Benefit Finding Mr. Bright

Benefit is one of my favorite brands when it comes to makeup. Their products are innovative and of great quality, and their packaging is always spot on. So when I had the chance to snag this kit during a monster sale, I struck. Hair was pulled, nails were broken and dresses torn. But I got my kit.

Shamefully I didn't look at the back properly and accidentally purchased the one with the concealer in the shade medium, so I can't exactly use that. Maybe when I'm super tan, which is about a quarter after never.

However, the rest of the content from this kit has been carefully chosen to make sure you look bright and radiant upon searching for your mister right. The kit contains four sample sizes of Benefit's complexion enhancing bestsellers. Posie Tint for a light natural stain of your cheeks and lips, Girl Meets Pearl a pink tinted highlighter to be used all over the face or underneath your foundation or tinted moisturizer, High Beam as a spotlight on your highest feautures such as cheekbones, nose bridges and browbones, and lastly Erase Paste to wipe away any traces of your tired eyes caused by all nighters spent looking for that special someone.

The packaging of this set it amazing. It comes in a bright neon pink and orange cardboard box. It feels luxurious and well thought of. It also comes with a little pamphlet with five tips for finding your mr. Bright.

A kit like this is the perfect solution if you want to get to know some of Benefit's product without splurging on the full size. I already owned a full size of the High Beam highlighter and absolutely love it. But upon trying the Girl Meets Pearl all over highlighter, which I really like mixing in with my foundation to create that perfect warm glow and the Posie Tint stain I am convinced and want the full sizes.

It's really a shame that I picked up a kit with the wrong shade of concealer. And sadly because it was on sale, they wouldn't allow me to exchange it.

The products are all sample size, while sometimes working with little brushes can be a bit tricky, Benefit did a really good job of making them easy to use.

I mixed in the Girl Meets Pearl highlighter with my Bobbi Brown skin foundation, I also used Bobbi Brown corrector and L'Oreal Lumi Magique lightening touch concealer on any spots and dark circles. I blended Posie Tint onto my cheeks, adding a little extra onto the apples of my cheek because I like that flushed look. The light pink stain that this gives off is super pretty and natural. I can definitely imagine myself using this a lot during summer. Because once it has blended and dried you don't feel it on your skin at all. I used the High Beam highlighter on top of my cheekbones, on the bridge of my nose and a tiny bit on my cupid's bow. I finished off the look with a swipe of Posie Tint over my lips and generous coats of Pupa Vamp mascara. Et voila! The perfect spring/summer fresh natural faced makeup look.

The Benefit Finding Mr. Bright is available at Sephora
€29,00 / $36,00

Benefit High Beam Review

Image from Douglas.nl

In my curiosity (read: excessive need to shop, shop, shop) for trying new brands I ventured into the relatively unknown Benefit. Relatively unknown in the Netherlands I mean. Of course I had read countless reviews and had seen numerous beautiful pictures of the Benefit products before committing to buying something. When I stood in front the display at Sephora I was torn. I could really only justify buying one item, but what should I buy?! Eventually my choice landed on their rosy pink highlighter called high beam.

It’s a liquid highlighter that comes in a super cute packaging that resembles a nail polish bottle. Funny story, I was applying it one morning and my boyfriend kind of looked on wide-eyed.. “Are you putting nail polish on your face?” Anyway, back to the review. The way it’s packaged is nice and handy. You just dot the product on the area you want to highlight and then blend with a brush or fingers. Easy does it.

I apply this on the parts of my face where the sun usually hits. Like on the bride of my nose, my cheekbones and my brow bone. It blends onto skin effortlessly and lasts all day. The highlighter has a beautiful light rosy color. Which is particularly nice on lighter skin tones. It also has plenty of shimmer but it doesn’t make you look like a jar of glitter exploded on your face. It’s just the right amount to make you glow, lit from within you could even say.

The bottle might look small but appearances fool! A little goes a really long way and this bottle lasts and lastsIt’s perfect on dry skinned people, because of the creamy formula. Long story cut pretty short. It’s awesome in a bottle. I really recommend it to people who are looking for a good highlighter that’s easy to use and lasts a long time.

In the Netherlands Benefit products are sold at Sephora and select Douglas stores. Recommended retail price is €25,42 for 13ml.