Benefit Velvet Eye Shadow Review and Swatches

Oh how terribly awesome is the Muse. Bringing you a review of the brand new Benefit Velvet Eye Shadows just in time for their 20% Off sale! I'm such a good mate aren't I? You can proceed to tell me how wonderful I am in the comment box and send donations in honor of my awesomeness to my paypal account. Ok, ok I'll take cookies at the very least. Deal?

Didn't Benefit have eye shadows a little while ago? I can't remember. I dunno why I forgot them. Were they forgettable? I remember Benefit having a line of shadows but nothing like these....hmmmm you can refresh my memory alone with those cookies while I give you the details on Benefit Velvet Eyeshadow.




I don't normally go for velvet but I can get on board with these as the formula is so buttery smooth and easy to blend. I like to think of these as the dummies guide to eye shadow as they truly are goof proof. They glide on beautifully well and make shadow application a snap. Benefit Velvet Eye Shadows are brand new to the Benefit family and available in nine shades, no worries I'm sure Benefit will extend the color selection.

The formula is extra light which makes the shadows ideal for Summer. Who wants a load of eye makeup on when you can do a nice wash of color that's soft, smooth, and light. With proper prepping they will remain fresh all day without creasing or fading away. Each shadow is very nicely pigmented for a good burst of color on lids. From what I've read so far people are really loving piling this on top of some Benefit Creaseless Shadow and rockin' out. I haven't tried that yet but they work just as wonderful on their own.










I tried out five shades which are as follows:

Like What You Sea?-Cloudy Sky Bluish Grey
Dandy Brandy-Brown with a tickle of gold
Where There's Smoke-Pewter
Bikini Line-Buttery Yellow
Leggy-Icy Nude Pink






























































Out of the five I loved Dandy Brandy as it flattered my brown eyes! Bikini Line I'm favoring for Summer as it's such a pretty soft yellow. I did several photos with the shadows on as you can see above, the only one I didn't use was in a pic was Like What You Sea? I'll do one shortly and update the post.

Overall, definitely a quality shadow in my opinion. Nice soft finish for both younger and older girls, very natural and fresh, easy application with little to no fall out, plenty of pigmentation, and the buttery smooth formula makes them very easy to apply. Likey! If you're a lover of velvets I imagine you'll fall in love with Benefit Velvet Eye Shadow.

These are available now at www.benefitcosmetics.com

And don't forget 20% Off coupon code hiding out in this post!

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