn’t launched yet and there weren’t any! So I think I learned how to do it all by myself. 🙂 self-education That’s the word, right?! :)) Not that it was chemical engineering or something! :))) lol xx
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greenbeaniebeauty said:
Ooh lucky you! Well you did an amazing job and much better than I could!!! ☺
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Aww! Thank you, sweetie! ☺️xx
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jasmincharlotte said:
It looks great on! Not sure how I feel about gel liner, always find it a little hard to work with but will definitely swatch this in store!
http://www.jasmincharlotte.com
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annie'sbeauty... said:
hi, Jasmin! it really is a bit tricky to handle especially if you’re not used to use gel liners! but with a bit of practice you’ll be a pro! it glides on easily and very long lasting! definitely give it a try! 🙂 xx
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aoifemalone said:
Love the look you went for, looks stunning! Can’t wait to try out the liner myself .
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Awww! Thank you for your pretty words! Can’t wait to read about your experience with it! 🙂 xx
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Divya said:
Hey Annie! look beautiful as ever! 🙂
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annie'sbeauty... said:
😁 thank you, lovely! xx
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dandygal said:
looks amazing!
you know, I love your blog, but that blinking bloglovin gif is driving me nuts. -_-
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annie'sbeauty... said:
hahaha! I’m not particularly keen on it either, but the boobed lady is out of the question! xx
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dandygal said:
haha. I wonder who makes those design decisions. “alright guys, we’ll go either blinki-blinki or we go BOOBS” – “both, both is good”
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annie'sbeauty... said:
They must’ve had a really great time those days! ✋ Just saying… 🙊🙊🙊
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bellarosemu said:
That red lip color is killer on you! I have similar coloring to you (I think) I’ll have to check out Dior lip products next time I’m in Sephora.
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Hahaha! Dior did it again! As you might have seen I’m loving Dior makeup but these fluid lipsticks are simply addictive! I bought two more since Pandore and I have a few more on my radar!
Consider this a fair warning! 😁💕xx
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bellarosemu said:
Uh oh… I may have to leave my wallet in the car when I go to Sephora! (Unless I get birthday money. Muahaha!)
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Haha! Definitely! And b-day money is always a good idea! 😀 xx
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