benefit "feelin' dandy" - review and swatches

this was a splurge while i was in singapore last year - a benefit palette? they retail for over $50 AUD. i can't bring myself to buy one of them here.

buuuuut overseas, they're much cheaper. i don't know exactly how much i paid for this, but i'm pretty sure it was about $28 AUD from sephora.

now onto the pictures (benefit palettes are so pretty!!!)

feelin' dandy comes with 4 "pink" items - a posietint lip and cheek stain (which is a bright pink colour), a highbeam highlighter (a pink-toned liquid highlighter), dandelion blush (a soft pink blush) and a dandelion lipgloss (soft pink-nude gloss).
i say pink items because benefit also has other kits with different colour themes, such as the sugarlicious set which is more mauve-themed.

these are all minisized products, and perfect for travel. i've actually depotted the blush and put it in a z-palette for travel, super handy.

top - bottom: posie tint, high beam, dandelion blush, dandelion lipgloss

(my swatches are improving.. hallelujah)

on to the products.. like i said in a previous review, i haven't had much luck with benefit cheek/lip stains. although posietint comes up bright pink on my swatch, once applied to the lips, i don't see any colour at all. when applied to my cheeks, the colour comes up, but it looks like i've just gone for a run and i'm all puffed and sweaty (ewww). it's a gorgeous colour but i cannot for the life of me make it work.

highbeam is a gorgeous highlighter, and a perfect shade for my cool-toned skin. hoooowever, i find that when i apply this, it has a slight grey tone, and makes my skin look dull instead of luminous - weird for a highlighter, right? i can't figure out why it's doing that. i'm gonna have to play around a bit more with this product.

dandelion blush is gorgeous. on my fair skin, it's a very natural flush. it's perfect for a little bit of a glow when i want to wear blush, but not have it be very noticeable. the size is also great because i can take it when i travel.

the dandelion lipgloss is quite average, in my opinion. it's a nice nude-pink colour, rather sheer, but great for topping off a lipstick. it's small so it's great for carrying around in my handbag, and it's an easy thing to just slap on your lips. it's not super glossy either. the texture is nice and smooth, not sticky at all (i really love sticky glosses, oops). i just don't think it's worthwhile to purchase this in a fullsize because i have so many other lipglosses that look the same and do the exact same thing.

all in all, it's a really nice little kit. this was my first benefit purchase, and gave me a good idea of what products i should try from them (THEIR BOX POWDERS). but i don't think i would pay full australian RRP for one of these palettes. happy i got it cheaper.

anyone else got this palette? what do you like about it? 

xx gabi