How Big is Benefit's Big 10?

Here's a picture of Benefit's bestsellers in one complete mini kit. The Benefit Big 10! This is perfect for girls like me who cannot finish up a full size because of makeup rotation. (Rotating cosmetics so you get to use em all)

The Big 10
What it is:
A travel-size set of 10 small wonders that pack a big punch.

What it does:
This set includes the biggest hits of the season: primers, concealers, lip-and-cheek tints, highlighters, and blushes. This set packs all the Benefit legends you love in conveniently compact sizes.

This set contains:
- 0.1 oz Dandelion (soft pink)
- 0.11 oz Erase Paste in No. 2 Medium
- 0.08 oz Benetint (rose)
- 0.08 oz High Beam (luminous pink)
- 0.08 oz Posietint (poppy pink)
- 0.08 oz Ooh La Lift
- 0.08 oz Stay Don't Stray
- 0.25 oz That Gal
- 0.25 oz The Porefessional
- 0.1 oz Bella Bamba (watermelon pink)

After trying the products out. I conclude that with daily usage, a product can last up to two weeks max. Not too shabby for getting a lot for your buck, and you get to try everything before committing to a full sized product.

My favorites are the tints! Posie tint, Benetint, and High Beam. They are the bomb! Sure people may say there are a lot of dupes out there. I was one of the doubters before. But after trying them out. They DO LAST the whole day. Unlike other tints that wear out. So they are really worth it.

Dandelion does not show up on me and the Erase Paste is sorta useless.

Spend vs Save: Benefit Silky Finish Lipstick in Skinny Dip vs Mentholatum Lipice Color in PrettyPink

I got the mentholatum lipice color because I though it was a lipbalm, stupid me it was a lipstick instead :P
but it was a good thing, since it's a close dupe of benefit's. See how it fares below..

Benefit Skinny Dip is a popular choice and highly recommended as a MLBB (my lips but better lip color) and hubby got this for me instead of the coveted Chanel Rouge Allure in Insolente (a hot hot wearable pink that I've longed for so long). I was browsing around watson's in search of a lipbalm since I just emptied a Carmex pot.
I'm not too fond of carmex, just finished it because Im doing this finish-something-first-before-buying-a-replacement-thing. It dries the heck out of my lips.


Mentholatum is an asian brand commonly seen in drugstores, they have cosmetics and skincare which are affordable but have good quality. Only the sunscreens and lip products are available in the Philippines for now, hope they can bring all other good watson's stuff like ZA, Cezanne, and more Mentholatum soon hehe.

Lotso moisturizing ingredients

L-R: Benefit Skinny Dip, Mentholatum Pretty Pink

Mentholatum

Benefit

Mentholatum Lipice Color in Pretty Pink	Benefit Skinny Dip
A warm, my lips but better pink with sheen	A cooler my lips but better pink with sheen	Color
Silky soft, but more firm than benefit	Silky and soft and easily melts!!	Texture
A bit cheap looking for me, but it's slim and compact nonetheless	Classy slim and black	Packaging
The color stayed up to 3-4 hours with drinking, it sorta stained the lips	1 hour max, and I was oh so careful	Staying Power
Slight medicinal-floral	Fragrance-free	Fragrance
113 PHP	25 SGD	Price

Verdict: Mentholatum is a close dupe, a really close dupe, it's not even that noticeable of a difference when applied on the lips. You can just notice that benefit is just a slight cooler and paler.

Sorry for the unruly hair XD