Benefit Cosmetics | Big Easy Multi-Balancing Complexion Perfector with Before and After Shots!

It’s Benefit, so it HAS TO be amazing right? I had heard some mixed reviews on one of the newest foundation-like products to be joining the Benefit Cosmetics family, but Big Easy ($46.00) turned out to be just a wonderful product for me as I could not believe that a formula that felt so light could give me so much coverage! This is a liquid to cream formula with SPF 35 (my press sample does not have this coverage) that is also oil-free and non-comedogenic.

benefit cosmetics big easy

benefit cosmetics big easy

benefit cosmetics big easy

benefit cosmetics big easy

You can see that even though the shade 03 looked kind of dark on my hand, it actually brightens up my skin! All I am wearing is Big Easy and Benefit’s Bella Bamba in the after photo!

Final Verdict: This is described as a “cushiony liquid-powder” formula, but I didn’t really feel it as “cushiony”. It was a pretty standard BB cream-esque formula that had what I would consider medium coverage. It evened out the redness in my cheek area and brightened up my entire complexion. I tested Big Easy with and without the Benefit Cosmetics 15 Hour Primer and yes it did last longer with it on, but when I didn’t have a primer on, the only real difference I noticed was a little bit of oiliness on my cheeks which I just blotted away.

With the version in-stores containing SPF, I’d say this is a product that is worth having. It is on the expensive side though and for those of you that use Asian BB creams, I don’t think this will be enough to make you leave them behind. What I DID like about Big Easy that I preferred over some of my Asian BB creams was the matte, cream finish. A lot of the BB creams I have are dewy in finish and it’s nice not to have to use a powder to mattify my face.

For those of you who have tried Big Easy, is it “bigger than BB”?

PR sample sent for review

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