Benefit cosmetics

aussiemacluvrrr

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I just got Browzings in medium and it is absolutely fantastic! I have fairly dark hair and NC35-40 skin and medium is a good colour for me, so I dont think fairer skin/ fair haired ladies could use this product.

I have tried and hated Some kind of gorgeous.. Too greasy :S Especially for someone with oily t-zone like me.

I want to try the creaseless cream shadows.. are they as good as MAC paint pots or better?
 

hyzenthlay20

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The only Benefit thing I own is One Hot Minute, and I've worn it a few times. I love it
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It makes me glow without sparkling, and doesn't add color, really.
 

MrsRjizzle

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Ok, so the only Benefit item I own is their Browsing in Dark. I recently got one of their creaseless cream eyeshadows in Strut and like it a lot. It's kinda like a MAC paint pot, but in a dark shimmering gray.

Anyone else has tried these?


I got a couple of these in a kit. I really do like them! I was in a hurry this weekend and used it alone with mac shroom and loved the way it looked. I love the way it dried... I would get more in a second!
 

madnicole

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I got a couple of these in a kit. I really do like them! I was in a hurry this weekend and used it alone with mac shroom and loved the way it looked. I love the way it dried... I would get more in a second!

Yes! I got skinny jeans creaseless cream shadow and love love love it. a perfect pewter/taupe/bronzy/silver (bizarre colour - a little like smoke & diamonds, can be warm or cool) and it rocks!
 

User38

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I have a Bunny Hop creaseless ES -- it works really well under pink toned, lavendar and light purple ES.
 

franken_stein

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Benefit has just come out with a Badgal brown mascara! I'm strangely excited for this. But I probably shouldn't buy it because I just went through a crazed mascara phase (I guess I still am in the phase, which is why I want this brown one!) and I have a lot of mascaras I still need to use up.

Probably my next Benefit purchase is going to be a creaseless cream shadow, those look really pretty
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I have a MAC Painterly paint pot that I quite like, maybe the Benefit cream shadow can be for when I want more color in the cream base?
 

cherry24

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I have

Posietint - a pinky version of benetint and IMO much prettier and usable. Great on cheeks and lips, its a stain so you have to blend fast on the cheeks or you'll just get a blob of colour where you applied it.

DrFeelgood Lip treatment - you get two tubes one with an exfloliator and one with a balm, its good but expensive.

Cupids Bow-A double ended lip pencils. the highlighter for outside your lips and a pinky toned to use as a regular liner. You get a brush and blender too. Its nice and you get good results, but again its expensive.

Valley of the star mini iridesense kit - I love this! it contains moonbeam, highbeam, on the a list lipgloss(all mini versions) and then a white e/s and a bronze e/s both shimmery. I mainly love this cos it was only €10 from strawberrynet. I think its discontinued. I am thinking about getting "on the a list" gloss in full size.
 

BellaItalia1969

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I have BeneFit "Hoola", which looks really natural on my complexion as it is not shimmery,it gives you nice that just got back from holiday look!I would recommend this for any complexion ,mine is combination skin and i have yellow undertones and slightely olive skin!
I also use "Browzings in medium,looks fab on my eyebrows and lasts for ages!
Dr.Feelgood,skin matifier is good to camuflage large pores.
"Dandelion" is a cute baby pink powder that i tend to use more in Autumn and Winter, it gives my complexion that healthy outdoor look (prefer Hoola for Summer
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"Georgia" although it smells gorgeously of peaches,did not do a lot for my complexion .I think it is possibly suited more for very pale complexions.
"Boing" no 2 which i use is very good for hiding minor imperfections and dark shadows under your eyes.

I tried today at my beauty store the new "One HOT Minute" ,the makeup girl applied it all over my face and it did look good,although i did not purchase as i always try powders before i buy in natural light..so walked home before making decision that i will buy the above next week
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I abs love the Pencil eyeliner with the smudgers and have few of the shades "Stainless" smoky deep grey is my fav followed by "Onyx"matte black,"Sable" is a deep brown chocolate ,which looks good with brown and green eyes,as it brings out the golden flecks in them!I will be doing a sale of some of the new and unused BeneFit eyepencils
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Skura

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You all talking about creaseless cream shadow only
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What do you think about regular eyeshadows?

I'm totally in Where There's Smoke (a Smoke&Diamonds dupe) and now I'm thinking should I buy Benefit Where There's Smoke or Smoke & Diamonds
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MzFit

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I love CORAlista, Thrrob, Sugar Bomb and Hoola. I have used some kind-a gorgeous a lot in past it is super creamy and a nice lighter coverage great for on the go touch ups. In the summer I really like talk to the tan mixed in with MAC select tint. There crealess cream shadow liners are very nice my favorite is skinny jeans. I have there FYeye I like it but not in pot form wish it was in a tube like a MAC paint or similar. Most of there products I have tried I have liked except lemon aid way to thick hard to spread IMO
 

sweetbabyblue

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I like FY eye, I don't understand why they've discontinued it
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I still use it on customers before applying any eyeshadow though because I like how it smoothes the eye area.
 

