The benefits of working for BeneFit

As I mentioned in my last post, I now work for BeneFit cosmetics. Which of course has given me a chance to play with all of their products. Some I love, some I don't. So here's my list of 'things to buy'.

• Benetint and Posietint - Benetint is the product that BeneFit became famous for. It's a cheek and lip stain (it was originally designed for a burlesque dancer's nipples, but I can't say I've tested that one out myself!). It's a rosy tint that suits most people. I'm a big fan of using this on the lips cos it gives a natural, just bitten look, to them. Posietint is slightly thicker in constancy. It looks scarily pink, but it's really not that bright once on. Both are sheer colours, but buildable. Posietint looks awsome with a few coats on the lips. And once they're on, they're not budging. I usually demonstrate the shade on my hand if customers don't want to try them on, and, despite sanitizing and washing my hands frequently, I often go home with stained hands.
• Coralista - This blush is a pretty coral that looks good on just about everybody. When I get it I'll compare it to MAC's Springsheen.
• Eyeshadows - Whilst there isn't much selection when it comes to eye shadows, there are some good neutral shades. I love the texture of these eye shadows. They're incredibly smooth and easy to blend. My favourite is I cannes and I will, which is a pretty purple shade with gold shimmer. It looks good with neutrals, but even better with other purples, such as "gimme some" plum.
• High Beam and Moon Beam - High Beam was my first full sized Benefit product, and it's probably my favourite highlighter for pale complexions. Dotted up the cheek bone, or under the eyebrow, it's a pretty pink simmer, rather than the glittery mess that some highlighters can be. Moon Beam is a pinky-gold shimmer, that, whilst very pretty, looks best on tanned or darker skin.
• You're Bluffing - I don't really suffer from skin redness, but I know a lot of people (particularly pale people) do. BeneFit do a couple of yellow products to help correct this problem, and You're Bluffing is my favourite. It's a creamy stick that's easy to use, and easy to blend. I like to put it under foundation, rather than just using it alone. It's a small stick, so it's easy to throw in your bag too.
• Brow-zings - I find these are seriously easy to sell, just because they're that good. Each brow-zing (there are three shades) comprise of a powder, a wax, an angled brush, and tweezers. They make filling your brows in easy, and the wax means that they stay put.
• D'finer D'liner - This is just plain smart. It's a clear, waxy liner that you use on the outside of your lip line. Being clear means that it's pretty much the only liner you'll need for keeping your lipstick in place. It doesn't leave a shiney line like I thought it would either. This has been tried and tested with red lipstick, and it gets the thumbs up from me!

And the products that just don't do it for me

• Lust Dusters - These are shimmery, finely milled, loose pigments. I'm incredibly picky when it comes to loose powders, and for me, these just don't work. I always just end up covered in glitter. Just opening them leaves me looking like I've been in an explosion in a shimmer factory. I find the best way to use them is to use She-laq and the find brush it comes with, and using them as liners. There's a couple of colours that I adore to use like that, including Punk Royalty and Moon Doggie. Both these colours came in the All The Shimmers set this Christmas, so if you are a shimmer fan, I'd recommend picking that up.
• Dallas - The only reason I don't like this is because I'm so pale. On tanned complexions it can be really pretty. But with my porcelain skin tone, it just looks muddy.
• Miss Popularity - A white shimmery highlight powder. There's just too much shimmer in this for me. However, as it's white, it's not a bad choice of highlighter for the pale skinned. Just not my cup of tea. I've used it on glitter lovers, and they've adored it.
  
• Rush Hour - I love the concept of this product. I creamy coloured stick that's great for eyes and cheeks. Fantastic on the go makeup, right? Not if you're pale. I could get away with this on my lips, but on my cheeks it's just too much. Such a shame, as I was hoping to love this. Oh well, I shall stick to showing it to the tanned!

And finally, one shout out for the Laugh with me Lee Lee fragrance from the Crescent Row collection. I love this so much. First thing I do when I get in in the morning is give myself a spritz of this. Occasionally I'll reach for Gina though. Not a fan of Sofia. She's the marmite of this collection. You either love her or hate her.

I hope to get some swatches of the BeneFit products I own up soon, including the lightest shade of Get Even powder (even though mine has shattered). Unfortunately there is very little natural light at the moment, and I'd rather get some decent swatches up in the future, than put some crappy ones up now. Watch this space!