Benefit 'Bathina Getting Steamy' bath wash

Given descriptionL

Bathina's steamy bath time treat, Getting' Steamy moisturises and conditions the skin with the flirtatious Bathina fragrance. Add a little of this pink pearlescent wash to your bath for smooth, silky bubbles. 480ml.

I bring you another product by Benefit, the Bathina Getting Steamy bath wash. When i mean bath wash, i mean stuff you pour into the bathtub when you want to take a bath (not a shower).

I love most of the products by Benefit, products like 'You Rebel-lite' tinted moisturizing cream and 'Girl-About Town' face primer. I love the face primer, the best i've used so far. But i have also encountered products i disliked, such as the eye-bright pencil which is pretty useless and absolutely not worth it.

This product joins my list of favourites. The wash is peachy golden in colour, and smells great. I just love the scent. I used it as a body wash before, and a little bit goes a long way. As a bath wash, it smells absolutely heavenly swirled into steaming hot bath water.


One thing im not sure about is if Benefit still sells it. I recently checked the website out and i couldn't find it at all. Hmm?


Rating: ♥♥♥♥

Benefit 'That Gal' brightening face primer

Given Description:

Go from dull to darling with "that gal." It's a silky pink primer that makes skin appear smoother & brighter. Wear alone for clear complexion radiance or apply before makeup for smooth, effortless application. Re-brighten during the day with "that gal." It's "that gal" perfection for a happy complexion.

Tips and tricks: Twist the base until the primer is distributed on the top. Apply with fingertips onto the face. Blend this silky pink primer in an even, upward motion. Wear alone, or under makeup for smoother makeup application. Gently pat on during the day to re-brighten your complexion.

Quoted from Benefit website

Kudos to Benefit's cute packaging. Their products always look fun and are definitely appealing to the 20-something crowd. This is a makeup base, also known as a primer and you apply it before you foundation, so that your makeup goes on smoother and lasts longer.



The product comes in a medium sized tube, and this is how the top looks..







There are many little holes on top and you twist the bottom so that the product comes out at the top.






Looks a little wormy.



Anyway, I like how this product smells. It has a subtle, fresh smell. The primer is pinkish in colour and after application it absorbs pretty quickly. It doesn't cause your foundation to streak either, which i totally hate and that happens sometimes when you apply moisturizer and then apply your foundation. Because of that, i've stopped using moisturizer under foundation but this is a good alternative to moisturizer, i guess, when you don't want your foundation to streak.





I went out for about 5 hours and surprisingly, my makeup was still pretty intact! I was really amazed by the holding power after applying the primer because normally, my makeup doesn't hold so well after 5 hours. My face looked a little oily though, but what matters is that my makeup was still intact! Im still very surprised. My blusher had not faded away at all.




The primer costs SGD $60, which isn't cheap i guess and you can get it from Tangs Beauty Hall's Benefit counter.





Rating: ♥♥♥♥ Really good primer

Benefit Eye Bright

Given Description:

This pale pink, brightening stick is a purse-sized pick-me-up for tired eyes.

To use: For an instant wide-awake look, apply a stroke to the inner and outer corners of each eye and blend.

This pencil is wider than most eyeliners, though this is not an eyeliner itself, and is about 11.5 cm (4 1/2 inches). The wooden pencil is easy to hold and grip, and it kind of reminds me of a crayon actually! It's also quite cute, pink font against a black background.



I got this because even though i do not have obvious eye circles, i still have them and i was looking for a way to conceal them. I do not think this is meant to be an under eye circle concealer. It's just something to brighten it up.




The colour is pale pink, with very slight shimmer in it. If i had not looked closer at it, i would have thought it was a pure matte pink pencil. I followed the directions and applied a little of this onto the inner and outer corner of the eye. The pencil is creamy, and comes out easily on to your skin. I applied this onto one eye only, to see if if there was a significant difference and blended. Then i checked the other eye and noticed one thing.... the eye i had applied this to still looked the same as the other eye. There was no significant difference.




Then i decided to line the bottom part of my eye with it. Bad decision. It wasn't very easy to blend, because i do not have a very oily under eye area so i kept tugging at my skin while trying to blend, which is a no-no. Tugging at your eye area incessantly will cause it to wrinkle and age very quickly. After my unsuccessful attempt to blend the stark pink line, i compared both eyes. Now my eye looked smaller than the other.




This was honestly not what i expected when i got this product. I would say this was a waste of my money, which could have been spent on better products.




I got this at the benefit counter in Tangs for $41 SGD. Definitely not worth it.



Rating: ♥ Nothing special at all.

Benefit some kind-a gorgeous

Given description:

an amazing foundation faker

This cream-to-powder formula means silky, even perfection for your complexion. So translucent, it's THE finish for most skin tones. It's an instant "beauty boost" any time of day!

Tips and tricks: Apply evenly all over face with accompanying sponge or fingertips.

This might be something different from what you guys expect. This
is my first makeup product review here, actually i've been planning to review some makeup but i've been so caught up doing other things and reviewing other skincare products that i totally neglect one of the most important things a woman needs: makeup.





Every woman needs makeup to look good, perhaps some are born with natural great genes and great skin but others (like me) aren't so fortunate so we rely on other factors to make ourselves look better. Some may say that hey, makeup is artificial and all that and we should just be ourselves but whats wrong with making ourselves look better? I don't see any problem with that and when you look good, you also feel good about yourself so it's a win-win situation.





I was first attracted to this product because of it's packaging. I swear, Benefit has one of the best packaging! Kitschy, cute, retro... their products always look good. So i was wondering, does it perform as well as it looks?




I decided to pick this up because i needed a foundation too. This is called a 'foundation faker'. Abit strange, cos i've never heard of a foundation faker. If it's not a foundation, then what is it? So anyway, i just use it as a foundation, be it fake or not.




This has a nice big clear mirror inside, which is great because i really dislike it when they only provide you with a mirror where you can only see half of your face. There are two separate compartments in this, the one above contains the foundation while when you lift the first compartment up, theres a storage area for the sponge.











The sponge is rather thin, but i suppose it will do. You can always substitute it with another sponge if you wish, there are no rules.



The 'foundation' has a very silky texture, it glides onto your skin. I suppose they call it a foundation faker because it does not have the texture of a normal foundation. This is NOT powder, let me tell you, nor is it liquid foundation. It is more like a cream foundation. It goes on very smoothly onto the skin, and blends in very well. The thing i like about this is that it changes into powder, yet doesn't leave a very thick powdery mask on your face. You can slop this on, and it still won't make you look like an extra from a chinese opera concert.





This also does not feel too drying, and i really can't stop raving about how blendable this foundation is, yet it manages to hide most of my blemishes. I absolutely adore this to be honest.




However, this does have one bad point. It smells terrible. I was applying this on my face the first time i tried it out and then i was wondering ,' What is that weird smell?' and i realised it was the foundation itself. Yeah, i guess it takes some getting used to. There isn't even any pleasant scent in the foundation itself that certain ppl may like, it just smells bad. So yup, a warning there.





Apart from the scent of this product, i don't regret getting this at all. This foundation is awesome, giving me the non-caked up look that im looking for. This does not last for very long though, and if you're in the hot sun, the foundation would probably just slide off so this isn't the toughest one in the market.





Retails for $60. Not cheap but i like it. You can get this at any Benefit store. Theres one in Tangs (spore). You can also check out their website at

http://www.benefitcosmetics.com


Rating: ♥♥♥♥ ♥/ 4 and a half stars. Half a star gone for the awful smell.