Benefit cosmetics

[shaista1985]

dear john moisturiser isnt bad either

and the bathlna body balm gives you lovely glowing pins, with a pleasant fragnance

 

[mizuki~]

Anybody like Powderflage? I'm very tempted to try it since I need all the help i can get to cover my dark circles but the reviews on sephora website are not so great..

 

[scarlettgloss]

My two favourites from Benefit would have to be Maybe Baby and Coralist.
I also like Georgia and Dandelion, That Gal and Some Kinda Gorgeous.
Wanted to like Dallas but it was a little muddy on me.

 

[hawaii02]

I'm very new trying this brand-how do the creaseless eyeshadows stack up?? Favorites??

 

[LP_x]

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Originally Posted by mizuki~ Anybody like Powderflage? I'm very tempted to try it since I need all the help i can get to cover my dark circles but the reviews on sephora website are not so great..

I use Powderflage to set my concealer (Boi-ing). As a concealer it's one of the worst products ever, but as an under eye brightener it's lovely. Have you tried Boi-ing? I find that's really good at hiding my circles.


My favourite product from Benefit has to be Honey Snap Out Of It scrub. OMG this is my HG scrub

It smells divine and leaves my skin silky smooth. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

Dear John is good, though I never got round to repurchasing after my first pot run out. Maybe soon I'll spend the £26 on it.

Creaseless Cream Eyeshadows/Liners - LOOOOOOOOVE these. I have 5 of them. I don't like them as liners, as they're not intense enough, but as a base or lid colour, they're gorgeous! They really do not crease, and I've used them with and without UDPP. I use Tattle Tale (shimmer) or Honey Bunny (matte) as a non-drying alternative to UDPP.

Ooh La Lift - waste of money. Just don't even bother. My Mam wasn't impressed either.

Lust Dusters - cute if you like a lot of shimmer, but very expensive for what they are. I bought mine in a set of 3 that was like £12 in a sale (one alone costs £13!) so I'm happy with mine. Don't know if I'd pay full price for them though because the colour pay off isn't very good. As I said, it's more about the shimmer. Snow Bunny lust duster over Strut creaseless cream eyeshadow is stunning.

I've got the blue lipgloss in a tube - the name has worn off but it's minty and supposed to make your teeth look whiter? Well that's ok. I won't repurchase it and very rarely reach for it, even though my friend asked if I'd had my teeth whitened the first day I wore it.

High Beam - lovely. I mix a bit with my foundation for a dewy look.

Posietint - lovely colour but you have to work really quickly with it befroe it stains as 3 random dots on your cheeks

Bad Gal mascara - crap. Bad Gal blue - even worse.

10 bronzer/highlighter - loved it when it first came out, but think it's far too shimmery for me to reach for now. If shimmer is your thing then try it.

Gilded is too orange for me. I sometimes use it as a base when I'm doing gold/bronze looks, but it can crease easily so be light handed if you're going to try it.

Non fiction foundation - Far too drying for me. If you have oily skin this might be good, but I don't so it's not. It's thick and gloopy too. Yuck.

Boi-ing =

If I use my brush it's too thick and cakey, so I always use my fingers to apply it as it warm it up a bit. It just glides on and covers brilliantly.


If I could only choose 3 products from Benefit, I'd choose the Honey scrub, the Creaseless Cream shadows, and Boi-ing concealer. Nothing else is a stand out product worth the cost IMO.

 

[mizuki~]

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Originally Posted by LP_x I use Powderflage to set my concealer (Boi-ing). As a concealer it's one of the worst products ever, but as an under eye brightener it's lovely. Have you tried Boi-ing? I find that's really good at hiding my circles. Boi-ing = If I use my brush it's too thick and cakey, so I always use my fingers to apply it as it warm it up a bit. It just glides on and covers brilliantly.

Thanks!

