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So it's been a while since I've done a good old first impressions foundation or wear test review Kind of video if you don't know in these types of videos I like to film it in natural lighting if at all possible and I always show up looking ratchet So that just means it's gonna be a good video Okay, if you are interested in hearing about the brand new a benefit Hello, happy face products including the flawless brightening foundation and the velvet powder Foundation then just keep watching All right, so on June 25th benefit released two new complexion products to their hello Happy line the flawless brightening foundation and the velvet powder foundation you can find it these on the benefit website Ulta comm I also saw it on HSN or you can also go in stores and pick these up at Ulta They have them out right now last year benefit released a hello Happy foundation which I really did enjoy so I was excited to try these products out So first let's talk about the hello. Happy flawless brightening foundation. It also comes in a mini for $15 I was hoping they would have that at my store, but they did not they only had the full size So I had to pick up the full size, but it is a beautiful glass bottle with that pink top that the first hello Happy foundation had Really cute packaging and then of course you flip it over you have a cute little smiley face This has a one ounce of product inside it and it comes in 12 shades Now the shades are weird first of all very bad shade range not too many shades Also, I got mine in the shade at number four the fact that there's only 12 and I'm number four Not very good. Here are the claims of the foundation It's going to brighten your face hydrate your face flawless looking complexion medium coverage liquid foundation with SPF 15 that feels lightweight looks natural and is virtually undetectable in the skin It contains photochromatic pigments that instantly adapt to brightened skin in any lighting flower acids to help boost Radiance and hyaluronic acid to attract moisture to the skin surface and help maintain hydration So what this sounds like to me basically is that it's supposed to look really natural on the skin and be good for your skin Brighten it hydrate it everything I personally want with my dry skin So my skin type is more normal to dry right now. It's more normal, but in the winter It does get very dry this claims to have 12 hour wear and a natural satin finish This foundation is $30 which honestly for an ounce of foundation for $30. That is not too bad of a deal All right, so let's talk about the hello. Happy velvet powder foundation same kind of packaging Really cute nude packaging the typical kind of benefit box so you have the powder with a happy face on it and then you have a Brush which is supposed to be for lighter coverage and then a sponge for deeper coverage But I will not be using that on it feels pretty cheap It's a magnetic closure very lightweight and a little bit more chunky So this is point two five ounces of product for $30 So this costs just as much as the foundation it also comes in 12 shades just like the foundation So this is supposed to be lightweight and buildable so that you can choose your coverage and mattifies all day Yet feels creamy soft with shea butter extract So this is supposed to have again 12 hour wear with a natural matte finish I actually wanted to test this out on its own first so that we can see what it looked like So I got mine by the way in the shade at number four. I love a good powder foundation That's what I wear every day to work So I'm gonna test it out on my skin right now I do have the Bobby Brown vitamin in rich face space that I put down about five or so minutes ago So it has had time to sink in I'm going to apply it with the Sigma flat kabuki f80 brush to see how much coverage We can get with this. So I'm just lightly patting in I'm getting a lot of fallout We're just gonna brush. So it's not really covering my acne. Let me move you in So as you can see, it's not really covering my acne that well It does look very smooth on this skin though that actually looks super smooth on the skin I don't notice it catching on to any dry patches, but this definitely is not a full coverage powder But it is so smoothing. So if you're looking for a powder foundation that's going to give you full coverage This is not going to do it. If you are looking for that I would recommend looking into it cosmetics, but honestly this as a veil of all over the skin It's going to smooth my skin. It has a little bit of a glow to it. It looks super natural I like this a lot. I think this looks really good on its own. Don't expect much coverage But wow, I'm excited to see how that lays on top of foundation. So that was a fun little test All right, so I'm just gonna take that off just wanted to see how the coverage of that was So we are going to get into the foundation right now Like I said, I have mine in the shade number four. So really quickly I am going to show you some swatches. Okay, so here are some swatch comparisons for you This one is the benefit. Hello. Happy brightness foundation and this is in four This is the benefit. Hello. Happy soft blur foundation, which is the one that came out last year in three So these are two very different undertones. This is the Dior backstage foundation in 2N A cosmetic CC cream and light makeup forever Ultra HD foundation R330 This is probably the closest match and the finally the L'Oreal infallible fresh wear in the shade 430 Okay, so it is a pump which is really awesome Now this is supposed to oxidize so we will test that out as well Consistency is kind of thick As you can see, it's not super Liquidy and I'm going to be applying with my good old giant real technique sponge. That's just what works for me That's my favorite way to apply foundation. Honestly, I put about two pumps on my hand Okay, so layer one on half of my face I can still see my acne through but there is a glow to it and my skin does look very natural So let's see if this builds. Okay, so that covered pretty well. This definitely is not a full coverage foundation I would say it does have light to medium coverage So that one first layer that I did it did look really pretty But I could totally see my acne and redness coming through but the finish of it was nice So I think this is a good foundation where maybe doing one and a half layers is What's going to look the best for a little bit of coverage and then also look natural still just you know This probably took about four pumps to get the most full coverage on my face, but I don't think that's completely necessary I would say two to three pumps is probably good. I just went a little overboard. Oh, it looks super pretty It's not extremely Smoothing but it the finish is so natural that it looks okay So it definitely does oxidize about a shade or two So this is the one that's been sitting on my hand and here's a swatch that I just put down So just be aware of that if you are purchasing it in stores that it will oxidize I can tell my face It definitely did oxidize so I'm gonna put concealer on and I will be right away. I'm not naked I just took my sleeves off because it was really Constricting me right so I'm gonna do only half of my face with the blurring powder to see if it's any better than my regular powders So I'm gonna use the hourglass translucent setting bail on this side So I can see if that powder is going to make