Benefit Birthday Haul!

Benefit Birthday Haul!

Hey, Bees!

So my birthday is the 7th August and I took myself to Benefit for a special birthday treat!

I decided that it was time for a complete renewal -- I chucked out my empties and the drugstore buys that hadn't quite done it for me, and decided to purchase, in their place, a completely new range, the intention being to restock my make-up bag as far as I can afford(!)

So into Bristol I go!

The first product I picked up was Benefit's Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow! liquid foundation in one of the lightest shades possible due to my skin being about that of a vampire(!).

I loved the finish and the coverage of this foundation -- it really did create a nice, even effect in a colour that worked and blended perfectly into my skin tone -- overall, I'm very happy with this product :)

The next product I bought was the Benefit Boi-ing concealer. I got this in a shade lighter than the foundation -- a trick I've picked up over the years, as it ensures that attentions is detracted from these areas.

I know that most people apply this with their fingers, but for some reason I prefer to use brushes -- so  that's exactly how I apply this concealer. I once to circle the areas I'm covering if they're spots, and I dab it onto freckles (I have an area of freckles beside my eyes that I cover up at any opportunity!) and I really think that this is the best concealer I have ever used in respect of coverage.

Onto the next product:

Benefit's Hello Flawless Powder.

This product, in my eyes, is a wonder product! I have never found a powder that successfully "mattifies" my foundation without appearing patchy, yet Hello Flawless is brilliant for this! I generally don't need to touch it up, and it creates a smooth surface of a texture which looks professional and airbrushed. I really would highly recommend this produce to anybody! It even comes with a brush AND a sponge for preference of application.

P.S, it's a set powder rather than a loose one, another plus point in my eyes, but not everyone's cup of tea I understand :)

Now that all of the flesh toned products are out of the way, I can move on to another favourite of mine: Benefit's Sugarbomb powder in a box.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I suffer great pains with blusher... I generally have a love/hate relationship with it as I struggle to find a product in a colour that doesn't make me look sickly or washed out, that isn't too intense that it makes me look like a clown(!) or that I just feel goes well with my powder.

Sugarbomb, however, with it's four coloured triangular sections allows for a certain level of choice, almost as if you are mixing your ideal shade -- if I want some more peachy tones, I can add it straight on in there! And that is what I love about this product -- it's flexibility. I know people of all skin tones and shades that can use this product and sing it's praises, myself DEFINITELY being one of them!!!

I have absolutely nothing bad to say about this product. 

In conclusion, I feel very strongly that Benefit couldn't create a product I disliked even if they specifically set out to do so!

Bravo, Benefit,

Bravo.

Naomi,
DoesntSheSparkle

xo