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When I was doing my research, I found out that it had a matte formula and was equally pleased to find that, when swatched and on the face, there was no trace of shimmer! Matte formulas are always a bonus for me, as shimmery products tend to highlight texture on my face! To add, it is also neutral toned (not too warm, not too cool) and a universally flattering shade. Also, it's a bronzer that won't budge once on the face- which I suppose is both a pro and a con, but at least you know your contour won't move around during the day! Best of all, as it seems, you get 8 grams of product, which I can assure you, will probably last you years- unless you apply it religiously all over your face everyday!
However, however, however... there were quite a few downsides of this bronzer for me! First and foremost, without making it sound as if I'm writing an essay, the packaging is a huge bugbear for me! I agree, the idea of the boxed blushes/bronzers is cute, and all seems good- that is, until you try to get your brush in! While this isn't an issue for my other Hoola bronzer, which is in a set, it's definitely a problem for my full-size box. Also, don't get me wrong, I love the idea of having a brush inside, but not when there's a lot of shedding! And, without making this seem like a rant, it just keeps getting worse...
As mentioned above, this bronzer will not budge once on the face- which seems to be a good thing, that is... until you try to blend out the bronzer. Although it doesn't appear very pigmented when swatched, you have to be careful with how much you put on your brush- because a little goes a long way, and it can be hard to blend out, and by hard to blend out... I mean you can be left with orange/brown lines on your face! Finally, and quite possibly the strangest one of them all, it just turned orange on me throughout the day when I used it with my MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation. Bear in mind, this didn't happen with my other foundations- but just thought I should mention it.
All in all, I really do love Benefit- but this bronzer... it's a no-go for me! More than anything, I'm bloody jealous of everyone this bronzer works well on- because it wasn't cheap! Honestly, for the price point, I think there are so many other better bronzing/contouring products out there- but that's just my opinion.
Overall, I'd give this product a 2.5/5- it just didn't work for me!