DETERMINE IF YOUR BENEFIT POWDER BLUSHES ARE AUTHENTIC!

I've received a call from sis Crissy after my review of my Benefit Coralista. Apparently, she was suspecting that hers was a knockoff. So for reference, she asked me to compare hers with my Coralista. And what sucks the most is, she bought it for 1500php. It's almost the same price of my authentic Coralista which is priced at 1576php. It's cheaper than the original, but I think 1500php is way too much to pay for a knockoff.

I've said in my blog before that Benefit Cosmetics are the easiest to replicate. The real nature of the product lies in the littlest details. So here's an entry on how to guarantee that your Benefit Box O' Powder is authentic.
MY BENEFIT POWDERS ARE: CORALISTA AND DALLAS. BOTH ARE BOUGHT FROM THE BENEFIT COSMETICS COUNTER IN TANG'S, SINGAPORE.
LET'S START WITH THE A SHOT OF THE BOX COVERS. WE'RE GOING TO THOROUGHLY INSPECT MY CORALISTA AND DALLAS.


SIS CRISSY ASKED ME TO TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THE PEEL- OFF FLAP OF MY CORALISTA. I TOLD HER THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION LISTED INSIDE THE PEEL- OFF FLAP, AND THERE'S NOTHING LISTED INSIDE HERS. AFTER KNOWING THIS, SHE THEREFORE CONCLUDED THAT MAYBE WHAT SHE HAS BOUGHT IS A KNOCK- OFF. BUT SINCE I DON'T WANNA JUDGE, I INSPECTED MY DALLAS FIRST. LO AND BEHOLD, THERE ARE STRIKING CONSISTENCIES.

HERE'S A PIC OF THE INSIDE OF THE PEEL- OFF FLAP OF MY BENEFIT CORALISTA. IT HAS THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES, AND THE INGREDIENTS ARE LISTED OUTSIDE THE PEEL- OFF FLAP.

HERE'S A PIC OF THE INSIDE OF THE PEEL- OFF FLAP OF MY DALLAS. IT ALSO HAS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE POWDER IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES. THE PIC ON THE OUTER PART OF THE PEEL- OFF FLAP ALSO HAS THE INGREDIENTS LISTED ON IT.

**I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS THE GENERAL RULE, BUT THIS COULD LEAD YOU TO CONCLUDING IF YOUR BENEFIT POWDER IS AUTHENTIC OR NOT. I'VE COMPARED BOTH, AND BOTH PATTERNS ON THE PEEL- OFF FLAPS WERE CONSISTENT, THOUGH THE ONLY DISPARITY ARE THE LANGUAGES. BECAUSE APPARENTLY, THE LANGUAGES ON THE DALLAS WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES IN CORALISTA. BUT NEVERTHELESS, THE INFORMATION ON THE FLAPS WERE CONSISTENT. IF YOUR BENEFIT POWDER DOESN'T HAVE THESE INFORMATION AT THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE PEEL-OFF FLAPS, CHANCES ARE, YOUR POWDER IS A KNOCKOFF.

HERE'S A CLOSER PIC OF MY DALLAS BLUSH. IT'S BROWN AND IT'S MATTE. IF YOUR DALLAS BLUSH HAS NOTICEABLE SHIMMERS, IT IS A KNOCKOFF.

HERE'S A CLOSER SHOT OF THE CORALISTA BLUSH. SORRY FOR THE DARK PIC BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY ORANGE UNDER GOOD NATURAL LIGHTING. TAKE NOTE OF THE WHITE SHIMMERS IN THE POWDER. IF YOUR CORALISTA IS MATTE, IT IS A KNOCKOFF.

I SWATCHED BOTH HEAVILY FOR REFERENCE. DALLAS (TOP) HAS A MATTE ROSE- BROWN COLOR WHILE CORALISTA (BOTTOM) IS A CORAL BLUSH WITH A HINT OF WHITE FROSTED SHIMMER. TEXTURES OF BOTH BLUSHES ARE CREAMY AND ARE VERY PIGMENTED AND EASY TO APPLY.

THE DALLAS BRUSH (LEFT) IS MADE OF BEIGE- COLORED HAIR WITH A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC ON UPON PURCHASE. THE CORALISTA BLUSH (RIGHT HAS) IS MADE OF WHITE- COLORED HAIR WITH A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC UPON PURCHASE ALSO. BOTH FEEL SOFT YET QUITE SCRAGGY AND THEY KINDA' SHED DURING THE FIRST FEW USAGES. THERE MIGHT BE COLOR INCONSISTENCIES ON THE HANDLES BECAUSE WOOD ITSELF HAS UNEVEN TRUNK COLOR PIGMENTATION. BUT THE HANDLES SHOULD BE MADE OF AUTHENTIC WOOD. NOT WOOD- PAINTED PLASTIC.

YOUR BENEFIT POWDERS SHOULD HAVE THIS PROTECTIVE PLASTIC BASE FOR THE BRUSH (AS SHOW IN THE PIC) THAT SEPARATES THE BRUSHES FROM THE POWDERS TO PREVENT SCRATCHING.

HERE'S A SHOT OF THE BOTTOM PARTS OF MY BENEFIT BLUSHES. BOTH HAVE THE STICKER TAGS BY THE AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS.

HERE'S A SHOT OF THE TOP PART OF MY BENEFIT CORALISTA

HERE'S A SHOT OF THE TOP PART OF MY BENEFIT DALLAS

OTHER TIPS TO DETERMINE A KNOCKOFF FROM AN AUTHENTIC:

- CHECK THE GRAMMAR AND WORD SPELLINGS, LITTLE THEY MAY BE, BUT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE A LOT IN KNOWING IF YOUR ITEM IS AUTHENTIC OR NOT

- IF THE POWDER CONSISTENCY IS CHALKY, CHANCES ARE, YOUR PRODUCT IS FAKE. I WOULDL IKE TO INGEMINATE THAT BENEFIT'S POWDER BLUSHES HAVE CREAMY TEXTURES, BASED ON MY TWO BLUSHES, AND FROM MY TESTING OF THE OTHER BOX O' POWDERS WHEN I WAS IN TANG'S.

- IF THE PRICE IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, CHANCES ARE, IT'S A KNOCK- OFF. BUT IF THE PRICE IS AT APPROX. 1500PHP, (WHICH IS THE COST OF EACH OF MY BENEFIT POWDERS) AND THEY DON'T HAVE ACTUAL PICTURES, DEMAND FOR ACTUAL AND CLEAR PHOTOS OF THE PRODUCTS IN TWO TO THREE DIFFERENT ANGLES. IF THEY WON'T AND CAN'T, THEN IT'S TIME TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER SELLER. DON'T BASE TOO MUCH ON RATINGS BECAUSE RATINGS CAN BE MANIPULATED AND MADE.

*SAVE YOURSELF FROM BEING FOOLED BY EQUIPPING YOURSELVES WITH THE KNOW- HOWS ON HOW TO SPOT KNOCKOFFS!