Beauty - Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow! Foundation, SunBeam & The Porefessional

hello flawless oxygen wow! brightening makeup, SPF 25 PA+++, £24.50; sun beam golden bronze complexion highlighter, £18.50; the porefessional, free sample, full size £23.50

Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow! Foundation is a really nice, lightweight foundation that really does feel like it's adding moisture to your skin, rather than drying it out, which really helps if like me your foundation can sometimes cling to little dry patches. It also contains SPF which is a good bonus for an everyday foundation. It is definitely what I would call a light-coverage foundation, and more suitable as an everyday foundation rather than for evenings and events when you might want a bit more coverage.The added moisture also means it leaves a dewy, natural finish, which I find means you can't go without powder across the nose/chin.

Sunbeam is Benefit's most recent addition to their highlighters, along with cult-favourites like Highbeam (which I've used religiously on my cheek and brow bones for ages now). Sunbeam is a perfect summer update for highlighting brow and cheek bones and for mixing with foundation for a brighter, glowy finish. I've been using this every day since I bought it, and as with most Benefit products the size is more than enough to last over 6 months.

I also got a little sample of The Porefessional which I've been using as an everyday primer. It is a great product and does dramatically reduce the appearance of pores, although mine have never been too prominent/too much of an issue so I can't say how well this would work if your pores are a major skin-problem for you. But for me, it works well as an everyday primer, sinks into the skin and provides a great base. I haven't quite been converted enough to use it for evenings, as I'm still in love with my Mac primer which just seems to give the best flawless finish. This is also included in Glamour's annual Benefit free gift giveaway this month, so I've been able to stock up on samples that will keep me going for a while!

How you tried any of Benefit’s newest products? What do you think?