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The Power Trio From Benefit Cosmetics Review and Giveaway ~ What a Difference a Few Small Steps Can Make!

May 7, 2013 By Christa 19 Comments

The Power Trio from Benefit Cosmetics. A mix of hydrating, concealing, and emphasizing product for the eye area that really take your eyes from dopey to dramatic.

It’s Potent Eye Cream ($39 CAD) – This eye cream contains a peptide complex known to help restore elasticity and firmness, a blend of hydrating botanical extracts including apple extract, known to help boost collagen, & loquat extract, known to help protect the skin from free radical damage. It fades dark circles and helps smooth fine lines for brighter and younger looking eyes. Sign me up! I haven’t used it long enough to speak to its long term benefits but so far I can tell you that it feels amazing and instantly hydrates and smooths out my eye area. It feel incredibly rich yet light at the same time and feels amazing right out of the fridge in the morning!

They’re Real Mascara ($29 CAD) – Lengthens, curls, separates, lifts, and volumizes. Check out my original review of They’re Real for more info on this incredible mascara. One of my current faves.

FakeUp Concealer ($29 CAD) – I have been using this concealer daily. I am totally smitten. Not only does this hydrating, crease-control concealer perform beautifully in the eye area as I detailed in my Fakeup Concealer review last month but I have also discovered it works great at concealing other areas of my face wear I experience redness and dry flaky skin from eczema. This wonderfully hydrating concealer has not only improved the condition of my undereye area through it’s regular use but has been a blessing for covering and soothing my dry patches without emphasizing the flaky skin.

Check out the before and after results of the Power Trio via the One Eye Challenge. We were presented with this challenge as part of the truly amazing Rest and Reveal event Benefit Cosmetics treated a lucky few of us to at the gorgeous Four Seasons Toronto Hotel Spa. I must admit these results aren’t as dramatic as they could be as even my naked eye looks far better than usual after the incredibly luxurious and pampering facial I received. The Spa at the Four Seasons is really beautiful and the whole experience of being there is very relaxing.

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Benefit They’re Real! Mascara ~ A New Favourite ~ Photos, Swatches, and Review

April 8, 2013 By Christa 6 Comments

Did you know there is one of these mascaras sold every 5 seconds? Now I know why. Benefit They’re Real Mascara is a real powerhouse. It gives me massive volume and great length. The brush does a magnificent job of separating lashes and I rarely need to break out the lash comb. It holds my curl and lifts my lashes. Plus, it wears like iron even though it’s not waterproof. It does such a magnificent job that it is a one coat wonder for me. I find two coats of this amazing mascara to actually be too much for everyday. I seriously don’t have a single complaint about this mascara!

Swatches below have not been combed out with a lash comb. This is as is direct from the tube.

You can find the Benefit They’re Real Mascara ($23 US/$29 CAD) at Sephora and directly from the Benefit Cosmetics website. Also available in Canada at select Shoppers Drug Mart locations. In the US they can also be found at Bloomingdales, Macy’s, and Ulta.

Product provided for my consideration. Reviews are always my own honest and unbiased opinions. Post contains affiliate links which help support this site.

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Benefit FakeUp Hydrating Crease Control Concealer in 01 Light ~ Photos, Swatches, and Review

March 19, 2013 By Christa 6 Comments

Benefit FakeUp is a concealer that will hide dark circles, smooth skin, and diffuse light that is surrounded by a hydrating ring of Vitamin E and apple seed extract. When I first saw this I thought what an unusual product. It looks much like many of the new lipsticks we are seeing that are a lipstick core surrounded by a balm. I quickly went from thinking of this product as unusual to amazing once I tried it. It has become my go to under eye concealer.

I have really dry skin so I would frequently find myself looking in the mirror a while after applying my makeup to see that my under eye area looked dry, tight, and crepey. So unattractive. With Benefit FakeUp my darkness is concealed and the delicate skin under my eyes looks plump and hydrated. I usually swirl my ring finger on the top of the product to blend the two layers and pat and blend onto my under eye area. I have even used this to conceal other areas on my face with great results. Once set it stays put all day without creasing. Even without setting with powder it still has very minimal settling into lines.

Benefit FakeUp Hydrating Crease Control Concealer ($24 US/$29 CAD) for 3.5g Net wt. 0.12 oz comes in Light, Medium, and Dark and is available at Sephora, Bloomingdales, and Ulta.

Product provided for my consideration. All reviews are always my own honest and unbiased opinions.

Filed Under: benefit, Concealers