Good News + Benefit "That Gal" Brightening Face Primer

Happy Monday, everyone! Today I'll be doing a back-to-back review of Benefit Cosmetics products! If you haven't heard, they'll be landing on Philippine shores soon! I read on Project Vanity and Coffee and Lipstick that Benefit has already set a month for their grand opening! I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one super excited about this. I don't have to worry about running out of my favorite Benefit Cosmetics anymore! I'm sure my aunt in Canada will feel the same (I ask her to buy my Benefit stuff. LOL!). This will surely be a good Christmas for us Benebabes, am I right?

Anyway, let's start with the review! First off is my day-to-day face primer, Benefit "That Gal" Brightening Face Primer. For some odd reason, I've heard a lot of negative reviews about this primer, which I don't understand because it works wonders for my skin.

I have a full-size bottle, and an unopened travel-size tube from my Benefit Confessions of a Concealaholic Concealer Kit. 

The primer is housed in a glue-stick type meets click pen kind of bottle bottle. You have to twist the lower end of the bottle to squeeze the product out. 

It works like a click-type concealer pen, which means you can't squeeze out a lot of product at once. The packaging is both economical and fuss-free!

I took me about 5 to 7 clicks to get that much product. I usually do 10 clicks, which is just enough for my face. A little goes a long way with this product. 

The product has a nice strawberry scent. It has a light pink tone that leaves my face nice and rosy. Putting it on is cake because the formulation is more liquidy than creamy, so it glides on to the face smoothly. As for it's brightening function, it does leave a bit of a glow to the skin. Nothing remarkable though.

The product blended out

The product leaves my skin smooth and evened out. It provides a better canvas for me when I apply foundation. It also helps my foundation stay on much longer. It doesn't keep my face looking flawless up to 8 hours, but it does a pretty good job holding everything together. 

PROS:

• Nice scent
• Liquidy formulation
• Easy to apply
• Leaves skin smooth
• Packaging is practical

CONS:

• Not advisable for people with pink undertones. It might accentuate redness.
• Not YET available locally

VERDICT:

• This primer is my comfort zone. I don't think I'll be trying other primers in a while. This one works great for my combination to oily skin type. I love how easy it is to apply. Also, it doesn't leave a heavy feeling on my skin. 

My second Benefit review will be up in a while. Watch out for that! :)