Benefit Posietint Review

You've all been eagerly awaiting this review haven't you? Tis my review of Benefit Posietint!







I know, I know you're waiting for me to trash it aren't you? I'm so sorry to disappoint my dears but be prepared to be $28 USD poorer. Come on shell it out. Time to make your donation to Benefit.

Benefit Posietint trumps Benetint in spades and I'm here to give you a raving review. I'm in love. Finally, after much disappointment lately, Benefit has scored and we have a winner!

Posietint is a completely new formula compared to Benetint. It's not creamy as I had originally suspected. It's still very much a liquid stain however it's a tiny bit thicker than Benetint which makes blending a very dreamy experience. Benetint has this uncanny ability to apply streaky and it's a mess to blend at times. I used to have the sincerest love for it but you have to take into consideration that at the time of it's release it was probably one of the only stains on the market which made it a staple product for me. However, as time passed stains began to flood the cosmetic market and much better options (and cheaper at times) were made available so my beloved Benetint got pushed into the cosmetic graveyard on the bottom of my closet where all good cosmetics go to pass away and possibly wither away and die or maybe, if they are lucky, get some love from me in the distant future.



Without Flash: Posietint vs Benetint


Posietint


Posietint vs Benetint


Now we have Posietint and a skeptical Muse purchased it hoping for the best but preparing herself for the very worst. The worst hasn't come. Posietint is everything it promises to be and more.

The Muse hearts Benefit's cute instructions that they include with all their products lately!


As I mentioned above it blends beautifully and it's a very natural pink color. The general idea of the pink had people hyper considering that Benetint applies more red than pink. Rest assured that the pink is much more natural than the reddish tinge of Benetint. The color applies sheer at first but can be quickly built up to a deeper color should you desire it. In my FOTD below I used three stripes across each cheek, blended and reapplied again with the same amount to achieve the deeper pink you see.



I think that Benetint applies much better on the lip area than Posietint does. I wasn't thrilled with the results of Posietint on my lips at all as it appears too sheer. My lips are already a pink hue so placing the stain on top didn't do much. I felt like Benetint definately wins in the lip staining department.

Possibly the best part of the product is of course the fantastic staying power. It's not going anywhere until you remove it. Once it's on, it's on. For good.

All in all Benefit Posietint is a BIG winner. I love Benefit and I'm constantly on a roller coaster ride of ranting and raving about their products but in this case, Benefit Posietint gets a big Muse Approval for purchase! I love it and think it's worth purchasing for yourself!



For my below FOTD I tried to be as minimal as possible. I skipped foundation and concealer so be gentle. I was trying to do the really natural look.

I'm basically using Posietint on my cheeks and lips plus a hint of mascara and a very light touch of Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lumnious Eyeshadow in Miami Ice on my eyes!

I did two versions of the FOTD one of which was without gloss and one with gloss.

Here's what I came up with:

With Gloss




Without Gloss:

Urban Decay De-Slick Mattifying Powder Review

Possibly one of the first things that caught my eye when I first saw Urban Decay's De-Slick Mattifying Powder was the rocking style of the compact. It quite reminded me of something Anna Sui would come up with! The compact is a dark, funky purple with an entwined skull and rose emblem on the top. I know a few of you had mentioned that you simply wanted this because of the awesome design of the compact and I'm definately in agreement with you! The compact is chic and it's no great chore pulling this out of my bag for touch ups on the go.





I don't have super oily skin but I get my days in the humid weather where my forehead starts to shine like a mirror. It hasn't been too hot in the city lately (mostly rain and cold) but we have had a few nice days and I was able to test this out to see how well it works.



First of all I think a few of you had concerns about the color of this and how well it blends. The color is a super white translucent powder and you might know from past experiences that powders like this sometimes give your complexion a very ashy appearance. That's simply not the case with Urban Decay De-Slick Mattifying Powder. It blends very well into the skin and does a super fine job of soaking up oil on your face. I can't speak for darker skin tones but I can say that super fair and medium fair skin tones will be very happy with the blending results. It sinks beautifully into the skin and creates a silky, soft canvas for your makeup.

The best use in my opinion is for touch ups through out the day when your face feels like it's melting due to oil build up but if you so choose you can of course use this to as a base for your makeup after foundation and before blush.

The staying powder is excellent. I've heard it compared to mineral veil in one review and even going so far as to say that it was better! The effects of the powder lasts close to 7 hours on my skin before my forehead started showing signs of being oily again. This is a gift from the Gods above for my lovely Singaporean girls who fill my ears with the woe of humid weather and oily skin (I feel your pain)!

The price of the compact could be a turn off for some at $28 USD but if it works I'm not one for counting pennies and this happens to work really well.

All in all Urban Decay De-Slick Mattifying Powder is well worth taking a look at!

I think I might safely say it's Muse Approved for purchase!



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MAC Tendertones

Care to treat your lips to something glossy for the Summer?

MAC is repromoting Tendertones as one of it's many Summer Collections this year!

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Banila Co "Blue" Summer Collection

Blues and Aquas are hot this season and one of the Muse's favorite Korean brands jumps right on that bandwagon and takes blue to a smoking hot level!

Check out the Blue Collection from Banila Co! Sweet right? I'm loving the promo images for this one and I'll definately be indulging in most of the collection!

Six colors of a cream eyeshadows are being released entitled Eye Love Aqua Shadow. W8,500 per a color which rounds out to a little over $8 USD! I'm particular in love with the colors Aqua Ice and Mint Ice!



Also released are the Lip Love Aqua Gloss which is available in 4 shades! Each color is W8,000 which converts to a little less than $8 USD! I love the nice natural glossy color on the model's lips! Yum!



