REVIEW: BENEFIT REALNESS OF CONCEALNESS MINI 'FAKE-IT' KIT

I received this Benefit Realness of Concealness Mini 'Fake-It' Kit when I subscribed to Elle UK magazine in late spring. I wasn't overly bothered about the gift so much as simply wanting one of my favourite magazines on my doormat every month. This free gift was an added extra.

It contains: Boi-ing (industrial strength concealer), Lemon Aid (colour correcting eye-lid primer), High Beam (luminescent complexion enhancer), Lip Plump (primer for full sexy lips) and Ooh La Lift (under-eye 'de-puffer'). 

The packaging is cute with it's little polka-dot swirl pattern. It fits easily into a handbag and has a little magnetic strip (hidden) so the top won't open easily and the contents won't spill out to make a mess everywhere. The little compact mirror is perfect for on the go touch-ups.

I really enjoy using the Boi-ing concealer, even though it is a little too dark for my skin all over, as the orange tinted pigments in it balance out the blue tones under my eyes which make me look as though I have bags. I used to apply it with my finger (hence the smudges around the packaging) but now I use a precision brush to apply it. When this runs out I will no doubt repurchase it.

Lemon Aid was something I wasn't overly sure about using. I don't usually use primers on my eye lids. I don't have a problem with eye shadows creasing too much or slipping. It does keep everything in place but it feels like I am using a product just for the sake of it when I apply it so I don't use it all that much.

High Beam is one of my favourite highlighters. I think the pink tones are really flattering on most skin tones but I don't use it as often as I could do because there are other highlighters in my collection at the moment that I am using instead. 

Lip Plump is a very strange product for me. I have never really had a problem with my lips. They're naturally quite full and plump without needing to be artificially enhanced. It does enhance the longevity of a lipstick but maybe by only an hour or so... It's a product I can live without in all honesty but it's good to know that it's in my stash 'just in case'.

Ooh La Lift is another product I just don't quite 'get'. Maybe I'm using it wrong? I think the theory is that it brightens the under-eye area whilst making eyes look less puffy. I just don't use it. For me this is another unnecessary product as I tend to apply cool moisturiser before I apply make-up which usually de-puffs my face anyway.

I like this little kit, and it does contain some good products, but I wouldn't purchase it. I would purchase the Boi-ing and the High Beam separately as these are the products that I would get the most use out of. If you're travelling though it would be perfect. I think this product is down to personal opinion.

I'm ambivilant. Meh.