Review : Ben Nye Blue Neutralizer

Product Info from Ben Nye:

Conceal blue-hued discolorations, such as veins, tattoes, bruises and deep undereye circles with this unique palette. Expect 50-200 applications.

RETAIL PRICE: $7.99 excluding shipping.

WEIGHT: 8.4 grams

SHADES : Available in 4 shades.
* NB-01, 02, 03 & 04

PROS:
* no weird scent
* can be used alone or under concealer
* pot contains a lot of product
* pigmented! a little goes a long way.
* I'm lucky the lightest shade NB-01 fits my NC20 skintone.
* not oily as Skinfood Salmon Concealer
* easy to blend, does not settle into fine lines.
* neutralizes my purplish undereye circles
* did not fade and cake when set/blended properly

CONS:

* can look cakey if not applied correctly
* not available locally
* limited shades. Its either hit or miss with this product.


TIPS:
Can be layered with liquid or cream concealers. Tried using Ben Nye under Revlon Age Defying Liquid Concealer, MAC Studio Finish concealer & The Balm Timebalm concealer and it works great.


ADDICTION FACTOR:
Been using it everyday since I got it... I can't imagine applying concealer without this product. Since I have purplish undereye circles, its really important to apply corrector first or else my concealer looks ashy =P

RATING : 5/5

More pics (click to enlarge)

Ingredients list & application tips

Ben Nye Blue Neutralizer (NB-01) | Ben Nye Mellow Orange Corrector (Fair)

Swatches:

Ben Nye Blue Neutralizer NB-01

Ben Nye Blue Neutralizer (NB-01) | Ben Nye Mellow Orange Corrector (Fair)

Till next time,

Review: Ben Nye Neutral Set & Banana Visage Powder

As promised, here's my review for the Ben Nye products I bought.

I'll review the loose powders first.

Ben Nye Banana Visage Poudre Luxury Powder

PRODUCT INFO from Ebay:

Ultra-neutral powders provide superior matte and and subtle finishing. Often compared to French powders with silky-fine textures. Visage Poudres are translucent with just a hint of color. Available in 4 shades - Banana, Cameo, Buff and Beige Suede.

This powder is said to be a cheaper alternative for the famous T. Leclerc Banane Powder.

Ben Nye Neutral Set Colorless Face Powder

PRODUCT INFO from FXSupply:

This colorless powder blends with all skintones. Its a must to set bright colors or specialty tints when no color shift is important. Special formula controls perspiration.

RETAIL PRICE: $10 each excluding shipping.

WEIGHT : 85 grams / 3 oz.

WHERE TO PURCHASE: At Funhousetheatrical on Ebay.

PROS:
* powders are unscented
* inexpensive compared to other professional setting powders like Kryolan etc.
* photographs well
* translucent coverage, does not alter the shade of my foundation.
* powder fits all skintones since this goes translucent
* been using this everyday for more than a week and so far no allergies/breakouts
* good oil control
* bottle contains a LOT of product, i think it will take 2 years to finish this!
* a little product goes a long way
* improves the staying power of my concealer & foundation. I noticed before at the end of the day my concealer and foundation starts to melt/fade but I didn't experience this when I started using this powder.
* even if I perspire my foundation and powder are still intact. No more caking!
* didn't settle into fine lines (when used as setting powder for the undereyes)

CONS:
* not available locally
* shaker bottle is not convenient to carry.

TIPS:

If you plan to carry this in your bag or during shoots you can transfer some contents into an empty loose powder tub. (see pic below)

You can use this powder to setting powder or as a final powder to set your makeup and to control oil/shine. I sometimes use my Skinfood Buckwheat powder (so it wouldn't go to waste) to set my foundation, then after doing my makeup I dust a thin layer of the Banana Visage or Neutral set powder to "set" everything.

ADDICTION FACTOR:
My new HG loose powder! Isn't it obvious I really love this powder?!

RATING :
5 / 5

More pics (click to enlarge)

close up of the Neutral set powder

close up of the Banana Visage Powder

Swatches

Ben Nye Banana Visage vs. Neutral Set Powder

When blended on NC20 skintone

Goes competely translucent =)

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I roadtested these powders during our photoshoot 2 weeks ago.

Click HERE for our FOTD's in case you missed it.

Till next time,

Ben Nye Mini Haul

My Ben Nye pre-order (pooling) from Funhousetheatrical finally arrived!

I got the ff:

Ben Nye Visage Poudre Luxury Powder in Banana -

said to be a dupe of the famous T. Leclerc Powder in Banane

Ben Nye Neutral Set Colorless Face Powder

Ben Nye Blue Neutralizer in NB-1 (lightest shade)

Ben Nye Mellow Orange Neutralizer in Fair (lightest shade)

All in all I paid almost Php 2k including International & Domestic shipping. Not bad noh?!

Still testing the products... Reviews to follow.

Till next time,