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Perfect Combination

I’ve always felt that Benefit Posie Tint is not enough. In my opinion, it’s for ladies with very fair skin. I have to apply a lot of product to make the color show on my cheeks. Then, one day, I saw a video that used one of the Benefit tints as base and one of the boxed blushes to set it. So I thought about which blush in my collection would be perfect with Posie Tint and I came up with this: This is a swatch of each: I purposely did not blend Posie Tint so that you will able to see the shade. I think my Estee Lauder Rose Nuance goes perfectly well with Posie Tint: The result is a light, fresh pink that’s perfect for everyday wear. Posie Tint is what I’ve been using for the past month or so whenever I go to the hospital and I just added Rose Nuance to my kit.

Having Fun with Benefit

My mom doesn’t like the packaging of Benefit blushes but I do. I think they’re fun and quirky. I especially like the brush that comes with each box of blush. The blushes that I have are Dandelion, Georgia, Bella Bamba and Coralista.  Here are swatches: If you have really light skin, forget about using Georgia and Dandelion. They wouldn’t show up on you. I have fair skin and I still have to put several layers of blush for them to show up. Coralista is a close dupe of NARS Orgasm. I use Georgia and Dandelion when I have heavy eye makeup but still want a little bit of flush on my cheeks. Bella Bamba is great to use on its own – just swipe some lip balm or gloss then you’re good to go. Coralista is a nice every day makeup. I didn’t experience any allergic reactions to these blushes. Bella Bamba lasts a pretty long time on my cheeks (I have normal-dry skin). Coralista is the same. I have trouble with the lighter blushes as I have to re-apply several times during the day so I...