Benefit Hello Happy Soft Blur Liquid Foundation (All shades)

Benefit just launched a new light-medium coverage foundation! Available in 12 shades, the Hello Happy liquid foundation contains soft-focus optical blurring spheres to help even out skin tone and blur imperfections.

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The Hello Happy foundation has a very runny consistency and feels like nothing on the skin! The formula blends out beautifully and doesn't cling to dry areas, I can even apply it with my fingers and it looks incredible!

I would say that the coverage is sheer, but buildable to medium. It looks like skin, very natural-looking and it doesn't look dry or cakey!

On me, the finish is semi-matte and slightly luminous. My skin is very oily though, so the finish is dewier after about an hour. I need to use a blotting sheet by the 2 hours mark, even if I set the foundation with some loose powder and use a mattifying primer.

But to be fair, this isn't supposed to be a mattifying foundation!

The staying power is decent on me, it doesn't break down or settle into fine lines, but I noticed that the coverage is less opaque by the 6 hours mark.

It doesn't claim to be a long-wearing foundation, though. My skin is very oily too, so the staying power should be better on those of you with normal or dry skin.

Personally, I prefer a higher coverage foundation and a formula that last at least 8-9 hours on my oily skin, but you will love the Hello Happy foundation if you are searching for a weightless and natural-looking foundation!

Swatches on fair skin (NC10-NC15)

1 is similar to NW20 and has pink undertones.

2 is similar to NC15 and has yellow undertones.

3 is a tad darker than NC30 and has neutral, slightly gold undertones.

4 is a bit darker than NW30 and has neutral undertones.

5 is similar to NW35 and has neutral, slightly pink undertones.

6 is slightly darker than NW35 and has neutral, slightly peach undertones.

Swatches on fair skin (NC10-NC15)

7 is similar to NC35 and has peachy yellow undertones.

8 is similar to NW42 and has neutral, slightly pink undertones.

9 is similar to NW45 and has neutral undertones.

10 is slightly lighter than NW45 and has caramel undertones.

11 is lighter than NW50 (but darker than NW45) and has cool undertones.

12 is similar to NW45 and has red undertones.

The Benefit Hello Happy Soft Blur Liquid Foundation retails for $38 CAD for 30ml and is available at Sephora.

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