Reviews
I bough a kit containing a small version of this product and I absolutely loved it! It made my skin really soft and I do not have a lot of acne so it had the perfect coverage! I would like to repurchase this since the smaller sized product did not last as long, but until I do I give it 4.5 stars
Awful!
Really don't like this product. I was so disappointed because I usually love all things benefit, but this is awful. I have quite a few spots and this stuff did not cover them at all, all it did was leave my face looking cakey and shiny! Plus it smells really weird, I have no idea how to describe the smell. The sponge it came with somehow managed to rip in half while I was using it so I had to use my own.
Surprisingly wonderful!
I got this product in a sample kit I picked up at sephoras 12 dollar sale. I normally skip out on any type of spot concealer but was soooo happy when I tried this product out. It was smooth and light and cover my dark circles and brightened up my eyes it had a great powdery light finish and blends just perfect. I have just finished my sample and will defiantly be picking it up as a regular staple for my daily face routine!
Not a big fan
I love Benefit. LOVE and I so wanted to love this product. I have combo skin and i always use a primer. This product had slim to no coverage and the finish was cakey and settled into pores/creases. Placing powder on top only made that worse [of course]. It had an oily finish as well. I would not recommend this product even to a teen just starting out with makeup.
Perfect Match & No Oxidation BUT....
This stuff settled into lines, onto pores etc BIG TIME :( And only like halfway through the day, maybe a bit longer-I applied at about 6am and by 12 depending on what I am doing it is gnarly! I can reapply to cover the icky look of the texture caused by this sitting on everything and it removes easily to do so. This doesn't transfer too much but if it is showing smile lines and pores on an 18 y/o...It smells like a crayola or roseart crayon(the smellier one of the two) and that goes away shortly, but definitely not worth the $$. Its a super smooth finish, matte but lovely looking, I applied with fingers as the label suggests because it was wasteful with a brush.
Pleasantly surprised
I love benefit but always passed by this product cause I thought it would be cakey. Im a tinted moisturizer/light weight foundation kind of gal and when I got this as part of a set from sephora I fell in love. doesnt look heavy, cakey or dry on my skin. Buying the full size soon. http://beautifulworldoflennynb.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-love-benefit.html
too heavy and thick
i bought this in the lightest available colour, and it was still too dark for my skin, i felt the product was really thick, and heavy. It wasn't a natural finish, it was pretty obvious when i was wearing this foundation. It felt heavy on my skin, and it didn't do me any favours. It was expensive, when i could have got a decent foundation for this price. I also say benefit don't have the best colour selection, i also had the you rebel lite tinted moisturiser and it was an awful colour!
I went into Ulta a few times and finally asked to try it. They used a makeup brush while applying this and when I looked in the mirror you could still see the lines of the brush and the cakey quality of the product on my skin, even after extensive brush blending. I used my fingers to blend it in the rest of the way and it still looked waxy. Not to mention their blemish coverage is terrible. It didn't even hide them in the least bit.
I bought the original one about 4 years ago, it was always a little too dark for me, but I wanted to use it anyways, I bought the "light" one a few months ago, and I loved it! It's great for the summer when you don't want heavy makeup but you want a pretty good amount of coverage. I've said it once, but I'll say it again; Benefit has never disappointed me!
Good when Using a makeup brush
I have been using bare essentials years, but wanted something different. Since I had been away from foundations for way to long to count back, everyone I tried just looked funny. The girl at Ulta suggested this one, as it goes on wet and drys to feel like a powder. I have used it with the sponge and with benefits foundation brush. I definitively recommend using it with the foundation brush. It gives much better coverage and leaves your skin looking smooth. I find this to be a good on the run, everyday kind of product. I will buy it again when I run out.