Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in Strut

Early mornings means my makeup needs to be easy, quick and flawless. I have a few of Benefit's line of creaseless shadow/liners and Strut is definitely a must-have! They are highly pigmented and blend easily onto the eye. I never have a problem with them creasing. I love that you can use them as a liner or as a shadow. Strut is a grey with a bluish undertone. Smudge into the lash line for a subtle smudgy finish or use for a smokey eye that is quick and easy. All I do is take a smudging brush and apply from lash line to crease making sure to blend, blend, blend! You can also layer these shadow/liners underneath a powder shadow - very versatile!

I bought this in New York when I was walking around in Bloomingdales with no makeup on and a woman working at the Benefit counter waived me over to fix that. She started just helping me with my bags, which was kind, but it soon became a full make over. She asked what I liked and I told her to just do her thing. I'm glad I took that leap of faith.

This is what she used on my eyes. It's very similar to M.A.C.'s delphic fluid liner in that it is a little pot with a soft cream based liner/shadow that is applied with a brush. It's the perfect denim colour and looks amazing when rimmed all around the eyes and blended for a smokey look. My eyes are blue and so this navy/grey colour makes them look almost aqua. She finished by applying black liner all around at the base of the lashes to make the eyes really pop. I surprised how good it looked and how easy it was to apply.

This product is designed not to crease, flake, smudge, etc. I have oily skin and my eyelids do tend to crease without a primer. I find that this does fairly well without a primer, but when you first apply it, you may find it creases a little bit. Once it is on, it will stay put all day. It can be blended with other eye shadows or used on it's own for a sexy smokey liner. I've been using this every day since I got it and I can't get enough. It was definitely worth the $19 USD.