I would be quie stunned in the event you hadn’t heard of Benefit Magnificence. It launched within the UK again in early 2023 (it was huge information within the States for a number of years earlier than that), and since then, it has turn into a model that each veteran magnificence sleuth retains on rotation.
The USP? Benefit has a minimal and really clear woman method to make-up, skincare and perfume. The model prides itself on creating merchandise that depart your complexion higher after sporting them by utilising hardworking, kind-to-skin components like plant-based squalane, vitamin B5 and a mix of antioxidants. They promise to make your pores and skin appear and feel good.
The brainchild of Katherine Energy, the identical founder behind Versed skincare, Benefit is a model I first turned conscious of throughout a visit to LA in 2021. I picked up a number of bits in Sephora, together with Flush Balm Cream Blush within the shade Beverly Hills, principally due to its identify, but it surely wasn’t lengthy earlier than it turned a day by day staple in my routine.
Since then, Benefit has been outstanding not solely in my make-up bag, but additionally in that of my fellow magnificence editor pals and a bunch of celebs – everyone from Hailey Bieber, SJP and Cameron Diaz are stated to be followers of the model. And if it is ok for them…
In fact, with round 20 merchandise within the line-up, it may be tough to know which to start out with. I will be trustworthy heere: I’ve by no means met a Benefit product I did not like, however after a lot deliberation, I’ve managed to whittle my listing right down to my prime 9 favourites. Let’s get into it.
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How I examined Benefit merchandise:
Benefit Magnificence has been a part of my make-up routine since earlier than its UK launch. The merchandise I take advantage of range, however for the aim of constructing this text honest, I used each product within the line-up at the least 5 instances earlier than writing critiques. I thought-about the components used, assessed the packaging, and used make-up merchandise in quite a lot of settings – from days working from residence to nights out and press occasions. All to see in the event that they’d stand the check of time. Listed below are my trustworthy ideas.
Why you’ll be able to belief me:
I’ve been a magnificence journalist for effectively over a decade, writing and testing for quite a lot of publications together with The Telegraph, Stylist, Elle UK, The Impartial’s IndyBest, Fabulous and Boots Well being & Magnificence. In addition to Glamour, after all. As such, I do know extra about magnificence than your common TikTok magnificence stan. I like a light-weight, glowy basis, am at all times on a mission to search out the most effective day by day sunscreen and am continually looking for the most effective components to focus on my acne- and rosacea-prone pores and skin. I first used Benefit Magnificence in 2021 and have since been fortunate sufficient to attempt virtually each product the model has launched.