And finally two eyeshadows were also released with the collection! I'm wanting both! A pink variation and a blue! I'm picturing these will be go very well together!





Some very promising releases for Summer from Banila Co!

I'll be reviewing these items for you shortly but for now you'll have to drool over these images!

Do pop back soon as I post more details about HOT new collections popping out of Korea this Summer!

Urban Decay Summer Collection Review

I've been having fun since last week testing out Urban Decay's Summer Collection for 2008! Weeeeeeeeee! I love new makeup don't you?

The good news is I'm loving it all! The bad news is the review is coming in several parts since I'm slowing testing it all out!

You might remember in my previous sneak peek of the Urban Decay Summer Collection 2008 post that I had almost all of the latest releases however in this post I am only reviewing the eyeshadows and the bronzers! Have no fear I'll definately bring you up to date information about the other items released as soon as I've tested them all out fully!

You might already know by reading my blog that I hate bronzers with a serious passion! I don't like a tan, I don't like the sun, I don't like bronzers, or bronzing or whatever you want to call it. I enjoy my pale skin thanks very much! I SPF myself to death in the Summer months in hopes I'll keep a nice fresh, milky complexion!

However, Urban Decay has changed my mind about bronzers in a major way! Oh my I can't believe I'm admitting this!

I've been using Urban Decay's Baked Bronzer for about two weeks now, almost every day! I've been creating look after look after look using it and I sincerely cannot get enough of it! I'm really in love and I'm about to slap a hearty Muse Approval on this fantastic little compact in two seconds!

I'm shocked to say that I actually like a bronzer but this is seriously like no other bronzed powder I've tried before. It doesn't give me that bad orange glow nor does it give me a dark tanned look! The looks I achieved with it are more a golden peachy glow that I think looks amazing on my skin! My skin didn't change color when I used this. I'm not sporting a bad tan at the moment which is total plus for me as I hate looking tanned ugh (brings out my double chin yuk!).



The color of the bronzer is more of a gold shimmer that blends beautifully on the cheeks to create a glowing, healthy look that I've just fallen madly in love with! It's enough color to look sun kissed but it's not over done to the point I looked "baked". I think my main reason for falling so deeply in love with this is it quite reminds me of a MAC MSF but without the chunky glitter.



The first few times I used this it was over a peachy blush but I proceeded to use it by itself the past few days and I noticed that the effect remains the same! I keep getting this beautiful glowing shimmer to my skin that's gold with hints of peach.

I think I may have overdone it in some of my FOTD's in all honesty as it looks like I stepped into the sun and stayed there a bit too long but I honestly dug the look. You'll have to tell me what you think!



The compact is $24 USD and well worth your hard earned cash since the powder doubles up as an eyeshadow! I've used this both on my face and my lids to create a beautiful "touch of gold" look!

Here's an FOTD of me using Urban Decay Baked Bronzer on both my face and my eyes! I didn't use anything else on my face just the bronzer so you can get a general idea of the color and how it looks on!









Definitely a love for the Muse!

If you hate bronzers please for the love of god try this one! It's amazing! The Muse Approves in a major way (and you know I don't stick the Muse Seal of Approval on anything! Try this! Now!).



It's been a while since Urban Decay has released any eyeshadows. They did come out with the Matte shadows in the Fall but they failed to interest me as you know I'm a shimmer girl! They also came out with the loose pigment shadows but I have most of the colors in the Deluxe eyeshadows so it seemed pointless to indulge in these! I own almost every color Urban Decay has put out! If you watched my "Stash Video" you know that I have every single color known to man and some that aren't even around anymore! I'm a big time fan of the shadows! Of course when I heard two new eyeshadow colors were being released I was all over it like wildfire!



The two newest colors are Rush and Blaze. Honestly, you might be thinking how shimmery these are or how glittery but good news for the glitter haters they aren't overloaded with shimmer or glitter. They blend perfectly with minimal to no fall out!

One color that could be an interesting, cheaper dupe of NARS Galapagos Eyeshadow would be Rush. Rush is described as a coppery bronze where as Galapagos is a chocolate brown with gold infusion! Both appear similar colors but I haven't yet seen Galapagos in person so I'm unsure!





As you can see from the pictures they look quite similar but the Urban Decay version is much cheaper! I haven't gotten my hands on Galapagos yet but as soon as I do I'll be sure to do swatch comparisons!

I was wary of Rush at first as it just appears sorta blah in the pot but after application I was delighted at how well it went with the Baked Bronzer!

Here's an FOTD of me using Urban Decay Baked Bronzer and Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Rush:









I might have been slightly wary of trying out Rush but I had no problems jumping in with two feet when it came to Blaze. Blaze is such a beautiful shimmery golden peach that looks so amazing on! I fell deeply in love just by swatching but once I had it on my lids it was most definately true love!



Here's an FOTD of me using Urban Decay Baked Bronzer yet again and Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Blaze:











I'm extremely pleased so far with Urban Decay's Summer Collection. I have to say that I wouldn't normally purchase these particularly shades for myself so I'm very happy I had the chance to test something a little bit different! I'm delighted with both shadows and the bronzer and I definately give them a go ahead for purchase!

Here's a few swatches to help you out with your purchasing (do ignore the fact that I labeled the Baked Bronzer wrong! It's not "Half Baked" it's just "Baked"):

Without Flash


With Flash


So far Urban Decay's Summer Collection is fast turning into a favorite release for me this season!

Urban Baked Bronzer and Urban Decay Eyeshadows in Rush and Blaze get a big Muse Approval for purchase!



Do have a click over to the Urban Decay website for more information on the Summer releases plus face charts!

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Stop back soon to hear about the rest of the Urban Decay Summer Collection including the new colored Big Fatty Mascaras!