My new IT concealer-Benefit IT stick! July 12, 2010

Quite a while ago, I said that I would do a review on the lovely Benefit freebies with the June Glamour magazine. Anyway, after using the IT stick for a good few weeks now, I thought that it was time for a review….

I really like this concealer pen-it’s a nice chunky pen that still allows for quite precise application and though you would think that the concealer texture would be hard, it isn’t! It is butter soft, and easy to blend. The IT stick has a lovely creamy consistency and is great for around the eye area.

Unlike some of the packaging on other Benefit items, *cough, Benefit blushers, cough*, the packaging is appealing and most importantly durable!!!

I have done a bit of research, and found out that this item is discontinued, which is a real pity, as I would definitely buy it again. I’m just sorry that I didn’t pick up two of them, while the offer was on Oh, well, I’ll learn from my mistakes next time.

Have you used IT stick? What did you think?

Here Ye, Here Ye-Benefit Freebies June 26, 2010

The great thing about the summer is the freebies with the magazines. The best on offer, apart from the usual cloth bags and books, is with this month’s Glamour magazine. If you are lucky enough to snag yourself a copy, you can get your mitts on one of the three Benefit full-sized products. The three products available are:

Benefit Bad Gal

A lovely, chunky black eyeliner that has gotten rave reviews and is firm favourites with many of my friends. I didn’t pick up this one, as I have loads of black eyeliners and was trying to be good!!

Benefit It Stick

This is a pale, peachy-looking concealer stick. I hadn’t heard of this one before but decided to try it out.

Benefit Eye Bright

A pink highlighter, again, in stick form for around the eyes and eyebrows. I also decided to get this one, as I have seen it on a few people and like its effect.

Inside the magazine, there was also a discount code to get a further discount off  benefit products when bought online. I will try to get a review on the It stick and eye bright soon, once I have used if for a reasonable length of time. If you do see any remaining copies of Glamour, snap one up as I’m sure you or a friend would love one of the products free with it.

Other magazine offers to watch out for:

There a lot of magazines that are giving away great full-sized products at the moment. Though I haven’t indulged in them yet, they may be of interest to you:

• Red magazine are offering a Jemma Kidd lipgloss, which three different colours available.
• Marie Claire are offering a full-sized Cow Shed product with this month’s magazine.

Do you know of any other good offers available? Let me know and I will post them for everyone to see.