Make Up Store skin serum

Given description:

A silky, light serum designed to immediately provide softness and vitality to the skin. An exclusive blend of human like skin lipid and botanical extracts: Sage, Gingko Bilboa and Rosemary makes this serum fortify skin against early signs of aging and retain the skin's moisture.


Skin Serum is rich serum that stimulate, moisture and sooths your skin. It suits all skin types and is used daily. You can also use it as a primer for your make up or blend it with Wonder Powder for a stunning foundation.

Key ingredients
Ginkgo Biloba: Moisturize the skin and give better structure
Lavender: Anti – septic and calming
Rosemary: Anti – bacterial

As quoted from Makeup Stores website

This serum is thick, and a little bit is enough to cover a large portion of your face. It doesn't have any particular scent.



when applied, you skin feels super smooth. Give it some time to sink in, because it is not extremely absorbent.


However i realise that when i brush my hand over the areas after i apply the skin serum, some white stuff comes out. I don't know if it's residue or something from the dried up serum. And when i apply my foundation, it tends to streak. Although this skin serum gives an enviable skin texture, it doesn't really do what it's supposed to do. As compared to my other skin primers, like the Benefit one, this pales in comparison.



i cannot remember how much this costs, but i'll definitely not be buying this again.



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