The Big Easy is Benefit’s answer to an updated BB cream and launches in April. It’s a base with a liquid-to-powder finish – I would say it ends up a velvet finish rather than matte but when I tested it I missed the dewiness of BB creams, so in terms of finish, they are not alike at all. However, unlike some brands trying to get away with a BB with an SPF15, Benefit have put in SPF35 which is high for a base. Benefit claim that The Big Easy is oil controlling (thanks to licorice plant extracts) which I can well believe – the formula is oil free and errs to dry in feel like other ‘oil control’ products I’ve tried.
There are six shades of The Big Easy, and they’re all self-adjusting so you just pick the closest one and it self-adjusts to a perfect match. Self-adjusting formulas are interesting – I had a comment from a BBB reader who said she had a lot of freckles and found that self-adjusting formulas adjusted to her freckles and not her skin shade.
Overall, this one is not for me – I don’t have oily skin and I like a dewy finish which this doesn’t have, but as a daily base – especially over the summer months, it’s a winner for anyone who likes a velvet base and can get a little shiny. I don’t have a price on it yet but will update when I get one.
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Not a fan of the packaging at all xo
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Its a shame that this wasn’t for you as I love Benefit products but by the sounds of it I have similar skin to you so I probably would’t like it. I also have freckles so that freckles comment scared me, haha!
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sounds interesting, will have to give it a try!
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Don’t think this one would be for me at all as I have very dry skin. Thank you for this otherwise I would’ve purchased & been very disappointed! haha x
It’s such a con for cosmetic companies to market their products as “self-adjusting”. The only way make-up “self-adjusts” is that it goes from one colour when dispensed straight out the tube, to a slightly different variation when exposed to the air/pH of the skin or by the pigment capsules which are in an emulsion being broken down by the physical action of applying the product. It’s by no means adjusting to your skin tone as it can’t get down to the melanin in your skin, let alone interact with it. Doesn’t mean it’s not a nice product, but I would be loathed to try something with such a deceptive marketing strategy.