I was browsing through LookFantastic.com looking at Benefit
products and I came across this gift set. What first drew me in was the tin, it
is beautiful. I was also interested in trying the included products and I
thought it would be a good way to try more products from Benefit. It is
inexpensive and would make a lovely Christmas gift for a beauty junkie.
The products are arranged inside a
gorgeous little tiffany blue/lime green inspired tin. Inside the tin is the
insert which holds the products in place and it can be removed so the tin can
be re-used.
This gift set contains three Longwear Powder Shadows (1.2g sample), one Ultra Plush Lipgloss (6.5ml sample) and one Creaseless Cream Shadow (3.2g sample).
The eyeshadows are Call My Buff (pale shell), Nude
Swings (soft rose gold) and Thanks A
Latte (golden brown). They are mean’t to be long wearing, feel silky soft
and give your eyelids a soft wash of colour, which can be built to intensity.
There are also three variations, Matte, Satin and Sheen, but it doesn’t say
which ones these three shades fall into.
The cream eyeshadow is R.S.V.P (sparkling champagne). I
already have it swatched here. I really love this
product and have already reviewed here.
The lipgloss is Dandelion (soft pearly pink). I like this product, but I just do
not like lipgloss in general. I have it reviewed it here.
Overall this is a very cute little gift
set and the lovely tin can be re-used. I love the creaseless cream eyeshadow
and I do like the lipgloss. The powder eyeshadows are a little bit of a
let-down. They are slightly long wearing, silky soft, easy to blend and
fall-out free. However, they lack pigmentation. They do give your eyelids a
soft wash, but it is very hard and near impossible to build to intensity! If
you want to make the best of the eyeshadows, you need to apply them over a
primer or the creaseless cream shadow included. Although it is a cute set and I
would get use out of it, it is more on the nude/natural side and the shades are
really subtle and hardly noticeable. They basically give the no make-up,
make-up look. If that is what you are after, this would be brilliant for you. I
like neutral looks, not nude looks! I wouldn’t re-purchase anything from the
set.
Price - £19.50 Rating
- 3/5
Recommend - No Re-Purchase
- No
Available at -
BenefitCosmetics.co.uk, BenefitCosmetics.com
Would
you love to receive this as a gift for Christmas?
♥ ♥ ♥
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