Product of the Week

Benefit Boing Concealer

 This product was the very first item I purchased from my local Benefit counter a good few years ago now! Suffering from acne and having spent quite a bit of money buying fairly cheap concealers which didn't work or looked far too orange on my skin, I had pretty much given up hope of finding a concealer that worked for me until I happened to be walking through my local department store one day. I had passed the Benefit counter many times before but I'd never stopped, I wasn't a huge fan of make up and I only wore it on nights out which were every other weekend at the time so I never saw the point in spending a great deal of money on make up I would rarely wear. However that day, I thought I would take a look at what they had to offer.

One of the ladies came up to me as I was browsing and I told her all about my problems with acne and how I struggled to find a concealer that was light enough for my very pale skin and could cover up the most horrendous blemishes so I could look half decent. Without even blinking she recommended Boing and I was whisked over to sit at the counter infront of a mirror so she could apply some to my skin.

I won't lie, it was a little disconcerting for me at first to have a random stranger touching my face! I had never had someone else applying my make up for me and to be honest I wasn't expecting the results to be all that great but once she'd finished dabbing the concealer over one side of my face so I could compare it with the untouched side I was really surprised!

The concealer blended in with my skin tone perfectly and the spots had disappeared, I knew as soon as I saw my face that I had to buy the Boing and use it for myself. At the time, it was £14.50, not cheap and the price tag did take my breathe away a little but I decided to treat myself.

From that moment I used this little pot of concealer every single day without fail and it became my first beauty staple. Boing doesn't just cover blemishes, it is actually marketed by Benefit as a concealer that covers dark under eye circles and lines and it does that job very well too. I've also found that putting it on my eyelids before applying eye shadow or cream makes the shadow stand out more and it also last longer.

The most fantastic thing about this product though is whilst the price is high, it now retails at £16.50, even though I use this every day one pot lasts me six months! So when you break it down, it is excellent value for money and to be fair, even though Benefit products are not cheap, they do last a long long time.

Now I don't plan to wax lyrical about all Benefit products as believe me, I have bought some duds in my time and I will talk about those just to balance out my fan girlism over my favourite make up brand.

This is my first ever attempt at a review so I hope it's okay!