Review: Benefit Matthew Williamson ‘The Rich Is Back’ Box

I got this box as a present for my birthday and have finally used it enough to tell you genuinely how I feel about it. First of all, the packaging is gorgeous and resembles Matthew’s flash back to the glamorous days of disco, this box is vibrant, seductive and totally GLAM.

“THIS IS HIGH-OCTANE GLAM MAKEUP FOR DRESSING UP TO LOOK FABULOUS & DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY!”

– MATTHEW WILLIAMSON

the rich is back

Inside you will find a fabulous Eye Shadow Palette, Mini They’re Real! Mascara, Inferno Lipgloss, and Gimme Fever Blush.

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Swatches of the palette below:

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Disco Dust, Solid Gold, Get Down Brown, Feel So Teal

I can’t fault the eye shadows, they all work great together or by themselves, they are very pigmented and seem to suit every complexion out there! For an everyday look I love using Disco Dust in my inner corner and to highlight my brow bone, then Solid Gold all over, with Get Down Brown blended into my crease. Then for a more seductive look, I like to blend Feel So Teal into the outer corner of my eye while deepening the Get Down Brown in my crease trying to wing it out a little at the same time!

lip

This lipgloss was a bit of a miss for me, the swatch shows a lovely glittery red-coral colour, but i find that on the lips it is barley noticeable, and for my skin tone it isn’t that flattering, BUT I do like to use it over a deep red lipstick, as it adds a nice glamorous shine.

The Gimme Fever blusher didn’t want to show itself in any of my swatches today but I find it to be a very natural colour which gives my cheeks a healthy peachy glow! I already have a full size of the They’re Real! Mascara, but the miniature is great for carrying around in my bag or taking away on holiday, and lets face it, it’s super cute!

Overall I give this makeup box a massive thumbs up, I absolutely love it and have recently been reaching for it every Saturday night! tut tut.