Ugh, my sweet tooth is throbbing! It must be the six new Velvet Eyeshadows ($18) the Benefit babes made for makeup desert.
The limited edition shades remind me of Valentine’s day candy hearts! 🙂
Today I played with four of the six — Buns, Fancy Pansy, Mermaid and Nice Melons (ha!). Don’t you love the names?
From left to right: Buns, Fancy Pansy
From left to right: Mermaid, Nice Melons
A few notes on…
Buns: If you dig neutrals, you may fall in love with this shimmery peach (it has just a hint of brown). I tried it with a bunch of my staple MAC neutrals like Sable, Saddle, Soft Brown and Soba, and it played well with ’em all. I bet it rocks with a wide range of browns, peaches, plums and golds.
Fancy Pansy: Of these four, it’s the sheerest of the group — a shimmery medium purple that flashes from violet to blue! Really, I don’t mind how sheer it is. As a matter of fact, if you’ve been wanting to try purple or blue shadows but haven’t had the courage to tackle that much color, a light wash with Fancy Pansy might help you overcome your fears. And girls who long for more POP from their purples can also layer it above a shimmery purple like Benefit’s Creaseless Cream Shadow in Flyin’ Down To.
Mermaid: LOVE this shade! The mix of khaki green and cool gold leads to a complex, rich look for lids. Pair it with a shimmery, peachy golden cream like Benefit’s Creaseless Cream Shadow in Samba-dy Loves Me to really turn up the awesomeness.
Nice Melons: If you feel like you’re constantly fighting the good fight against tired eyes (I feel your pain, sista!), pick up a pan of this shimmery golden peach. I really think it brightens my eyes, and (SIDE NOTE) I always “Ha! Ha! Ha!” whenever I say the name out loud.
From left to right: Buns, Fancy Pansy, Mermaid, Nice Melons
What do ya think of these colors so far? Has your fancy been struck?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Deconstruction says
January 18th, 2010 at 8:29 pmThe shimmers look great on your hand. I don’t think I have ever used an eye shadow by Benefit before. Fancy Pansy looks like it could be a great color for perhaps a party. I am not sure I would wear any of them to work however (corporate environment).
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Shivotra says
January 18th, 2010 at 8:30 pmi want fansy pansy and mermaid <3
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Annie024 says
January 18th, 2010 at 8:36 pmMermaid looks gorgeous and Nice Melons is pretty too!
Rae says
January 18th, 2010 at 8:46 pmI just can’t get as excited over spring collection shadows 🙁 Lippies, on the other hand… ahhh!
The only colour I’m liking here is Nice Melons, just for the hilarious name 😛
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Steph B says
January 18th, 2010 at 8:51 pmMermaid, please! And I giggled just reading Nice Melons. I want to work at a Benefit counter just so I can push the color on people.
Cindy (Prime Beauty) says
January 18th, 2010 at 8:54 pmI saw these at Macy’s but didn’t gt a chance to swatch them. I like Nice Melons the best
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Paris B says
January 18th, 2010 at 9:10 pmI like how Mermaid and Nice Melons look – am I the only one laughing at Nice Melons? 😛
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Solé says
January 18th, 2010 at 9:17 pmI heart them all! Oh fresh new spring makeup, why must you torment me so?
leslie says
January 18th, 2010 at 9:23 pmfancy pansy is sweety!
noemii says
January 18th, 2010 at 9:29 pmthose are some nice melons …
couldn’t help it .
sorry .
Mermaid and Fancy Pansy are my favs .
dammit but i do need a job ..
boo .
you are one lucky lady !
hope you have a good week 🙂
Vanessa H says
January 18th, 2010 at 9:39 pmFancy Pansy and Mermaid!!
Thank you for swatching these 🙂
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Smiley says
January 18th, 2010 at 9:42 pmFancy Pansy looks so different on paper! I think I like it the most though. Haha Pansy reminds me of a childhood nickname I had.
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Tammy says
January 18th, 2010 at 9:46 pmMermaid and Nice Melons (lol!) are gorgeous!
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Christy says
January 18th, 2010 at 10:11 pmMermaid & Nice Melons 🙂
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Karen B says
January 18th, 2010 at 10:37 pmI like Nice Melons (hahaha) and Mermaid the best colour-wise. I really want to play with these the next time I can. One of my priorities for when I get to Lille again to play (along with the OPI Alice in Wonderland collection)
Vonvon says
January 18th, 2010 at 10:39 pmI like Fancy Pansy and Mermaid! Somehow beginning to move away from pinks, though I still like them a lot, but wanna try more different colors. 🙂
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amy says
January 18th, 2010 at 10:46 pmAll the colours are so cute and the names are very cute too. I like buns, mermaid and fancy pancy.
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Makeupmorsels says
January 18th, 2010 at 10:55 pmnice melons is really gorgeous, looks like the perfect pick me up
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Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:57 amIt is. It’s good for an easy eye look — I really like wearing it as a wash of color over the entire lid!
mill says
January 18th, 2010 at 11:26 pmShamrocker! one of the things i love about MBB is its HUGE BeneFit coverage! thanks again, karen! ps. fancy pancy reminds me of stars and rockets.
Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:55 amAww, glad to hear you like hearing about Benefit. They do some great stuff!
And yeah, I totally get the Stars and Rockets vibe from Fancy Pansy. 🙂
Ashley says
January 18th, 2010 at 11:51 pmOH EM GEE. I want them so badly now. They look sooooooo pretty!
Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:54 amCan’t say I blame ya. Benefit usually does really fantastic spring/summer colors!
marisol says
January 19th, 2010 at 12:26 amMermaid looks like such a fantastic color. And the names rock!
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Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:53 amI know… I always laugh when I type ’em out! “Nice Melons” LOLOL
Dasha says
January 19th, 2010 at 1:51 amI think that Fancy Pansy is very similar to Mac’s Stars’n’rockets! I loooooooove nice melons 🙂
SoVeryFabulous says
January 19th, 2010 at 2:23 amThese colours look so pretty and definitely remind me of spring. The names are cute too. I think my faves are Nice Melons and Mermaid.
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Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:52 amTotally springy! Benefit nailed these colors, for sure!
molly says
January 19th, 2010 at 5:00 amhmm, fancy pansy looks lovely. i’m pretty sure it could do great things for my green eyes:]
Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:51 amIt’s a beautiful color. I bet it would make your peepers pop!
JJ says
January 19th, 2010 at 5:17 amI don’t know… I don’t really fancy Benefit’s velvet eyeshadows. I much prefer their silky powder shadows. Unfortunately, just when I found the silky powder shadows, they start to discontinue them!
Lisa says
January 19th, 2010 at 5:53 amMust have Mermaid and Nice Melons!
Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:46 amFunny you mention those colors — I tried ’em together the other day and the combo works really well.
Toni says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:04 amLove ’em all! Too bad my hubby really got on my case about my makeup obsession (which translates to the fact that I am spending too much money! LOL!). I might be able to get 1 or 2 of them, because my excuse will be that I have no spring/summer colors to wear. Pretty, pretty, pretty. Maybe the Easter Bunny can bring me some!
Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:45 amI was thinking these would be cute in an Easter basket! I’d nestle them in a bunch of Peeps!
Toni says
January 19th, 2010 at 8:05 amGreat idea! Now, I just need to convince the Easter Bunny he needs to leave me some treats when he leaves some for the kids! LOL!
gio says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:27 amThanks for the swatches. Fancy Pansy and Mermaid look so pretty!
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Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 6:43 amSure thing! Have a good week. 🙂
Glosslizard says
January 19th, 2010 at 7:12 amGah! No fair! These are gorgeous!! Mermaid will be mine, and I like the look of Fancy Pansy and want to personally meet n’ greet some of the others! All this and I’ve been dying to try out the new Stay Don’t Stray eye primer…. Benefit is gonna be rakin’ in my dough! 😉
Just got back from Tahoe (fun, but exhausting), how’re you?
Karen says
January 19th, 2010 at 7:19 amGood! I woke up really early to thunder… it’s storming pretty bad up here at the edge of the earth. LOL! How was Tahoe?
Glosslizard says
January 19th, 2010 at 11:15 amTahoe was fun, but unfortunately there wasn’t a lot of snow… until we were trying to drive back over the mountain! The kids still had a blast sledding and making Calvin-and-Hobbes-style snowmen! 😀
lexi says
January 19th, 2010 at 9:00 amI like Mermaid and Bo Peep looks cute – I’m trying to find a nice pink shade that would actually show up on my lids! Nice Melons is cute too but I would only buy it so I can tell people the name of my eyeshadow!!
Marina says
January 19th, 2010 at 9:15 amHi Karen!
Thank you for the pos,t Mermaid is even beeter than I thought.It’s worth getting it.
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Holly G says
January 19th, 2010 at 11:54 amFabulous!!! I want to try.
Rebecca says
January 19th, 2010 at 2:44 pmI love Buns and Nice Melons… and feel very weird about typing that sentence xD
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Pansy says
January 19th, 2010 at 7:06 pmYay!! There’s an eyeshadow with my name in it!
sindy says
January 20th, 2010 at 6:42 amThese are pretty! i just got my order in the mail today. I’m loving their creaseless cream shadows and the full finish lipsticks!!!!!!!
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Kymberlee says
January 20th, 2010 at 11:07 amNice Melons looks like UD’s “X” in the case to me..
Astrid says
January 21st, 2010 at 5:32 amHUBBA HUBBA Mermaid and Buns! Oh, I want. I’ve never tried Benefit’s eyeshadows before, but I’m addicted to Browzings and High Beam. I find them a bit hit and miss, but these look perfect to wear as a sheer wash for spring!
Kim says
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:07 amI want Fancy Pansy and mayybe Nice Melons. I love spring collections! So many pretty and soft colors. I wear veryyy few neutrals, so it’s nice to have COLOR in a way that’s not too over the top.
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