Benefit Beauty is a brand known for its fun, retro-styled packaging, and cult favorite beauty items (Benetint and Dandelion are two examples). While I have not had too much experience with the brand, that doesn't mean I am not open to learning for myself what all the hubbub is about. I am about to embark on a journey into the land of Benefit, and of course you are all invited to come along for the ride. Up first for review is the brand's newest launch, One Hot Minute Face powder.
Touted as the sexy in seconds powder, One Hot Minute is a rose gold tinted loose powder designed to impart a soft-lit, warm glow to the skin wherever it is applied. The powder can be used all over the face and body, and offers up a very subtle effect. It is a highlighter, and both the color and the shimmer are very soft. It isn't pigmented enough to act as a blush alone, but it looks great over blush or to add a warm shimmer to the arms, decollete, and body.
Here is a swatch, notice the soft rosy gold tint:
All in all, I really did end up liking this powder. I like that it is subtle enough to be used in an everyday environment without looking too obvious. I find myself reaching for these on my low maintenance days when I just want to add a very soft glow to my very tired looking skin. It instantly adds luminescence, and I really love that. I am starting to catch on to why Benefit is so popular.
Wearing a light sweep of One Hot Minute:
My one gripe with the product was the packaging. I love how cute and sturdy the tin is, but I found the holes in the sifter to be too small to adequately get the powder out. Also, the brush that came with it doesn't do a very good job at picking up the powder. The brush isn't dense enough. Both of these are pretty minor flaws, considering how much I liked this product overall. Benefit One Hot Minute is currently available on the
Sephora website, and also in all Benefit boutiques. This will launch on the Benefit website in September!
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First up for review is Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadows- a buildable cream color for the eyes that pulls double duty as a liner. To me, these are nearly identical to MAC paint pots, only subtly smoother in texture and with a different color palette. These creaseless creams last all day, and are fantastic when layered with complimentary eyeshadows. I can definitely see myself reaching for strut for easy peasy smoky eyes.
Posietint:
Next up is Posietint, Benefit's follow-up to their bestselling Benetint. Posietint is a liquid lip and cheek stain, designed to give cheeks a rosy, lit from within flush. It is very soft in color, and can be built up from a very sheery baby pink to a deep rose. I love how it gives me the look of just pinched cheeks, definitely very youthful. If I had to nitpick, my only gripe is that you have to work quickly, because once it dries it stays as is. Failure to work quickly means it will be very difficult to cover up your mistakes.
Benefit velvet shadows are a new addition to the permanent line of eyeshadows. They are ultra pigmented, silky smooth, and contain a subtle sparkling sheen. The shadows blend beautifully, do not crease, and last all the live long day. Where There's Smoke is a shimmering silver taupe with a hint of green to it. It is absolutely gorgeous when paired with a golden beige on top of Prenup creaseless cream shadow.
Here is a swatch, just so you can see the complexity of this be-yoo-tee-ful color
I must confess, Benefit was a line that I used to gloss (hehe) over when shopping at Sephora. No more, as I am convinced that the line is a beauty lover's goldmine. From eyes to lips, Benefit can help you achieve that elegant come hither look that is just perfect for daytime sophistication.
