May 21, 2011
Benefit are one of my favourite cosmetics brands. They have created some of my favourite makeup products, High Beam, Girl Meets Pearl, Erase Paste, Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liners and their Ultra Shine lip glosses. When I initially received the press release for their new product ‘Cha Cha Tint’ I was beyond myself with excitement. It sounded amazing – a mango coloured liquid blush?
Yes please. When it arrived on my doorstep I did a little happy dance and applied it to my face right away. The first thing I noticed is that the application is quite similar to Benefit’s Posy Tint in that you have to be quick because the product dries and sets rapidly once applied to skin. If you’re not fast enough,
this can happen. As you can imagine, this can be slightly bothersome so if you’re not used to this sort of application I would recommend trying it out a few times to get a feel for the product and how it applies.
As with the similarly packaged Benefit products, Cha Cha Tint is applied with a thin brush that is quite similar to a nail polish applicator. To apply, it is suggested that you place three small dots on your cheek and blend, but I find it easier to apply a very small amount of product to my fingertips, pat them together and apply to cheeks (remembering to work quickly). The result is a gorgeous mango/peach flush that lasts a very long time, and manages to make it’s way through an entire work day without budging. (You might also want to make a note that because the product is long lasting, it can be quite difficult to remove from fingertips after the initial application…) This colour is going to be on my cheeks a LOT in the Spring/Summer months at the end of the year. Benefit’s Cha Cha Tint will be available for purchase from June 18 2011 and will retail for $66 AUD. For stockist information please call (02) 8353 5000. (note: I was sent this product for consideration for review)
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May 13, 2011
The Aussie dollar has been performing like a champion lately, and I know a lot of my fellow beauty bloggers have been taking advantage of the strong exchange rate and doing a bit of online shopping. I am no exception, and have placed a few orders at MAC, Bath + Body Works and Sephora (the elusive Urban Decay Naked Palette shall be mine at last!). Pictured above are my most recent beauty acquisitions: Bath + Body Works Black Raspberry Vanilla Shower Gel & Triple Moisture Body Cream, Dermalogica Concealing Spot Treatment, Barrier Repair and Sheer Tint Redness Relief (all sent for consideration for review), MAC Eyeshadow in Phloof, Eyeshadow in Orb, Softsparkle Eye Pencil in Iris Accents and Mineralize Blush in Buddy Up, Benefit Cha Cha Tint (sent for review), Bobbi Brown Lipgloss in Hot Pink, Co Bigelow Apple Rose Salve, Co Bigelow Blueberry Rose Salve, Liplicious Signature Vanilla Berry Tasty Lipgloss, Liplicious Pineapple Juice Tasty Lipgloss and Co Bigelow Organics Strawberries & Cream Moisturizing Lip Shine.
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February 22, 2011
Benefit recently released 4 new shades within their Ultra Shines Lip Shine collection, and I was lucky enough to receive one of the glosses (in the shade ‘so frisk me’) to trial and review. The other shades in the collection are ‘nudie-tude’ (goldspun twist), ‘nookie nookie’ (opal glaze) and ‘patootie’ (oyster pink). Despite my longstanding love for the Benefit brand this was the first lip product from their range that I’ve ever tried, but it is a safe bet that after using this gloss I will be buying more in the future.
In the tube the colour looks to be quite dark but on application to the lips it’s a gorgeous semi-opaque berry colour that contains a
lot of shimmer. It’s not too sparkly though, I can still wear it to work without feeling to overdone. The shimmer looks incredible in the sunlight and I’ve received quite a few comments on this gloss while standing outside, if that is anything to go by. The longevity of the product is quite good, with the gloss lasting 2-3 on average for me. I absolutely love the scent of the gloss, it’s a really summery fruity sort of smell that reminds me of skittles. The Ultra Shine Lip Shine range retails for $34 AUD and is available for purchase online from
Adore Beauty. (note: I was sent this product for consideration for review)
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January 23, 2011
In case you were wondering, Valentine’s Day is coming up soon… Yep, that gloriously cheesy and often depressing hallmark holiday that I love so much (not as much as Christmas though). To celebrate,
Benefit is releasing “Love It Up”, which is a limited edition collectible set of their Lookin’ To Rock Rita eau de toilette & a complementing silk scented body lotion. The packaging is absolutely amazing, and when I received the package in the mail the scent of the products had permeated all of the packaging making everything smell absolutely delicious. How gorgeous is the box that it comes in?
I think the packaging alone would be impressive as a present, is that weird? (don’t answer that.) The fragrance is not something I would have chosen for myself, it’s very ‘green’ and fruity though and is a lovely scent for summer. It warms up after the initial application like most fragrances, and grows muskier throughout the day and I like the scent most after a couple of hours of wearing it. The scent doesn’t have incredible staying power, it’s more of a weekend sort of fragrance for me, with a couple of sprays lasting for around 5 hours before the scent wears off. Wearing it in combination with the body lotion helps the scent maintain it’s strength for a lot longer, but I would only suggest doing this if you absolutely love the smell as it is very strong and could be overpowering. The
Benefit “Love It Up” set is due for release on January 29th 2011, and retails for $59.00 AUD. Check your local Benefit counter for the set, or call (02) 8353 5000 for stockist information. (note: I was sent this product for consideration for review.)
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December 30, 2010
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liners have well and truly cemented their place on my favourite products of 2010 list. If there was such a list. Which I guess there is in my head, but I probably won’t be doing an actual post about it. So yes, the Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liners are pretty amazing. You may remember that I
ordered 3 of the shadow/liners on a whim after seeing swatches of a few of them over at
Dee’s blog. So far Honey Bunny has been the one that I have worn the most. It’s the in-between colour as far as the shades that I purchased go, and I’ve been wearing it practically every day teamed with MAC Naked Lunch and Dazzlelight as a highlight.
You can wear the Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liners on their own as shadows (or liners I guess?) but I’ve found that they make really amazing primers when worn under powder shadow. When I’m feeling lazy I will wear them solo, but more often than not I have been wearing them matched with powder eyeshadows and I’ve been amazed at the staying powder that they provide. Even with my oily, hooded eyelids (how beautiful does that sound?) my eye makeup has been lasting entire work days, even in 40 degree (+!) heat. I was applying them using my Benefit shadow/liner brush, but honestly I find that I get better coverage and it’s easier to apply if I use my fingers. The Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liners retail for $34 AUD but you can currently snap them up for $17 over at
Strawberrynet.
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December 14, 2010
After reading
Dee’s post regarding Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liners, I decided I needed some in my life. So I ordered the shades RSVP & Honey Bunny based on the
swatches she posted, and also Recess because I’ve had that shade before and remember liking it. I also posted another rambling thinking-out-loud video after opening these for the first time
here, if you’re interested. I can’t wait to wear these tonight!
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November 21, 2010
Pictured above are my 10 favourite makeup products. These are items that I will (and do) repurchase time and time again. Givenchy Photo Perfexion Foundation (in perfect ivory), Benefit High Beam Highlighter, Lanolips Lip Gloss (in rhubarb), Lancome Hypnose Mascara (in noir), Yves St Laurent Touche Eclat (in #01), Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eyeshadow (in champagne), La Mer The Lipbalm, Benefit Erase Paste Concealer (in fair), MAC Blush Creme (in ladyblush) & MAC Mineralize Blush (in dainty). These are the products that I reach for the most, and that I can throw together at any time to make a somewhat decent looking face! What are your top 10 makeup products?
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