ELLA K BEAUTY REVIEW

Benefit They’re Real! Magnet Extreme Lenghtening Mascara Review

Magnet Extreme Lenghtening Mascara delivers on the promise to create long lifted lashes.  The mascara features a thick brush with short plastic bristles and a comfortable, lightweight formula.  The brush is a bit awkward to use, but it applies the formula without clumping or smudging.  The mascara lengthens, lifts, and thickens lashes with just one coat and stays on all day without flaking.  Supercharged Black is a rich black shade. 

Benefit Gimme Brow + Volumizing Eyebrow Gel (Shade 3) Review

Gimme Brow is a tinted brow gel that creates natural-looking volume and definition.  The product features a small tapered brush that allows for
a precise application where needed.  The lightweight gel formula dries to
a natural finish and stays put without smudging. Shade 3 is a neutral light to medium brown. 

Benefit The POREfessional: Matte Rescue Invisible Finish Mattifying Gel Review

Matte Rescue is a refreshing water-based gel with a soft clean scent.  The gel glides easily over the skin and quickly absorbs to a soft matte finish. 
The formula leaves the skin shine-free and reduces the appearance of pores, but the effect only lasts a few hours.

Benefit Dew the Hoola Soft Matte Liquid Bronzer for Face Review

Dew the Hoola Soft Matte Liquid Bronzer is a lightweight gel-like bronzer with a fresh floral scent.  The color is a medium golden brown without shine or shimmer.  The bronzer blends easily on the skin and leaves a sheer matte finish.  When used sparingly, the bronzer creates a soft golden glow that fades over a few hours.  This product may not show up on darker skin tones.

Benefit Watt’s Up! Soft Focus Highlighter For Face Review

Watt’s Up! is a creamy champagne highlighter in a stick form.  The highlighter stick glides smoothly over the skin and blends easily.  The highlighter creates a luminous champagne sheen without excessive shimmer.  The cream-to-powder formula stays on throughout the day.  

Benefit They’re Real! Mascara Review

They’re Real! Mascara achieves bold jet black lashes in one coat.  
The mascara wand features rows of short plastic bristles with a spiky tip. 
The bristles on the tip make it easier to reach short lashes, but the tip has to be wiped off prior to use to avoid clumping.  The mascara creates long, thick, lifted lashes without smudging or flaking.  The formula stays put all day.  

Benefit It’s Potent Eye Cream Review

It’s Potent is a basic eye cream-gel.  The formula is enriched with botanical extract and a small amount of peptides.  The formula also contains alcohol that could be problematic for sensitive skin types. 
The eye cream has a cooling, lightweight texture, and it absorbs to a natural, non-greasy finish.  The eye cream hydrates the skin and provides a smooth base for concealer, but it does not fade dark circles.

Benefit The POREfessional Review

The POREfessional is a silky silicone-based primer with a sheer tint. 
The primer glides easily over the skin and absorbs to a weightless matte finish.  The formula minimizes pores, smoothes the skin, and keeps the shine away for a few hours.

Benefit Ring My Bella Eau de Toilette Review

Ring My Bella is a soft floral scent.  The fragrance opens with tart grapefruit followed by a touch of sweet fruit.  The sweet fruit outlasts the grapefruit and mingles with fresh summer flowers.  The floral bouquet is quite mellow and gently fades to a clean musk base.  Notes include: Lily, Pink Rose, Jasmine, Peony, Patchouli, Vanilla, White Musk.

Benefit Garden of Good and Eva Eau de Toilette Review

Garden of Good and Eva is a fresh floral scent.  The opening is clean and breezy with touches of citrus, melon and pear.  The opening notes are followed by a crisp floral bouquet with a pronounced muguet note.  The fragrance fades to a sheer woody-musk base with cool aquatic undertones.  Notes include: Pear, Watermelon, Ozone Accords, Muguet, Rosebud, Jasmine Petals, Green Violet Leaves, Freesia, Sandalwood, Musk, Cedarwood.

Benefit Something About Sophia Eau de Toilette Review

Sophia is a soft floral scent with gourmand undertones.  The fragrance opens with a swirl of sweet tropical fruit and a touch of vanilla.  The top notes are followed by a blend of freesia and lily with a powdery musk backdrop.  The fragrance gradually dries down to a velvety caramel-vanilla base.  Notes include: Mango, Freesia, Sheer Lily, Jasmine Sambac, Peony Petals, Musk, White Caramel, Vanilla Bean. 

Benefit My Place or Yours Gina Eau de Toilette Review

Gina is a fruity oriental scent that’s not too sweet or heady. The opening features pink pepper and a hint of bergamot. The opening notes are quickly eclipsed by a deep raspberry accord with a touch of soft florals and patchouli. The patchouli strengthens and blends with sweet vanilla and tonka bean for a sensual finish that lingers on the skin. Notes include: Pink Pepper, Bergamot, Tangerine, Peony, Wild Raspberry, White Lily, Patchouli, Tonka Bean, Vanilla Bean.

Benefit Laugh With Me LeeLee Eau de Toilette Review

LeeLee is a refreshing floral scent.  The fragrance opens with a lively blend of melon, citrus and cassis.  The fruit notes mellow slightly and mingle with fresh, watery florals.  The composition gradually evolves into a tangy aquatic accord with a finishing touch of woods and musk.  Notes include: Cassis, Melon, Citrus, Black Violet, Lily, Jasmine, Blonde Wood, Santal.