any difference So now I'm gonna set this side with the velvet powder Normally, I don't set my under eyes with powder foundation But we will today and let's see if it adds any extra coverage on my blemishes. That's not a little bit I feel like this powder is maybe like a shade darker than the actual foundation I will say the combination of the foundation and the powder is a really nice combination Because it did add just a bit of extra coverage my texture over here from a acne is not completely Smooth by any means, but it's not emphasizing anything either Honestly, I feel like my skin looks really nice. I think I did go a little bit overboard with product This foundation definitely I think less is more. That's what's gonna give you the prettiest finish I put a little bit too much on so it does look a little bit heavy and with that powder foundation I did add an extra element to this skin that this side it does not have and I like both sides So it just depends so I'm going to quickly go off camera and do the rest of my makeup and I will be right back All right, so I am back. My makeup is complete So the foundation has been sitting on my face for about an hour now And I did not realize how bad that foundation oxidized when I took a step back and looked into the mirror I looked kind of orange. Luckily with all the other stuff on my face The orange-ness kind of went away. If you're wondering about anything else that I'm wearing I will put it down in the description box. I just kind of threw up Kind of threw on a bunch of random makeup that I've been wanting to play with so no rhyme or reason for the Products that I used overall with all the makeup on top. I really feel like the makeup laid very well on top I do feel like there's almost a film over my face that is very flattering. It's a very natural finish I do think I applied a little bit too much less is more with this foundation But yeah, my skin does look really natural and pretty But if you're not careful it can cake up a little bit that I can tell if you find that happy medium It's definitely a nice foundation. All right, so so far basically my first check-in is letting you know the foundation Looks good. I think the eye that was set with the translucent powder looks a little bit better But that I'm not surprised by other than that. We're looking pretty good right now, so I will check in in a few hours Alrighty, so it is now about six o'clock. So I am here for my three hour check-in I haven't even looked in the mirror So right now the smile lines are just starting to show Honestly though, it's done a pretty good job because some foundations will kind of sink into those lines in ten minutes So all you have to do is rub it out The blush is holding on really well. Everything's really good Honestly, it looks even a little bit better because my oils have started to come through I can tell this is definitely a more hydrating foundation It is agreeing with my skin very well The texture over here is a little bit more emphasized as it starts to sink more into my skin But I'm not really bothered by it. Yeah, overall my skin has a really nice healthy glow to it So with three hours in it's looking pretty good. I will check in in a few hours Hello, we are back under the lights because there is no more sunlight outside It is time for the final check-in. It is 10 o'clock p.m My goal was to do this wear test for eight hours But we're gonna do it for seven because your girl has to work in the morning, but let's get into it So ignore my lashes falling off my eyes. These lashes are not good, but let me zoom you in I will be honest. I did not do the most strenuous activities today, meaning I didn't leave my house today So in normal circumstances the makeup would probably look a little bit more worn But let me tell you I like this foundation. I think it looks really nice. What I'm most impressed by is my Smile lines. I mean they have sunken in but it's been seven hours and this like I only rubbed it over once And it's hardly in there. So wow Number two with my oils mixing in it really looks like my skin now. It's really settled into the skin it's not sitting on top of the skin my blush and Highlight has held up pretty well I did touch up my highlight because I was playing with the highlight But you can see the blush very well and another big tell-tale a lot is the nose It always comes off of my nose or looks like it's sitting on top No, there is a little bit of fading in the area But for the most part my nose looks a lot better than it normally would there is a little bit I don't know if you can see about a little bit of breaking up around the nose But nothing crazy at all for it being seven hours later So I'm checking to see if there's a difference between the side with the velvet blur powder and just the translucent powder The side where I pressed in the translucent powder under my eyes looks better But that's what I expected honestly I'm not noticing too much of a difference between the powder and the translucent powder Anything I honestly would argue the translucent side looks a little better But I just think that's because there's less product less is more makeup So I think just the fact that I put on too much of the actual foundation and then put the powder on top is what really It mess that up But I will be honest my side where I just put a little bit of translucent powder looks better I think if I use less foundation and then I put this on top for a little bit more coverage I would be much more happy with that so overall I am very impressed with these two products the foundation I would not recommend for somebody with oily skin this definitely is a moisturizing foundation I think that had I had a longer day doing more stuff I would be kind of oily right now So if you are oily skin and you have tried this out Let me know what you think down below But I can see somebody with oily skin struggling to keep this on their face But for me it has held up very well. I didn't do a single powder touch up which is amazing So if you are a little bit more oily, I think if you do do that powder touch up it will help It's not the most long wearing foundation, but it's pretty decent So this is definitely going to carry you through a work day with some touch ups Of course the velvet powder foundation I really do like this as well even though I said I like the side with the translucent powder better I think these two are going to be a good combination if you don't use too much of this Like I did because this is going to give you a little bit of extra coverage to compensate for using less product I really like the finish of this on the skin benefit makes really good powder foundations Like I said, I think it really smooths the skin and covers the pores and blurs the skin So I do like this. It's not too heavy and I definitely will continue using this as well So I'm going to continue to play with these I will comment below if there are any changes also quick question for you guys so I was thinking about doing a comparison video between this foundation and the Hello happy soft blur foundation to see what the differences are because I am curious So if you would like to see that video, let me know if I get enough comment I will definitely film that for you guys. So I hope you guys enjoyed this review I hope you found it helpful Let me know down below if you are planning on trying this foundation out and I will see you guys in the next video Bye guys. Have a good one