What it says on the packaging: This loose rose-gold finishing powder is the final touch for a “gaze at me” glow. All it takes is…one hot minute!
I love products that give the skin a healthy glow. The shade rose-gold sounds lovely and lovely it is .. just not on me. Not this formulation anyway.
I love the little screw top tin it comes in, it looks so pretty. However, dispensing the finely milled powder can be a little awkward and the fan brush that accompanies it, isn’t the best application tool. I use my MAC #136 blush brush to apply it lightly on my cheeks.
I find that attempting to wear this product alone on my skin makes me look ashy and I’m a MAC NC50. However when I teamed it with NARS Lovejoy blush it looked a little better but I ended up wearing more Lovejoy than One Hot Minute!
To be honest I’d love to be able to wear it on its own as that’s the whole point of it. When photographed on my skin worn alone the effects were so unflattering that a hand swatch will have to suffice.
How much is it? £23.50
Where can I get it from? Benefit online, counters nationwide
It makes me look a bit too shiny..but i use it now onl on the corner of my cheeks (near the hair and it kindof works) but not the right color for me either!!
I'm NC50 too and have never found anything suitable at Benefit. I've just had to accept that the pretty packaging won't feature on my dressing table.
Yeah I did think it was a bold statement for Benefit to make that it suits all skintones because there's hardly any product that can live up to that!I think it's best worn high on the cheeks bones at the upper corners (as Tali said).
hey, i was just thinking if buying this…but thanks to your review i will gve a second thought….I am NC 40 wth yellow undertones…
@ Amber – Yeah Benefit isn't a brand that springs to mind when I want to go and buy makeup. I was intrigued by their claim that it'd suit verybody and the packaging got me too.
@ Tali – I can't even be assed to use it there. My MSFs suit me much better and I'll stick to them. Thanks for the placement tip. I'll be trying that.
@ Liparazzi – Yeah, just a bit! LOL I think they got a bit ahead of themselves.
Awww sorry you didnt like it hun. Maybe use it as an eye shadow? at least then it will have some purpose, lol
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Thanks for this review! I was just looking at this at the counter yesterday and was tempted but I wondered how it would show on me (NC35/37). I will pass!