Benefit Coralista Review, Swatches, and FOTD

We have another winner from Benefit folks! Benefit Coralista is an absolute gem of a powder and I'm absolutely thrilled to bits with it. I'm quite chuffed with the steady outcome of great products from Benefit lately and truly the newest powder added to their collection is simply brilliant!






It deserves to be said that I simply adore every single powder that Benefit has put out thus far however they have really stepped it up several notches with Benefit Coralista. I'm not even sure this can qualify to be part of the same category as previous releases since Benefit powders all have one trait in common which is how sheer each is where as Coralista is full of popping, pigmented color! Simply amazing!





I'm duly impressed with the pigmentation of Benefit Coralista and I'm sure many people will be quite pleased at the intensity of the product and gorgeous finish it leaves on your cheeks. The powder is silky, has a very slight frost to it, and applies like an absolute dream. It can be built up for a soft flush of color or stroked full on for sizzzzzzzzzzling color pay off!




Now I've heard, read, and seen a million people in a million different places such as MUA and makeup forums comparing Benefit Coralista to NARS Orgasm and NARS Super Orgasm. I'd like to clarify that Benefit Coralista, for this Muse, is a completely different product when compared to those two blushes. Although I absolutely love the Orgasm series from NARS I must admit that Benefit Coralista actually topped the color by creating a really popping shade that's a cocktail of coral, peach, and orange. I think that both Orgasms apply softer where as Coralista applies with more of a pop of color. Gorgeous.

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I can't begin to express my excitement over how good the product is and what an amazing job they did with it's creation. The cocktail of colors added such gorgeous color to my cheeks and I couldn't help but think how great it would look on it's own or with a completely made up face and how wonderful it'll work for Spring, Summer, and Fall. The color adds such warmth to my face and makes me glow. The powder is pigmented enough to work on any and all skin tones. It'll be flattering if you're pale, beautiful if you're medium, and simply stunning if your darker!

I've collected many peach, coral, and orange blushes over the course of several years and I have to say that this is probably one of thee most unique and compares to nothing else in my stash.

One of the novel things about Benefit Coralista lays in the fact that it actually carries the sweet,tropical scent of peaches with a tiny hint of floral. Too cute right? I was surprised after opening it to have the scent linger up to my nose to greet me!

I have one minor rant about the product which is the fact that the "Coralista" emblem is a sticker. Eep! You know how much the Muse ranted and raved about the stickers on the Fafi for MAC packaging! The sticker is already peeling off a bit on the sides and it's driving me a tiny tad bit crazy since I'm so obssessive compulsive about makeup this bugs me silly.

Aside from this minor problem everything about Benefit Coralista is absolute perfection. I love, love how pigmented the powder is and in all honesty it qualifies as a blush at this point. I'm hoping that Benefit will embrace all this pigmentation and take this into consideration when introducing more of it's popular powders!

Who needs Benefit Coralista?

• Those who LOVE a popping shade of gorgeous peach!
• Anyone who wants a warm look that's suitable for Spring, Summer, Fall, and of course tropical weather!
• Girls who want to minimize there makeup look by applying a blush that's so gorgeous no one will realize it's the only item you're wearing aside from some gloss and mascara!

If you're only going to buy one item this season or you're saving your cash at the moment and not wanting to splurge the Muse highly recommends, at the very least, indulge in this. All in all she's VERY pleased with Benefit Coralista and absolutely adores it! Total Muse Approval for this one! Great job Benefit! I likey!