Day 1. One Makeup Product You Use Everyday.
As many of you might already know I use this bad boy everyday. I love it & recommend it to anyone who has deep/harsh dark circles. It really does work wonders & offers great coverage!
My sister is the polar opposite of me- she doesn’t like wearing makeup all that much, but one thing that runs in our family are the inescapable dark circles. I showed her my secret weapon & surely, it won her over. Now, she can’t go out without it! I must say that this is somewhat of a proud moment shared between me & my sister :’) haha.
Product Claims/ Info:
Benefit’s Project Flawless
A four-piece makeup kit featuring Benefit’s top sellers.
What it does:
This set is the most flawless gift of all, featuring a watermelon-pink blush, an ultra-shine lip gloss, a do-it-all mascara, and a radiance-boosting luminizer, all tucked inside a brilliant, collectible box.
This set contains:
- 0.25 oz Girl Meets Pearl (pearly golden pink)
- 0.14 oz A Little Bit BADgal Lash Mascara in black
- 0.17 oz Ultra Shines in Foxy Lady (diamond rose)
- 0.28 oz Bella Bamba (watermelon pink)
Exclusively sold at Sephora: $32
Everyone should already know by now that Benefit is among one of my top 3 favorite makeup brands. I love most of their products that I have tried so far & I usually jump on an opportunity to try more of their products whenever they come in a kit because it is honestly a great chance to try some of their new or top selling products for a reasonable price. I was excited to see that this kit came with a full-sized Bella Bamba blush because I really wanted to purchase it & try it- but also pretty stoked that it came in a giftset with other great products. Thus being said, I’ll get on to my individual reviews:
Girl Meets Pearl- I would describe this being more of a pinky-champagne illuminator that absolutely goes great with Bella Bamba or any pink blush for that matter. I only use a little of it on the apples of my cheeks and above my cheekbones; it gives a great glow to the skin and if used lightly and blended out- it can give you a natural glow that doesn’t look super shimmery or shiny.
A Little Bit BADgal Lash Mascara- Okay, I was going to write a separate review for this product, but since I haven’t gotten around to it and I put it off, I guess here it goes… I have a love/hate relationship with this mascara. I LOVE the minis, but HATE the full-size. I don’t know if it was just the full-size product that I purchased that I didn’t like or I just didn’t get lucky. I love the mini BADgal Lash because the formula is perfect and so is the brush and love how it leaves my lashes looking. However, the full-sized was just too dry for me, the brush wasn’t working for me and didn’t give my lashes that full-look. I don’t know what it is, but in this case the mini BADgal wins in my opinion. The bristles in the brush are full and add some volume to your lashes and it is a buildable mascara, you can go from a natural lash look to a bold, full, voluptuous lash look with a couple of coats. Call me crazy, but… I know they’re the same product and all, yet there were some major differences performance-wise, between the sizes. Overall, I love the mini BGL- but I might give the full-size a second chance some other time.
Ultra Shines Lipgloss in Foxy Lady- I was actually excited to see that this shade of the Ultra Shines was in this kit because prior to knowing about this kit, I had swatched this lipgloss color and was just left amazed. Its a pretty pink, with a blue duochrome/undertone- that just looks great on the lips and very wearable. I honestly think the reason that I really like this lipgloss is because of the color and because I didn’t have anything like it in my lipgloss collection (& if you’ve seen my makeup collection- you already know that I have tons of lipglosses already). I also like that it’s not sticky, it doesn’t taste or smell weird and that it actually stays on my lips for a long time. So kudos Benefit, for making awesome lipglosses. I’ll definitely look into getting other shades some other time. * I also just remembered that I do have a mini ultra shine from “Her Name Was Glowla” kit, called ‘Life on the A List.’
Bella Bamba- Okay, this has got to be the star player of this kit. I had already been lusting after this blush after hearing and reading many good reviews on it and being on the search for a delightfully perfect pink blush- this had given me even more of a reason to purchase this kit. Bella Bamba is described as being a 3D blush that will leave your skin instantly brightened and amplifies your cheekbones- giving that sculpted effect. When I applied this blush, I didn’t really feel that it sculpted my face but it did brighten it and gave a nice look to my complexion. Also, the color really is watermelon pink color with shimmery gold undertones, similar to Coralista but much pinker. When you swatch it is truly comes out as a bit of a deep pink, but when you blend it out, it just gives you the nice pink flush over the apples of your cheeks. I can honestly recommend this to any skin tone , from fair to deeper or darker tones, because it will look flattering on either one (although, I would recommend for fair tones to use it a bit sparingly or blend it out, while deeper skin tones can have a buildable color applied to their cheeks for a nice glow). I’m honestly glad that I held off on getting this blush until it came out with this kit came out because the blush itself costs $28 when retailed by itself and for $4 more, you get a full sized lipgloss, travel-size mascara & mini illuminator. Now, that’s what I call a deal.
Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with this purchase and really glad that I got to try out new Benefit products for a decent price. I would honestly repurchase most of these items and recommend them to others to try them out & see how they like them.
***** GIVEAWAY*****
I will be giving away a few Benefit minis to one of my lucky followers this week! This giveaway includes a mini BADgal Lash mascara, Stay Don’t Stray Primer & Concealer, & Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in R.V.S.P.
How to Enter:
I will be messaging you back to confirm your entry with a number & I will pick a random entry (number) through random.org on Saturday night, December 10th 11:59pm PST. Good luck! :)
My favorite concealer without a doubt would have to be Benefit’s Erase Paste in Medium (no. 2). I cannot say enough good things about this product & how well it works for me. It covers all of my blemishes & ‘problem areas’ like my dark circles and random dark spots around my face. I have a full review on this product, below:
http://beautyandeloquence.tumblr.com/post/12503144949/first-product-review-benefits-erase-paste
Product Info/Claims:
Erase Paste
What it is:
A brightening camouflage for the eyes and face.
What it does:
Benefit Erase Paste is a concentrated, creamy, blendable concealer that instantly brightens and camouflages all-in-one. It has an innovative formula which makes sure signs of stress and fatigue are a thing of the past. These three brightening neutral shades give every gal correction perfection.
Price: $26
Available: Sephora, Macy’s and Ulta.
I’ll begin my first review with one of my personal favorite make up brands, Benefit. I’m absolutely in love with their make up line, the cute packaging and of course the products they have to offer. I always find myself going first to the Benefit aisle in Sephora (partially because it is the first aisle in front of the entrance in most locations). I remember spending a better part of a half hour in that aisle exploring what that brand had to offer and one of the things that caught my attention when I was first introduced to the brand was not only their cute, girly and vintage theme, but the presentation of their products. Some of their staple items that stood out on the counter such as “Benetint” “Posietint” and BADgal Lash, along with their highly pigmented blushes are some of the things that really caught my interest.
However, this review is solely dedicated to one of my personal holy grail items that I must necessarily use in my daily make up routine. This item was recommended by the one and only, Emily Eddington of BeautyBroadcast (I love her videos, if you haven’t checked out, please do! http://www.youtube.com/emilynoel83 ). She gushed on how much she liked the product and compared it to Bobbi Brown’s salmon concealer (which I’ll do a review later on) & she did a demonstration and comparison on the two. I put that item on my shopping list and one day on shopping trip to Sephora, I saw by the checkout stand that they offered the travel size version of it along with 2 other small items being: Stay & Don’t Stray and Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow, all for $10. So I swooped it up and decided to try it right away.
Now, I must inform you that I’m quite the night owl/insomniac that typically runs on an average of 5 to 8 hours of sleep per night & I have horrible bags and dark circles (sad face). I was desperately looking for an item that would help solve that problem and luckily, I did. I loved the texture and full-coverage it gave me and it instantly brightened my under-eye area and makes me look more awake and fresh. I usually apply it with my ring finger lightly dabbing it around my dark circles and corners of my eyes. ( I also blend it in so it looks almost natural). I like to use this product as well around some of the dark or uneven spots in my face and that cancels out the discoloration and serves as a multi-purpose concealer. I love that it’s not too heavy or cakey, but it manages to cover and conceal my flaws with just a bit of product. A little does go a long way and it is long-wearing as well. Erase Paste has become part of my permanent make up routine that has withstood some ever changing products from the past year or so.
I am very happy with Benefit’s Erase Paste, I have gone through at least 2 of the minis (which have lasted me about 3-4 months each). FYI: I’m light/fair-medium skin tone and use the Medium No.2, if thats of any help or insight.
Does It live up to its claims and expectations? Yes.
Will I repurchase it? Yes, it’s totally worth the money.
I hope that this review was helpful and insightful to some to some of you, please let me know your thoughts on this product or if you feel differently and why. I hope all of you lovelies are doing well!
xoxo, Cynthia.
