AimeeSueXO: Benefit - Dew The Hoola: Liquid Bronzer

Hey lovelies!

I didn't know at first whether to write this blog post or not, as it's the first negative review I've done on my blog. I received the Benefit - Dew The Hoola: liquid bronzer, from my monthly Elle subscription. The liquid bronzer is supposed to give a soft-matte, lightweight texture, shimmerless and natural finish.

I was really excited as I'm a huge fan of benefit eye make up; Their mascaras and brow products are my holy grails, but I couldn't say the same about this bronzer.

So I sat down to film a YouTube video, originally planning on a first impressions review of the product. It's safe to say that my first impression wasn't a positive one. I applied the liquid bronzer just as I would any other bronzer; powder or cream. The consistency was quite runny but what you would expect of a liquid bronzer. I applied to my cheek bone, forehead and down the sides of my nose and the liquid felt cold and airy on my skin, really refreshing actually.

I then went in with my Real Techniques: Beauty Blender sponge (as I always use) but the bronzer did not blend. I tried everything from brushes, to my fingers, I even dampened my sponge to see if that would help, but nothing did. By this time I was annoyed as I was sat in front of my camera, filming a video that was just not working the way I wanted it to! I ended up deleting the video footage and instead decided on writing this honest review of the product on my blog.

After the failed video attempt I continued to try and blend the bronzer which came with no hope. I had strong dark brown lines on my face that I just couldn't seem to blend into a subtle contour. It's safe to say that I washed my make up straight off and do no intend to return to that product.

I'm not saying that everyone will have a bad time using the Benefit - Dew The Hoola: liquid bronzer, but it's the only product by Benefit that I wouldn't recommend to a friend. On the back of the box, it says, to use: Smooth on bare skin or over foundation. From reading this I didn't know whether this product was designed to use as a full face bronze or as a regular bronzer; to contour and bring definition to certain areas of you face. I knew after squirting some on the back of my hand that the shade would be far too dark for me to use on my whole face, I don't tan and so a truly bronzed face on me would not look right.