The Benefit Prime Off!

The Porefessional Face Primer 22.0ml Available Here

That Gal Face Primer 11.0ml Available Here

After trying a primer for the first time a couple of years ago, I knew there was no going back. Straight away I was able to notice my make-up and skin appearing so much smoother and my make-up staying in place for a lot longer, yes please! Since trying out many different brands and formulas of primers, nothing has impressed me quite like Benefit in the search for the perfect make-up base! Both The Porefessional and That Gal primer from Benefit have quickly become two of my favourites and so, I thought I would put them head to head to decide once and for all which is my favourite Benefit primer and why! Dun Dun Dun...

♥ Benefit The Porefessional Face Primer

The Porefessional primer is one of those products that I have repurchased over and over again and would truly recommend to anyone! The primer itself is a light weight balm with a velvety consistency which can be worn alone, under or over make-up. The formula is oil free and appears to be beige in colour but blends seamlessly into the skin with a translucent finish. As the name suggests, The Porefessional is designed to minimise the appearance of pores and fine lines. The Porefessional creates a much more flawless base for my make-up, gliding over and smoothing out the different skin textures which can come from having dry skin. (Boo!) I have also noticed that a little goes a long, long way with this product. The tiniest amount of this stuff can have my make-up set for the day, goodbye touch ups. 

♥ Benefit That Gal Brightening Primer

That Gal has become my go to primer when I want a healthy dewy complexion! A couple of twists of the base and you've got a silky pink primer that instantly eliminates any dull and tired looking skin. That Gal contains light reflecting pigments to brighten your skin tone and raspberry and camomile to soothe which is great for sensitive skin! This silky primer can be worn alone or under make-up and always leaves me looking more awake and glowy. In terms of make-up application, again, this primer gives me a lovely smooth finish and has my make-up lasting all day. Yayy!

So as I'm sure you can tell, I am a big fan of both The Porefessional and That Gal for various different reasons. I love That Gal for a healthy bright complexion and the Porefessional for a flawless base, but if I had to choose one of these as my absolute favourite Benefit primer, it would have to be The Porefessional. Although I love That Gal, you can find very similar formulations for a fraction of the price in the drugstore (hello L'Oreal Lumi Magique). Whereas I have never found such a light weight primer which can eliminate the look of dry patches and skin textures such as The Porefessional as well as keeping my make-up in place! I would highly recommend both of these primers though I find That Gal doesn't quite have the complexion benefits that The Porefessional does. See what I did there? 

Have you tried any Benefit primers?

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Elle March 2015

                     

Just a quick post for any Benefit fans out there! If you are like me and you're obsessed with beauty products and beauty blogs you will have heard about the new Roller Lash mascara launched by Benefit this month! I couldn't wait to get my hands on a new mascara from Benefit as I am such a big fan of the They're Real mascara, and I didn't have to! In this months Elle Magazine  you can try a free mini version! So if you want to be the first to try out Roller Lash (and believe me you do, I am loving it already!) then why not treat yourself to this months Elle, which is a really lovely issue by the way. Just in case you needed a little more convincing!

Happy Reading! (and mascara-ing)

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Face of the Day

So technically, this isn't actually my "Face of the Day" as these pictures were taken on Saturday evening. I am spending today researching for my dissertation (bleugh), my face is really not suitable for the internet right now and I quite liked how my make-up turned out on Saturday, so I won't tell if you don't. 

I love wearing a dark lip at this time of year and I cannot recommend this YSL Rouge Volumpté Perle lipstick enough. It really is the most beautiful lipstick with the silkiest consistency you can imagine. I have wrote a review on this lipstick previously if you want to hear more you can read about it here.

On my eyes I swept a wash of the shade Mugshot from my Naked 3 palette and blended the shade Factory into my outer corner and crease. I also want to give a shout out to the Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde Mascara Ultra Black which I have recently discovered and I am absolutely loving it! It really reminds me of the Benefit They're Real mascara in both packaging and results.

Products Used

Face

♥Benefit Porefessional primer

♥Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer

♥Mac Studio Fix Fluid foundation

♥Benefit Rockateur blush

♥Benefit Brow zings brow shaping kit

♥The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder

Eyes

♥Urban Decay Naked 3 palette, shades Mugshot and Factory

♥L'Oréal Super liner

♥Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde Mascara Ultra Black

Lips

♥YSL Rouge Volumpté Perle lipstick in 112 Spellbinding Violet

Let me know if you guys like this look and if you would like a review on any of the products mentioned as I would be happy to write one. Hope you all are having a fantastic 2015 so far!

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