Thursday 9 January 2014

Benefit Tan About Town - Review

Picture of the benefit tan about town set of mini products
Picture of the back of the benefit tan about town box
I spotted this wee set at the till in Boots and it kept tempting me! Eventually I gave in and picked it up in a recent haul. At £9.50 for 3 mini sized products this is by no means a cheap purchase but they are Benefit and the full sizes well set you back a lot more.
Firstly the set is really cute and would make a nice little gift for someone. It contains 3 mini products; Some Kind-a Gorgeous foundation in the shade medium, Hoola bronzer and Bad Gal Lash mascara.
Contents of Benefit Tan About Town
The packaging of the items itself is fairly decent. The foundation is in a sturdy little pot and the mascara is in the usual packaging, just small sized. The only slight let down is the bronzer which is in a very flimsy, thin plastic package.
Product from Benefit Tan About Town
Some Kinda-a Gorgeous is a foundation but it looks more like a concealer. The shade is medium which is perfect for me however I didn't see it available in other shades. This is fairly limiting for the people who can buy the set however I suppose the idea, as the name suggests, is that you use this when you are tanned. This is definitely a light to medium coverage foundation and best applied with fingers. Personally I don't use this as an all over foundation and instead take it in my bag to use for touch ups.
Product from Benefit Tan About Town
Hoola bronzer is a lot of bloggers favourite and is highly talked about. I love the colour of this as it's not too dark for my fairly pale skin. I use this for contour and don't think I would use it as a face and neck bronzer as it isn't shimmery enough. As a contour it works well for me and I apply under my cheeks, my temples and my jawline.
Product from Benefit Tan About Town
The thing I love about the Bad Gal Lash mascara is the brush. I do like plastic brushes but I seem to get a better result with a bit bristle brush like this one. Although the tube is small size, the brush is full size and basically fills the tube. This is a lovely volumising mascara and works well for me if I apply a layer of lengthening mascara as a basecoat.
Overall I am really happy with this little set and think it was well worth the £9.50 I paid. I noticed recently that Boots have another similar set, also £9.50 but with a mini High Beam and I think I will pick that one up next!

8 comments:

  1. I really wanted to love Hoola but it's another bronzer that is a little to dark for me, but I love that it's matte and has no orange tones.

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    1. Aw that's a shame. Yeah I like that it's not shimmery. Perfect for contour x.

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  2. I haven't saw any of these in my local Boots :( Been wanting to try Hoola bronzer for a while now as hear good hings about it!

    Claire x|Claire does beauty

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    1. My local boots is actually quite small but this was near the till with the sweets and stuff. X

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  3. Ooh, I keep seeing this at the checkout at Boots too! I really want it and to be honest for £9.50 I think that is a bargain when it comes to Benefit!
    I really enjoyed reading this post so I've decided to follow you! :)
    Ellie,xx
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    1. Yeah it's a bargain really! Aw thanks Ellie x

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  4. Ooh that is a good price for this set! I really want to try Hoola, I'm scared of bronzer but it looks so pretty haha :)

    Jess xo

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    1. Yeah it definitely worth trying this rather than buying the full one the. Finding out it's not right for you!
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