I have not tried either products. Do you think it'll be a good idea to invest in both? I have realllly dark circles lol

 

[Melanie1784]

I adore benefit, i have:

High Beam - Amazing highlighter, the best i have ever had
Miss popular - eh just a white shimmer powder more than a wonderous highlighter
Posey tint - this colour is so pretty! i find it tricky to apply at first
Benetint - This is a really pretty blush!i love it and would get it again
Lemon Aid - I think this really works to get rid of my un even skin tone on my top eye lids
Erase paste - This concelor is amazing! its thick so it covers well and brightens! alot better than the mac ones i have used.
bad gal blue - This blue makes my eyes look really bright and awake!
brow-zings - i couldn't live without this!! really defines my brows and lasts forever!
High brow - use this after brow zings i love the way it makes my brows look!
Coralista - This is kinda like a tame version of nars orgasm its very pretty.
10 - i put a bit of this over coralista to give me a nice glow.
jiffy tan - this gives me a really nice light tan, without looking orange

i also have a gold lip gloss which was le and i wish i got more!! it looks amazing on its own or over lipstick.

 

[Melanie1784]

oh and for spending over $45 last week i got a free bottle of 'b spot' its really nice and ive lots of compliments!!

 

[cupcake_x]

I love the YouRebel tinted moisturizer! Especially when used under Studio Fix.

A MAC mua told me Badgal mascara is the same thing as Diorshow mascara, but cheaper because Benefit is owned by Dior. I don't know if this is true or not. -shrug-

 

[SparklingWaves]

I got Thrrob recently and I like it.

 

[Meisje]

I have two drugstore blushes that I believe are a reasonable dupe for Throb, YMMV:

Pinking of You blush by Revlon & Plumberry Glow blush by Cover Girl.

From Benefit, I like:

Benetint - I'm a pale blonde with blue eyes and pigmented lips --- if I dab Benetint on my cheeks and lips it gives me this incredibly healthy, vibrant glow. It doesn't stick around on the lips too long, though. When I use it on the cheeks, I finish it with a touch of powder blush in the same general shade.

Speedbrow - The original light shade in this was a godsend for me and they CHANGED THE FORMULA. The new one doesn't seem to impart any color. I'm so annoyed. I switched to Laura Mercier but it's not nearly as good.

Creaseless Cream Shadow - This was free from Sephora. I like it, but I have oily lids and I have to use TFSI and also be sparing with the application or it does crease. It would probably be fine for drier skins, though.

 

[peachy pink]

the GET EVEN powder works pretty well for me! I absolutely like it, but since it starts to get empty I'm not sure which one is gonna be my next powder yet.

But guys, don't mess with CORALista! I love that powder, its my bfffffffpowder!

It makes my face look way brighter and the color just fits. I wouldn't use too much though, you might look like candy ... and it smells so good!!! Don't smell at the ones in the store tho, they usually don't have that nice, peachy smell anymore.

Then the "big beautiful eyes"-kit has really nice colors!
So.. I love benefit.

 

[KaylinSilver]

I do have some Benefit products myself.

I'm fairly fair skinned, and don't sunbathe or I burn to a crisp. As a general rule, I stay away from bronzers for that reason as they always end up looking fake on me.

I do have Benetint, which I find when applied does give me a nice flush that isn't over-whelming. A natural sort of pink to the cheeks. I haven't tried the Posietint yet, but I just might.

I also use the Bathina "Touch me the try to leave" cream, which I love.

I've played around with the Dr. Feelgood, but in the end, I didn't buy any because I likened it to the Smashbox foundation primer. Because of the silicones, it just sat on my face and made me feel greasy and fake.

They have two new shades of blush; Coralista and Thrrrob.
Coralista is a coral toned pink and thrrrob is like a post "O" flush. A bit pinker than Dandelion from what I can tell.

Has anyone tried their "Erase Paste"? I'm curious to know what the reviews on that are.

