Posted On: 11/9/08
Posted in: Concealers, Face Products
Benefit Powderflage
($28.00) is a great product for setting your concealer, to further help diffuse the appearance of dark circles and minimize concealer settling into fine lines. I found it didn’t work nearly as well without a cream/liquid concealer underneath first — I don’t normally wear concealer since I don’t have too noticeable dark circles, so I figured I’d try it without first. You don’t need a lot of product, which is good, because the container only contains 0.11 oz of product–but it should last you six months or more, I imagine. The brush included with the product is really, really small. I actually liked using a fluffy shadow brush to apply this rather than the fan brush! I know I’ve heard several people rave about this over Laura Mercier’s Brightening Powder, but I haven’t tried it, so I can’t compare unfortunately. Overall, it helped to soften any darkness under my eyes, and I really liked how well it set my cream concealer (Kanebo) so it didn’t budge, migrate, or settle.
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
laura mercier secret brightening powder and its brush is actually kind of good!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Good to know, S!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Interesting…I’m going to have to try this. I tried Laura Mercier’s Secret Brightening Powder and didn’t like it at all. It made my circles stand out even more – and I tried the darker shade.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Let me know if you get a chance to try this out!
Monday, November 10, 2008
I have both, and have tried both. Laura Mercier for years, and it is great. The Benefit has a pinkish cast and it looks like it highlights the under eye area, but I think so far, it is more drying for my eyes. I have to try a different eye cream underneath. You’re right tho.. the little Benefit brush is too small and fragile. A good fan works better.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thanks for the comparison, ISA! It’s really helpful :)
Monday, November 10, 2008
@ Shefali: maybe you should try the lighter shade? the darker one would make your undereyes darker.. imho.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
It would be nice to see more of this.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
I tried this but the concealer still sets in my fine lines as with a normal powder. Disappointment for me.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
You might want to try a primer or a line filler, CyberCat!