Showing posts with label benefit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label benefit. Show all posts

Friday, November 16, 2012

Benefit High Beam Review + Swatches!



Benefit's high beam is a liquid highlight that you put on your face.
It's in a bottle of a nailpolish so, the too comes off and it has a brush applicator like a nailpolish.
I found it easiest to apply the product with the brush applicator, putting 3-4 dots of the product on the tops of my cheekbones then blending it out with my finger. Although, it doesn't have to be only applied to the face, you can apply it to your browbone or in the inner corner of your eyes.

I really like this highlighter because it is very subtle and glowy. It has a high sheen rather than shimmer or glitter overload. It is suitable for girls with oily skin because it doesn't make you look oily, it gives your a nice sheen and highlight to your face.

I find this product to be very effortless because it looks nice without trying too hard. It only takes two steps to apply it and blend it and it looks really nice and put together. It's an awesome product and it's also awesome for travelling. 

I think this would be an awesome product for this time of the month because it's getting very cold where I live (Japan) and since the air is very dry, it gives you a nice healthy looking glow to your face.

Now onto the product pictures and swatches!
















Friday, October 19, 2012

Benefit CORALista blush review + swatches!




I feel so bad that I've haven't done a blog post in a long time!
But to make it up to y'all I'm doing one today!
Today's featured product is Benefit's CORALista blush!

I know this is more of a summery product but I still wanted to do a blog post on it because you can use any blush color in any season!

CORALista is just like the name says, a warm coral-pink color. It has slight shimmer but not at a point where it is obnoxious and that's one of the reasons I love this blush. It's subtle but it gives the perfect glow instead of shimmer. The pigmentation is really good and the texture is (oh my lord) very soft! 
This blush is very natural looking and it gives a really pretty flush of color and brightness to the face. 

The packaging is of course, adorable! The leopard or cheetah print inside and there is a slight foral scent to the blush. I really like the 'boxed' packaging because it's very unique and that's one of the many reasons I love benefit!

This works for a lot of skin tones and it's hard to overdo the blush which is a good thing :) 

So, I really love this blush as you can see and I definitely recommend it even though the price is a little hefty ($28) it's definitely worth it!

And, now onto the pictures and swatch!








Friday, August 3, 2012

Benefit Boi-ing concealer and Lemon aid primer Review + Swatch

I'm back with another review and today's featured product is Benefit's Boi-ing concealer and Benefit's Lemon aid primer. 







I got this duo from Ulta at the beauty-to-go cart and I snatched it up because it was such a good deal! It was very much an impulse buy because I never use concealer! Although it wasn't a waste because I wanted to try the lemon aid primer anyway! :) I considered the concealer to be a bonus!


The concealer is a pretty full coverage concealer in my opinion. It's not too heavy but it covers some blemishes and some veining and blueness in my under eyes. One downside was that I found that the consistency was a little bit stiff and not as creamy. Although, if I worked my finger into the product then I got a generous amount of it on my finger but I wished that it would be a little bit more creamier. 


Now onto the Lemon aid primer. You can put this primer on your eyelid as a primer for correcting the veining on the lids. The yellowness of the product will counteract the redness on the eyelid. I think this is a really good product because it does a good job with concealing the redness of the eyelid. The consistency is very creamy and buttery. I also like to apply this under my eyes as a base of my concealer. One because it does a good job priming for the concealer and also it's also a good base for the boi-ing concealer. I do that because the boi-ing concealer is pink toned and my skin is more yellow. 


In conclusion, I would recommend Lemon aid but not necessarily the concealer. I'm not a huge concealer person so some people may like this but I'm not a big fan of the concealer.











Benefit Watt's Up! Highlighter Review + Swatch

Hello everybody, I'm back with a new product review and today's featured product is Benefit's Watt's Up! highlighter.
Benefit's Watt's Up! ($30.00) is a champagne hued highlighter for the face. This highlighter is very smooth and pigmented which will work for almost all skin type and complexion.



What I really love about this highlighter is first of all, the color! It's a beautiful straight-up champagne. Not too pink nor golden. It's also really great because it's not glittery like most of cream highlighters can have. It gives the perfect amount of glow to your cheeks.

The consistency is great because it's very creamy without feeling greasy or oily. For people that have oily skin like myself, it doesn't make you look oily IF you put a small amount. If you put too much on, it can tend to make your face look oily. Even though I have oily skin I love the way it looks on my skin. To prevent it from looking too oily I like to take the product on my finger FIRST then, blending it out with my finger or the sponge applicator that comes with the product on the other side. I don't like applying straight from the product because it can be a little bit overwhelming. 

All in all, I love this product and I recommend it. Even thought the price is a little bit steep, I would say that this is very much worth it and I would repurchase it again but I have a feeling that this would last a long time. 

You can purchase this product wherever Benefit is sold. (Sephora, Ulta, macy's)