~Kaylin

 

[ABB113]

I love the cream shadows....R.S.V.P. is my go-to when I just want a little neutral shimmer on my lids and I'm feeling very low maintenance. I also have cream shadows in Skinny Jeans and Get Figgy (which I haven't used yet). The only other Benefit product I have is High Beam as a sample from Sephora. The lipsticks do tempt me, though! Look very moisturizing

 

[Jivin' Jules]

I love love love Benetint and Posietint - they look natural and yet special all at once! It is a good break from powder blush for me. I also have an eyeshadow palette from them which I kinda like, but the mirror broke and now it just isn't as good... Boi-ing and Erase Paste crease like crazy under my eyes, I still haven't mastered them.

I didn't like the You Rebel tinted moisturiser, which was thin and made my face a bit stingy. Ooh la Lift is not worth it and does nothing IMHO!

I do want either Coralista or Dandelion... but I have bought so much recently that I should probably wait a bit, Benefit is very expensive here in Oz and ordering from the website takes 6 weeks for delivery!

 

[trulynicole]

I want to try the Justine Case or the Realness of Concealness (ithink?) and the Plum mascara & the cream shadows (i kinda want bunny hop)

I love BadGal Lash & the Silky Finish Lipsticks I have the lipstick is Jing-a-ling!

 

[pink_lily82]

Here are the products I've used so far:

Get Bent Lash mascara: not too bad, the product tends to clump at the end of the brush. Never clumped on my lashes though, and gave nice natural-looking lashes.

High Beam: Love this product! I mix it in w/ my tinted moisturizer for a soft, dewy look or I just dab a bit on my cheekbones. If I were to only have one liquid highlighter, this would be it.

Creaseless cream shadow/liner: I have this in Gossip and it's lovely for a sheer wash of color on the lid. I also use it as a base under powder shadows and everything stays in place all day.

High Brow: I borrow this from my sister and it's awesome as a subtle highlight under my brow bone. I love how it defines my brow area.

Eyecon: Had samples of this, it's okay. Brightens up the undereye area a little bit.

I'm tempted to buy Erase paste for undereye circles. Coralista seemed really pretty too when I tried it on but I already have Nars Orgasm and didn't want something too similar.

 

[RedRibbon]

Here's my mini review of the Benefit products I've used/tested:

Lemonaid: Works a charm on concealing but too light for my skin, so I will have to stick with the nude eyeshadow..

Badgal mascara: Gives thick lashes but nothing stunning, makes me look like I have fake, short lashes on, it is only good for making the base look very populated with lashes, doesn't give much length.

The other mascara in a white tube: Quite shit really, didn't do anything.

I don't really like the way Benefit big up the products that don't work as being the greatest products ever whereas the ones that DO work are seldom given the same press in their magazines.

Dr Feelgood: This is my saviour, gives me nice dummy looking flawless poreless skin for ages, whack it on alone or under powder/foundation and my skin looks perfect, makes me glow in all the right places in photos. This is one of the only products I have ever touched the pan on in the space of a year (the other being my YSL blusher) and I will deffo rebuy it.

Pineapple face scrub: Smells gorgeous and not at all fake but I have used far better products.

 

[demosthenesval7]

I am loving my speed brow, partially because its quick and easy and helps my brows stay nice and neat all day. I also have Dr. Feelgood which I like to use as a primer under powder if I don't feel like wearing foundation but want a little coverage. I tried the plum badgal mascara and ended up giving it to my sister, not for me - I much prefer my diorshow iconic. The only other Benefit product I have is the lip exfoliant/balm duo which is nice. The consistency of the exfoliant is much nicer than the one by smasbox.

 

[Caderas]

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Originally Posted by peachy pink But guys, don't mess with CORALista! I love that powder, its my bfffffffpowder! It makes my face look way brighter and the color just fits. I wouldn't use too much though, you might look like candy ... and it smells so good!!! Don't smell at the ones in the store tho, they usually don't have that nice, peachy smell anymore.

I agree with her! I got Coralista in March and ever since I've loved it. Sure, the $30 price tag blew me away at first. But I was on vacation and figured.. why not. ;D It smells YUMMY and it's the perfect color for my roughly NC15-20 skin. I can tell the box blush will last quite a while too. <333