BENEFIT COSMETICS

As Benefit offer lots of cute gift sets with miniatures of their most famous products, we've been able to try a wide variety of their make-up. If you want to try out Benefit, getting one of their sets is a cheaper way of trying lots of different products without spending lots of money on something you might not like. 

BAD GAL LASH
If you like real bristle mascaras then this is perfect for you, it has an oversized slightly tapered brush and gives you fairly natural but thick lashes.

'THAT GAL' BRIGHTENING PRIMER
If you have dull, dehydrated skin then this is the primer for you. With a light application to areas of the face where your makeup quickly vanishes, your skin will be healthily glowing.

POREFESSIONAL PRIMER
This is one of Benefits most popular products, it is a silicon based primer great for creating a smooth base for foundation and lasting power to your makeup.

DANDELION BLUSH
Adding a light flush of colour to the cheeks gives a healthy finish to your makeup and this is the perfect blush for anyone with a medium to pale skin tone as it is a dusty baby pink with subtle flecks of shimmer that give a beautiful highlight.

OH LA LIFT HIGHLIGHTER
High Beam is Benefit's cult highlighter and is of a more golden base, but Oh La Lift is a pearly pink liquid product that is dainty on the top of the cheekbones to give a dewy finish.

SUNBEAM
This would be amazing to take on holiday or when you have a bit of a tan just to add some luminosity to the skin and boost your healthy summer glow.

POSIE TINT
A follow on product from the famous Bene-tint, Posie Tint is a pinky coral liquid blush that gives a natural glow to the cheeks - brightening the face for a fresh look. Although it does have a beautiful finish, applying this can be slightly difficult as it's a liquid and tends to remove any foundation as you blend it out.

THEY'RE REAL
We find that with this mascara, you barely need any coats as it quickly lengthens and emboldens your lashes with only a couple of strokes.

STAY DON'T STRAY
Benefit advertise this as an eyeshadow and undereye primer, it does work well in both uses and due to the skin tone colour of the product it covers discolouration on the eyelid to create a blank canvas for eyeshadow. However, this does tend to crease under the eyes if you use a heavy concealer over the top.

LONGWEAR POWDER EYESHADOW
Call My Buff: A subtle shimmery beige as a base colour for the lid.
Thanks A Latte: A taupey brown with silver flecks.
Gilt-Y Pleasure: A true bronze gold, ideal for any eye colour and can easily be worn on its own.
Kiss Me, I'm Tipsy: A chocolate brown with glitter for the outer corner.
You can no longer buy the Goodies A Go-Go set (four eyeshadows, They're Real Mascara and Stay Don't Stray), but you can purchase all these eyeshadows separately here.