Ben Nye Banana Luxury Powder

 

The Ben Nye Banana Luxury Powder

I was lucky when I found this online shop that sells Ben Nye products in reasonable prices! I bought mine from Beautyholic Manila which sells cosmetic brands like Mac, Make Up For Ever, Urban Decay and more. The small bottle container costs Php600, which is quite cheap as compared to others.


When it comes of trying a new brand, I judge it first based on how positive the consumer's testimonials are before I actually purchase (practical way since most stores here has 'No return policy'). 

Its all because of Kim Kardashian's controversial photo on twitter, showing her makeup contouring trick, that made me try this product!

 As you can see, everything is so clever from highlighting to blending. Look how flawlessly it turned out! I've made some research of what products did Kim's Make up artis used and I found  that its Ben Nye banana luxury powder.

Kim Kardashian's Contouring Trick

 

My thoughts

 Ben Nye Banana Luxury Powder

Its a neutral powder with a hint of cream-yellow color, it really provides a superior matte and subtle finish, and I love how the matteness incredibly holds up in long hours. I must say, this is very suitable for my oily-combination skin type. 

I also tried this over Revlon Photoready in Nude (used a flat top kabuki brush for an even application) and BB creams from The Face Shop. And it looks better over a liquid foundation specially when its in lighter shade.  

It neutralizes uneven skin tone and once it settles, it really blends well and gives the illusion of super fine skin. 

Moreover, I also love to use this when taking flash photography because of its matte finish powder and my skin appears very neat and well defined in photos. The only problem I had was I needed some touch ups every 4-5 hrs since I have an exaggerated oily T-zones.

For me, I would say this powder as an 'OK' product since there's nothing to be 'WOW' for. Though its good for flash photography, I'm not really that impressed with the endurance since it tends to be greasy after long hours of wearing it.  I would say this is perfect for touch ups and/or after finishing spray.

XOXO,

Victoria