Benefit Stay Flawless 15-Hour Primer

This primer (new from Benefit) is one of the most unusual primers I’ve ever tried, simply because it’s actually a stick (vs. a cream or gel formula.)

I have tried it on two occasions now, and I have to say, it really does get the job done for a full fifteen hours.  Also the stick makes it really fun to apply… kind of like drawing on your face with a big, invisible crayon.

Anyway, this primer made it through two tests, quite successfully.  I managed to start and end the day with perfect skin, which is not usually the case.

The first occasion was my day in Boston with my girlfriends.  It survived a sweaty ride from Jamaica Plain to downtown, a boozy outdoor brunch, a solid day of day drinking, dinner, and two different clubs after dinner (yes, that is how we roll… at least while in Boston, having a girls day.)  The only thing I touched up the whole day was my lipgloss.

The second time was this past Monday, which you may recall was HOT.  As is my office.  It made it a full day of work, a work event afterward, and a double-date with my guy  and our friends at The General.  (Which, by the way, was one of the best meals I’ve had in ages… but I digress.)  Despite the insane heat, my makeup was not affected.

For the record, I paired it with this foundation and this bronzer.  I’m not usually a foundation/primer girl, but I have to say, my skin looked good and maybe this will cause me to reevaluate my lazy-girl (bronzer/lipgloss/mascara) beauty routine in favor of perfect skin.