Benefit Cheeky Sweet Spot Box O' Blushes

Benefit Cosmetics Cheeky Sweet Spot Box O' Blushes

For the Holiday 2014 season, for the very first time Benefit has put together multiple best-selling powders in a set. The Benefit Cosmetics Cheeky Sweet Spot Box O' Blushes contains 5 blushes, 1 bronzer, a highlighter (Watt's Up) and a small brush. This is one of the most wow-worthy gifts you could receive this year, I think it's a collection of powders that flatters all ages and skin tones!

The tin packaging is re-usable and absolutely beautiful! Benefit always does an amazing job on their packaging but I think even though this box can be construed as being bulky, you can always depot the blushes and keep little trinkets like jewelry or nail polish inside the keepsake Christmas box!

I have always wanted to try some of their boxed blushes but I could never decide on a color so now I'm so happy to have the opportunity to try 6 of them for just $36! A full sized blush is 7-8g, whereas each of these blushes are as follows:

Dandelion: 4g

Sugarbomb: 6g

CORALista: 5g

Bella Bamba: 5g

Hoola (bronzer): 5g

Rockateur: 5g

Watt's Up! (highlighter): 1.5g

For a closer look at the Watt's Up! Highlighter, I took a swatch, you can see it's just a sheer brightness that can be applied as a blush topper or on the tops of your cheekbones/brow bones to reflect light for a beautiful glow. I don't love the blush provided, but this is a freebie as it's not even included in the Product Details, so no complaints here about it.

I have read on other blogs that the Coralista and Bella Bamba from this set are not identical to their permanent boxed blushes of the same name, again I can't complain because I don't own those and this is my first foray into Benefit's blushes. Supposedly these are much lighter shades in the Box o' Blushes, but again I can't complain because I am fair skinned so I usually have to be very careful with very brightly colored blushes (or else I look like Bozo the Clown).

Dandelion is a blue-based light pink shade. 

Bella Bamba is a shimmery watermelon color.

Sugarbomb consists of 4 complimenting, shimmer shades of peach, soft plum, pink and rose for radiance.

Hoola is a soft matte bronzer.

Coralista is a warm coral-pink shade.

Rockateur is a rose gold color.

The Benefit Cosmetics Cheeky Sweet Spot Box O' Blushes comes with a Tips & Tricks booklet which can teach you where to apply each boxed powder/blush as well as the Watt's Up! highlighter. This is a nice addition to those who are overwhelmed by the variety of choices in this gift set!

I'm really impressed with this set and it's the only blush set I'm picking up this year for the holiday season, if you can snag it on sale before it sells out, you should definitely jump on it (I picked it up during the 20% off VIB Sephora sale)! This set is impressive looking and great value for your money, I'm very satisfied with all of these shades for my complexion! 

I'd love to hear what you all think of this set if you've picked it up or if you're thinking about it in the comments below! :)

Essence How To Make Your Face WOW Make-Up Box

Hello from Canada! I'm visiting my family for awhile and have found some goodies at a local Shoppers Drug Mart. I'm very impressed with their Essence collection as I have a hard time finding the products in the US sometimes (although Ulta carries them, the displays are usually ravaged and picked through). To my surprise, everything was in pristine condition and I was able to grab a couple of items!

Essence - How To Make Your Face Wow Make-Up Box

The first product I want to review for you is the How to Make Your face WOW Make-Up Box, which contains 4 face products: a bronzer, a highlighter and 2 blushes (one peach and one pink). This make-up box retails for $9.99 and I find it to be a drugstore version of the Benefit Cosmetics Cheeky Sweet Spot Box O' Blushes or the Tarte Pin Up Girl Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush Palette released for the Holiday 2014 season. I love what a great deal this set is, you're receiving 4 generously-sized face products, each priced at $2.50.

Essence - How To Make Your Face Wow Make-Up Box

With the exception of the pink blush featured in this make-up box, all other face products are shimmery - most of the shimmer is an overspray but there is still a noticeable amount when the products are swatched. I am very pleased with the texture and overall smoothness of application of these Essence products. I admit that I knew I would love these blushes before I purchased them because I'm a huge fan of the Essence Silky Touch Blush singles. The pink color is extremely pigmented and can be a little scary in the pan, but I promise that if it is applied gently and with a light hand, it has a nice, naturally flushed look on the face.

I took some close-up swatches in natural lighting without any primer or foundation underneath so you can get a sense of just how pigmented and smooth these colors are. There isn't any noticeable chalkiness or chunkiness to the products. I like the attention to detail and all of the kits offered in this line really remind me of the much more expensive Benefit boxed sets. Most of all, I think this is a wonderful set because of its travel-ability - you can easily carry this small set and have a good variety of products to complete your entire on the go.

What are your favorite products from Essence and do you have any product recommendations for me from this brand? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!