HOTasFCUK

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I have 4 of the creaseless eyeshadows and i want more! I have Skinny Jeans (the MAC S&D dupe.....love this!), Strut, R.S.V.P. and Tattle Tale. I hope they release some new colours soon!
 
Benefit doesn't have the colour range that MAC does but there are a few items that I love - Eye Bright, High Brow, Brow Zings and Benefit 10 powder - all HGs for me. I've been faffing around with different coloured eyeshadows as highlighters then realised that I've had High Brow all along and it looks much better.

I also really like Hoola, Get Even and Coralista - I think it's quite similiar to Nars Orgasm and I actually prefer it.
 

MzFit

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Benefit doesn't have the colour range that MAC does but there are a few items that I love - Eye Bright, High Brow, Brow Zings and Benefit 10 powder - all HGs for me. I've been faffing around with different coloured eyeshadows as highlighters then realised that I've had High Brow all along and it looks much better.

I also really like Hoola, Get Even and Coralista - I think it's quite similiar to Nars Orgasm and I actually prefer it.


I agree I find Coralista to be a less shimmery version of orgasm I love it.
 

thiscarmen

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Overall, I think Benefit is an okay brand. Some things are amazing, while other things are pretty bad. I'll do a quick review on stuff that I have.

Hoola - Hoola is a great bronzer! It's matte and it's great for contouring as well.

Dandelion - This may be because I've got a medium skin tone, but I couldn't really get this to show up on me. It's probably a great blush for people with fair skin (pinkiecharm from youtube loves this blush), but it just doesn't work for me. I just use it to blend out blush if I've applied too much, or just to go over cream blush to set it.

Some Kind-A Gorgeous - This wasn't too bad for me. A good way to apply it is with a damp sponge. That way you don't get too much of it.

Get Even - This pressed powder is basically a mattying powder. It works fine, but I just love the way the compact looks.

Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner - I have two. One in Get Figgy and one in Tattle Tale. They are great cream shadows for bases, and they really don't crease at all. They remind me a lot of MAC Paint Pots.

Benetint - While I really liked this buildable stain on my cheek, it didn't do so great on my lips. It settled into my fine lines, and by midday it looked like my lips were cracked and bleeding. Which, let me tell you, is not an attractive look. Another thing is that when you use the brush to apply it to your lips, it tickles, and the colour payoff on the lips isn't wonderful.

Posietint - I found that this was so much better than Benetint. It's thicker, more gel-like, so it's nicer to apply onto the cheeks. And it gives a nice baby pink glow. It's really pretty.

California Kissin' - This was expensive for blue lipgloss. While it smelled really nice (like peppermint), I didn't think it did anything for my smile. I think I've used this like ..maybe once.

Gabbi Bag - I really like this bag for carrying some stuff when I go to a sleepover or I'm doing a friend's makeup really quick and easy. There are brush holders, and it's really roomy for other items as well.

Discontinued items:
Mr. Frosty - Oh Mr. Frosty, how I hated you. It was so waxy and just a pain in the butt to sharpen and use.

F.Y.Eye - Didn't really like this one either. It didn't do anything for my lids.

Powder Eye Shadow - I only bought one colour (Blushing Bride), and it's a baby pink. The shadow was really chalky and difficult to work with.

Her Glossiness - I had one of these in Who Are You Wearing?, and while it was a really pretty colour, it smelled really bad. And I just did not like using it.

Smoooch - This is kind of like lip conditioner. I really liked it because it made my lips really smooth, but really, it was expensive for lip balm.

Sheer Cream Blush - This stuff came in a really small tube. The good thing about it is that you didn't need a lot for colour.

I'm pretty sure that's all I have. I'll update if I find that I have something else.
 

Door

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I have only few products from Benefit. Only Benetint has done what I expected. The rest have been misses (Dr Feelgood complexion palm (what's the purpose of this product - I can't make it work), Lemon Aid eyelid primer (creases like nothing else), Ooh la Lift (I need heavier coverage under my eyes), Powderflage (same as Ooh la Lift), High Beam (makes me look like sweaty pig if used alone or on top of foundation))

Because of the poor hit / miss ratio, I think I won't buy anything else from Benefit. Not even the much loved face powders / blushes.
 

BlueMoonDoll

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I have their Erase Paste and swear by it. For some reason, it works perfectly on both me and my mom for covering up dark circles. I know their are others that work too, but I haven't found one that works as well.

I also own the powder boxes, I have Georgia (I will buy anything that smells remotely of peaches) and Thrrrob. Both are nice but not outstanding.

I have Posietint, Benetint, and High beam. I like all three of them, but doubt I'll ever run out of them. I should use them more.

I have two creaseless eyeshadows, they don't crease and they're great for neutral looks (which I don't do often).

I do like the badgal mascara in plum and blue, but only because I couldn't find those colors when I bought the mascara. And the brush is plush.

I've used their primer and find Lorac's to work much better on me. It is a good primer but not the best.

I have a few other things, but as I can't remember them...they're only mediocre.
 

RayannaBanana

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I was just wondering if anyone knows is there any indications on the Benefit boxed blushes how old or when they were made, a number or something? Would really like to know! Thanks!
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