Benefit Realness of Concealness

I am a huge fan of benefit. Before Chinese New year they had this slash down on a lot of their products and I have teamed up with my sister and bought quite an amount of their products at discounted price. We purchased them online so some of the stuff is not available in Malaysia. My sister is very crazy about her eye bags and she has convinced me to purchase the Realness of Concealness.

What I like about this all-in-one super concealer pack is that the products are all available in mini sizes. Below is a review for all the mini size items.

1) Lemon aid (1.0g) – This is meant to be applied on your lids. It is a yellow correcting cream that hides discoloration. I think that it really works but I don’t think that is long lasting maybe because I touch my eyes quite often.

2) Boi-ing (1.20g) – This is a concealer to hide dark eye circles. I think that this concealer does its job and it is not drying so you will not have to worry about it caking up. Again I do not think that it is long lasting.

3) Ooh la lift (2.5g) – This consist of raspberry and chamomile extracts and it is supposed to de-puff and firm up the under eye area . BUT I do not think it works because I really do not see any difference.

4) High beam (2.5g) – This is a highlighter that is supposed to highlights your cheeks and you can also use it on the bridge of your nose. This is one of the best highlighter that really does its magic. It is best to use with a cheek tint. Dot the cheek tint and the highlighter on your cheeks and blend it together and voila you will have a really high beam. The only sad side is that it does not last. If you sweat or wipe your cheeks, it will be gone but you can always touch up :)

5) Lip Plump (2.5g) – This is supposed to be applied on your lips, let it dry then apply your favorite lippie. I would suggest that you put on your lip balm before applying this lip plump because it can be a bit drying. I am not use to using this because it feels as though you are applying foundation on your lips.

Verdict : What I like most about travel packs and all-in-one packs is that you are able to try a variety of products before deciding what you really need or work for you. My favorite item in the realness of concealness would be the high beam. The con about these products is that they do not last long so touch up is needed.

Price : Mid-range – USD24 approximately RM 84 after conversion (not available in Malaysia )

Where : I purchased it from the website but I think they have discontinue this. Alternatively, you can check out their confession of a concealaholic which was just launched about 1 month ago. http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/gp/product/B002WDZGMU/sr=1-1/qid=1272086237/ref=sr_1_1/188-7353574-9458225?ie=UTF8&n=164982011&bcBrand=core

theBalm time Balm Concealer

On the packaging, it is written as concealer.anticernes. I was wondering what the heck was anticernes. I googled and found out that it is French and it means under eye dark circle concealer. I was looking at my time balm and reading the ingredients and instruction and I was surprise that the back of the round container says for day time, night time and bed time! Errrrr….. why would people put on concealer to sleep. I investigated further and went on to their website and realized that this is an anti-wrinkle concealer that you can use anytime including bedtime. It not only helps to cover dark circles but also protects the delicate eye area. It is available in 6 different shades.

Verdict: I have only tried using it during the day as a concealer and the good thing about it is very natural and it does not look cakey. Coverage is ok when you first apply but later part of the day, you can somehow feel that it kind of fades away and the coverage is not as good as when it was freshly applied. I have not try putting it on during bedtime because I do not want to stain my pillow! So if anyone have tried using it at night, do let us know if it works well.

Price : Premium – RM 55 (7.5g/net wt 0.26oz)

Where : Sasa Mid Valley. (They might have them in other Sasa as well)