Has anyone else tried this so called wonderful mascara? Apparently the UKs No 1 Best selling mascara for 2 years.

At first I thought I had found the perfect mascara, until I went out and my eye watered very slightly in the cold wind. The mascara ran down my face, ending up with me looking like I had a super black eye. The problem was that it was not possible to remove the mascara until I returned home as it is supposed to be smudge proof.

As far as I am concerned I will be returning to Lancome Waterproof Mascara that never shifts during laughter or crying sessions. When will I learn not to waste money.

I didn't like it. My Mum bought me one a couple of years ago and I couldn't wait to try it as I like the look of long false lashes (although by achieving the effect with mascara, not falsies). I hated it. My eyelashes actually hurt wearing it and when I looked in the mirror I had little crumbly bits on my cheeks where it had dried / fallen off. Very strange. Also - when I did want to remove it, I found it an impossible task.

I tried it after all the hype - supposedly one sold every minute somewhere in the world or something like that - it's awful stuff. I had panda eyes by the afternoon and it continued to work its way down my face until I took it off at the end of the day. I'm sticking to Bobbi Brown, which I love.

I had it and it didn't do any of the things you've described on me, but it just did nothing. I was accosted by a Benefit girl in a department store in the summer who wanted to know if I wanted a makeover (I didn't). She asked if I'd ever had an Benefit stuff and I said I'd used that and it was pretty unnoticeable. She acted like it was my fault for the way I applied it and when I said I had no idea if I'd wiggled it at a particular angle or not, her response was 'Oh bless you.'

Patronising cow.

Yes, I'm now prejudiced against the mascara. It was expensive and the Rimmel one I have looks EXACTLY the same, perhaps better after 3 coats.

I used it once. Then binned it. You get the picture.

I have a rimmel mascara (the one in the yellow tube) its very good. The benefit mascara is good but no 'wow' factor.

benefit also use ingredients that are tested on animals. Avoid.

I'm not a fan either. Although I haven't found that it runs, it clumps horribly and is basically impossible to get off. It makes my eyelashes look horrible the day after I apply it. I use a MAC one instead, Studio Line or something like that, and it's brilliant; I still get the extended lash look with it but it's much softer and comes off easily.

I used to love Benefit products but over the year I've found myself buying them less and less. I do still like their Crescent Row perfumes but that's about it.

I got a free sample from some place or another and hated it. It flaked horribly and didn't evenmake a huge amount of difference. I don't get on well with benefit products in general though. I always read amazing things but whenever I try them I never get those raved about results. The only thing I ever really liked was the you rebel tinted moisturiser.

I thought I was the only one who didn't like it. I thought it left my eyelashes really clumpy yet undefined. For the price of it I'd rather get Clinique's High Impact.