Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara Review

As previously posted, I got a sample of the Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara in this month's issue of Glamour Magazine. I've been using it for a week now and thought it was about time I reviewed it.

On first opening the bottle, the brush really stood out to me - the wand is very large, long and thick with so many bristles. There is also no curve to the wand at all so I find it very cumbersome when applying my mascara - especially onto the lower lashes - its difficult not to get it on your nose or your cheeks or your eyelids... at least in my experience.

With a name like 'Bad Gal Lash', you would think that the effect would be particularly dramatic but it is very natural looking on your eyelashes. I didn't see any increase in volume nor length to my lashes, it simply coated them a darker colour and perhaps drew the attention to the eyes a little more as it does define the individual lashes particularly well. The major pro of this eyeshadow is no clumping - I've been using it for a week everyday and not once has it clumped on the brush or on my eyelashes. However, it did take multiple coats for me to achieve anything like a good look - this is the first mascara I've ever used where I've had to wait for a coat of mascara to dry before doing another. Some days, I felt I needed three or four coats to get a reasonable defined look.

The sample I used wasn't waterproof and to me that really showed - it just didn't seem to be life proof. It flaked when you touch your eye, it smudged very easily and didn't feel like it lasted all day. Panda eyes seemed very easy to come by using this mascara. 

This is my first experience with a Benefit product and I've been a little disappointed as I've heard so much about the brand. Its nice when you don't want to go all out with your eyes but its nice to have the choice whether you want to go bold or natural with your lashes and to me, this mascara doesn't allow that. Overall, I'd give this mascara a 6/10 - I won't be buying a full size one from the Benefit counter but I will definitely finish off the sample bottle I've got.

Glamour Magazine July 2012 Issue

This month, Glamour Magazine has some fabulous free gifts with the July Issue from top make-up brand Benefit. 

'The Pore-fessional' Pro Balm came with the Kylie Minogue cover, the 'Bad Gal Lash' Mascara comes with the Fearne Cotton cover and the 'That Gal Face Primer' comes with the Eva Longoria cover. I picked up the Pro Balm and Mascara issues as they are the two Benefit products which I've been wanting to try for so long - I have two copies of the magazine now but at only £2 for each copy, it seems like a bargain to try out Benefit for the first time. The samples are approximately half the size of the full size & full price product and they come in slightly different packaging but the product and in particular, the mascara brush are the same as the full size product so you can get a fair trial at the product before deciding if you want to go all out and purchase full size.

Check back soon as I'll be doing full reviews of each of the products once I've had some time to test them! However, if you're at a newsagents or supermarket, its definately worth picking up a copy of Glamour this month - there are also interviews with Jessie J, Holly Willoughby, Lea Michele and all the cover girls, a £16,000 worth of products giveaway, High Street Steals and all of their usual fabulous features.