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Benefit Cosmetics Powderflage Sweepstake, Win a Louis Vuitton Handbag!

Now who doesn’t want to win a Louis Vuitton handbag? See below for more:

Benefit Cosmetics Powderflage Sweepstakes! Enter to win a Louis Vuitton Monogramoflage Speedy 35 filled with $200 in Benefit goodies! Contest ends 11.10.08.

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Benefit BadGal Plum Mascara

Benefit just released its popular badgal mascara in badgal plum mascara. If you haven’t tried a plum colored mascara before it is worth it. It adds a neat tint and dimension to the lashes, and no it won’t make your lashes look bright purple.

Plum shades are also particularly in style this fall. So try pairing the mascara up with a plum liner and a bit of gray eye shadow for an interesting, but sophisticated look.

You can also get free shipping on all BADgal products through 10/14/08 on the benefit site with promo code BADGAL08.

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New From Benefit Cosmetics: Powderflage

Benefit cosmetics has a new powder concealer, powderflage, that looks lovely. From the website:

For camouflaging dark circles & fines lines, powderflage is fast, easy, light & breezy! Virtually weightless, this silky, light pink powder magically camouflages & diffuses. The “flager” brush conceals in 2 quick strokes.

Tips and tricks: With “flager” brush, sweep powderflage over dark circles or lines you want to diffuse. Use alone or over makeup.

Now, you can get free shipping with a purchase through August 26 if bought through the Benefit store. Enter PWDRFLGE at checkout.

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Try Seven Mascaras With Sephora Lash Stash

Here is a great way to try out seven mascaras for the price of one.

Sephora Brand The Lash Stash is $50 worth of top selling mascara samples for $28. The kit includes:

0.14 oz Benefit A Little Bit BADgal Lash in Black, a 0.02 oz Blinc Kiss Me Mascara in Black, a 0.15 oz LORAC Publicity Stunt Lashes in Black, a 0.12 oz Smashbox Bionic Mascara in Black, a 0.24 oz Stila Multi-Effect Mascara in Black, a 1.0 oz Sephora Brand Lash Plumper in Black, and a 0.17 oz Too Faced Lash Injection in Black.

Could be a nice way to find the perfect mascara before paying full price!

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Benefit Cosmetics Holiday Items

Benefit Cosmetics has a number of neat items that would be perfect for gift giving or for yourself. My favorite it the Best of Benefit Iconic Classics, pictured below. That is mainly because I love Benetint so much!

Best of Benefit Iconic Classics Bentint BadGal Mascara

The justine case (below) is pretty neat too and also has a little tube of Benetint in it. I like that it has a tube of California Kissin’ as well, which I have not reviewed yet, but really like. It is quite minty!

For you palette lovers, the10 palettealso offers a nice mix.

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Benefit Cosmetics Dandelion Blush

Benefit dandelion pink powder blush is one of my favorite new blushes. At around $26 for a little box, it is admittedly on the expensive side, but I just love the stuff. One of the benefits of Benefit’s products is the adorable packaging, and Dandelion Blush is no exception. It comes in a cute little cardboard box with a brush that fits neatly inside. It is a great size to stick in a handbag and looks quite nice.

The benefits don’t stop with the packaging. The blush itself is a beautiful baby pink shade that is light enough for very fair skin, yet pigmented well so that it can be built up some for darker skin. The powder has a great texture that blends easily. It also lasts very well.

If you like pink, and if you like nice packaging, Benefit’s Dandelion Blush is worth the extra expense!

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Benefit Cosmetics Realness of Concealness Kit. Contains Ooh la Lift, High Beam, Lip Plump, Lemon Aid, and Boi-ing.

I have been discovering a number of new favorite products lately, with one of the best surprises being the ability to discover several all in one box. Benefit’s realness of concealness kit contains small versions of several of Benefit’s most popular products, all in one cute little package.For general concealing, the kit contains lemon aid and boi-ing.

Benefit’s lemon aid is a light yellow skin tone corrector developed for use on the eyelids. It does a great job of covering up red areas and evening out skin tone, especially on my very fair skin. It also works very well as an eyeshadow base. The only issue I had with it was that it didn’t spread quite as well as I would like. I have read suggestions for the full size version of putting it under an arm for a bit to warm it up and make it spread easier. Sure enough, on a warm day where I did not turn on the air conditioning, it spread much better. So keeping it on the warm side is a useful tip for using it. I also have used it under my eyes and put a bit of boi-ing over it. I’m not sure how darker skin tones would adapt to this product. It does cover red well, so it might still useful on darker skin if a darker concealer is placed over it.

Boi-ing is a standard brown tone concealer. The kit provides it in medium, which I thought would be too dark for me, but I find that it works fine on my pale skin if I put a bit of lemon aid under it. This concealer covers well, and spreads a bit better than the lemon aid. I like it quite a bit. Benefit sells boi-ing in three shades.

Also in the realness of concealness kit are three tubes consisting of high beam, ooh la lift, and lip plump. I am hooked on ooh la lift! This light pink cream has just a hint of shimmer to it and is supposed to give your eye area a cooling lift. It does have a bit of a cooling tingle that I like, but I don’t notice the lift part of it so much. Instead, the reason I like it so much is that when put over a bit of boi-ing, it makes for a really good light reflecting under eye concealer. Ooh la lift makes my under eye area look great! I will be purchasing a full size version of this product and using it regularly.

High Beam is a highlighting cream in a pinkish shade that works very well to highlight various areas. The shade seems to be pretty universally flattering. I have been using it on my upper cheekbones and on my brow bone and like it just fine.

Finally, the kit contains lip plump. This lip primer is OK. I’m not enamoured with it and likely will not purchase a full size version, but I also don’t dislike it and will use up the little tube in the kit. Light brown in color, and fairly thick, lip plump provides a decent base for lipstick. It takes a bit to dry and is a little sticky until it does so, which is something I tend to lack patience with. I can’t say that I noticed any plumping from it.

Overall, Benefit’s realness of concealness kit is a great way to try five of Benefit’s popular products all at once. It also is a nice way to have a bunch of concealing and luminating products all together in a convenient little kit. It would be great for travel.

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