My First Benefit Haul!
How have you all been?! (Yes, I would love to know!)
I just started my mid-semester break for uni and my, am I thankful for it.
Hurrah to more silly moments in the kitchen, catching up on my favourite shows, books and not to mention more family time!
Steering off topic, let me tell you something...
I've always held a fascination with Benefit cosmetics.
Whether it be the delightfully dainty packaging or the product itself, Benefit cosmetics have always made the top of my wish list for many years. The associated hefty price tag in Australia has rendered the products unattainable; my longing for Benefit has been sitting at the back of my mind for far too long.
I remember back in 11th grade when I kindly asked my friend to purchase me the oh-so-famous Benefit Benetint on Ebay for a fraction of the RRP - around $17. I did my background check on the seller and silently prayed that I did not receive a counterfeit product. When my product arrived and was in my hand, a week later in the toilet cubicles, my heart sank when I ripped it out from the packaging. Hours spent reading articles on how to spot counterfeit goods have finally come in handy. You can say I was obsessed.
Fortunately, most tales do come with a happy ending. Fast forward a couple of years and I happened to be reading Jen's post (The Shopping Queen) about a Benefit deal to hard to pass up. A few minutes later, I made my first Benefit order, and two weeks later, my first Benefit package landed on my front porch, straight from the US.
(Cabana Glama Makeup Kit)
(close up - I already used some of it and scratched it lol)
(Invoice - product listing)
For the "Best of Benefit" kit, you can choose 4 items - from the categories provided, complexion, cheeks, eyes and bonus gift! The products from this kit came housed in a cute pink makeup case/bag. I love pink and makeup bags always come in handy, so this was definitely a winner.
My order wasn't complete without adding in the Hoola bronzer. I've always wanted to try bronzers but the drugstore ones didn't appeal to me as much as this one.
Being the usual me, I had to make one last stop to the sale section to pick up the Cabana Glama makeup kits which were half priced - only $18! Knowing my friend's shared love for Benefit cosmetics, I had to pick one up for her as well.
The Cabana Glama makeup kit contains:
- Hoola bronzing powder with brush (4g)
- Posietint Poppy-pink tinted lip & cheek stain(2.5 mL)
- Some Kind-A-Gorgeous Medium the foundation faker for medium complexions (3.5g)
- Eyeshadow palette - Peach Fizz, Bronze Buzz & Cocoa Pizzazz
- double-ended sponge applicator
I went over $125 which was quite dreaded but I'm happy to say I got free standard international shipping. With every order, you can select two samples to try out so I selected the Stay Flawless sample and the Fine-One-One sample because I would love to try these out!
Overall, I'm a very happy customer, partially because I've finally had my hands on Benefit's Benetint! And partially, because I couldn't stop squealing at all the pretty packaging.
If you're interested in Benefit cosmetics, check out the link here.
Additionally, if you're interested on my take of reviewing any of these products, please let me know!
I hope you enjoyed this post!
So, did you recently take up on this offer? What do you think of these products? What Benefit products do you love?
Feel free to express your thoughts in the comments section below!
