Benefit is a brand of makeup and skincare I've been using for years now. Me and my mum first bought one the little makeup set on a flight to Portugal when I was about 13 or 14. We tried it out and decided to test more of Benefit's products to see if they were just as good. Now at Christmas or on our birthday's we usually buy each other some kind of Benefit product because we both share a love of the brand.
For Christmas I was bought a new Brow Zings kit. It's kind of a regular Christmas present as I've been using it for the past 3 or 4 years now. I hate using eye pencils as I don't want to draw my eyebrows on or outline them, I just want to make them slightly darker but have them look natural at the same time. And with Brow Zings I find it does exactly that.
Brow Zings comes with 2 brushes, one is a hard angled brush whilst the other is used for blending. It has pigmented wax for shaping your eyebrows and darkening them, and powder for blending & colouring. The kit also comes with a small instruction manual (which isn't pictured) and a teeny tiny pair of tweezers that are perfect for stray hairs.
The kit comes in fair, medium and dark for all eyebrow colours. I usually use the medium colour and I find that the wax and powder are great to blend together. The result being a natural looking pair of well groomed eyebrows!
Another Benefit product I received for Christmas was the makeup kit called How to Look the Best at Everything. Basically the kit is shaped like a book and when you open it up it has miniature versions of Benefit's products. This also, - like Brow Zings, - has a step by step guide for how to apply the products for the best results.
I love the style of this particular kit. It's a size which can easily be popped into your handbag and the design is fantastic! I think it's because it looks like a book is the reason why I love it so much!
How to Look the Best at Everything contains 4 of Benefit's finest makeup for flawless skin, including: the Porefessional primer, Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow foundation & powder, and 2 shades of the Boi-ing concealer.
The products also have numbers at the side, so when you open up the tips and tricks booklet (which also leads to the mirror) you have a guide on how to apply the makeup.
First is the Porefessional primer, which I absolutely love. I've used a miniature version of this before as it came free with Company magazine. It's brilliant for me as I have very open pores on my nose and cheeks which I hate. It definitely helps to hide/disguise them and doesn't clog the pores either.
Next is the Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow (the colour of mine is called I'm so Money Honey as I received the medium complexion kit). I first used this this morning actually, and fell in love with it. This has got to be the best foundation I have ever used, - and to be honest I've only ever used Maybelline's Dream Matte Mousse. The coverage is even and the foundation easily slides on to your skin. I couldn't believe how good it made my skin look as I have a cold at the moment so my skin is dry and covered in awful red marks with a shiny nose. When I put this on it took all my facial flaws away! I'm not saying it made my skin completely perfect but it covered it so well. I am definitely buying a large version of this!
After the foundation, there are 2 shades of Boi-ing, Benefit's probably most well known concealer. I usually use their Erasepaste for under my eyes but I always have dark circles which most concealers don't help. By blending these 2 shades together under my eyes it took away most of the darkness but there was still some left. However it was great at covering up some of the redness around my nose.
Last but not least, there's the Hello Flawless powder. I really like this as the brush makes it easy to apply and it helps keep all the other make up intact. It also covers up any shiny features which is a huge bonus.
The step by step guide which comes within the kit was very useful. It may seem a little obvious to some people on how to apply the makeup, but if someone is new to Benefit without much knowledge of the products it's helpful. I also love that it covers the mirror as it stops it getting powder all over it and just looks so compact and cute.
So there we have it. These 2 Benefit makeup kits are definitely 2 of my favourite products (and Christmas presents) which I am very very happy with.
If you're looking to buy a friend or family member something from Benefit for their birthday or for an exceedingly early Christmas present, Brow Zings or How to Look the Best at Everything are two fantastic little kits.
Is Benefit a makeup brand you use often? Which are your favourite products? I'd love to find out what you've tried or recommend!
Alice
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