Benefit High Beam Review

Finally I have gotten to this review! High Beam is probably one of the most well known luminizers out there. What is a luminizer? It is basically a highlighter to add some luminance or a glow to your face.

 High Beam is a light, pinky liquid luminizer. It comes in a bottle with a brush, very similar to nail polish. I love this packaging so much, it makes this product so much easier to use and it makes less of a mess. To use, just dab a little on and blend.

Although this is a pinky liquid, when blended out you don't see any color. You are left with a nice dewy glow. High Beam definitely lives up to expectations. It doesn't make my face look like a glitter ball. It blends easily and nicely. It feels great and lasts a good amount of time. It's not sticky. A little bit goes a long way, so this product will last you forever.

                                                  (High Beam dabbed on, not blended)

                                                           (High Beam blended)


I love High Beam so much, it is my favorite luminizer ever. The color is perfect for my fair skin. For you ladies with more tan complexions, you may want to check out Moon Beam which is a golden colored version of High Beam.

I should add that there are many dupes out there for this product. Some of those include Nyx Liquid Glow Illuminator, Elf Shimmering Facial Whip and Hard Candy Glow All The Way Luminizer. I am not sure how the Nyx and the Hard Candy products compare. I do own some Elf Shimmering Facial Whip and I feel that High Beam is better and works better for me. High Beam's packaging makes it easier to worth with while the Shimmering Facial Whip comes in a tube (as do the Nyx and Hard Candy products).

Benefit Fake Up Concealer Review

I have seen so much hype and raving about this product since its release. I am usually pretty skeptical when it comes to concealers. Let's face it, many do not live up to our expectations. This particular concealer I was a bit skeptical with at first.

Fake Up is unlike any concealer I have ever seen. For those of you unfamiliar with it, it is an under eye concealer in stick form surrounded by a hydrator (moisturizer). Benefit claims that this concealer will not crease, cake or settle into lines. It contains vitamin E and apple seed extract. After two of my friends told me how much they loved this concealer I decided that I needed to try it for myself. I did just that and got a sample of it during one of my recent Sephora trips. The shade I will be talking about is Light.

After using this concealer for a few weeks instead of what I normally use under my eyes, I have to say it does live up to the hype! It is a very creamy, non-heavy concealer. It blends and feels like a dream. You don't need too much product, be careful not to use too much. It does all that it claims to: I haven't ever gotten any settling or creasing. It also hydrates extremely well.

The coverage is medium coverage. It will cover most under eye darkness. I have a really dark spot under one eye that it will not completely cover no matter how much I put on. Do not let that discourage you from trying this product. I was actually impressed with the amount of coverage I did happen to get. You don't want anything with heavy coverage under yours eyes, that is when you get caking and creasing. I should also add that this is an easy product to use and it is great for people on the go or that do not have a lot of time to apply their makeup.

I don't have any swatch pictures because it blended into my skin while doing swatches so well it was hard to tell where the concealer actually was.

Over all, I think Benefit did a great job with this product. There actually hasn't been a Benefit product that I've used that I have disliked. Fake Up is a great under eye concealer. I liked it so much that I bought it during my next Sephora trip after getting the sample.

I have saved my thoughts on the packaging until the end of this review, it is gorgeous! The box that Fake up is in is cute. Very feminine and eye catching. Inside there is more information on the product and instructions on how to use it. The packaging of the product its self is just as gorgeous. It definitely stands out in my train case.