Customer Reviews

Benefit Cosmetics High Beam

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Unlike the other reviewer I use the high beam every day as it is very subtle and I am a pale,blue eyed blonde. It is not glittery or shimmery at all. What it does do is give you a beautiful youthful glow, just like when you were a child out playing on a spring day. It is part highlighter too. I have used other expensive highlighter pens and high beam does a better job, lasts all day ( I have oily skin )and is very economical. I have had my bottle for a year now and it is only half finished. I really do think that the makeup artist for the Sex and the City series used this on SJP's cheeks to give them that fab glow she was famous for. I am over 40 and this product takes off the years honey ! Buy it ,you'll love it.

FYI....Benefit's Moon Beam has a golden glow to it and is better for darker complexions or night time use.

I bought high beam about 3 months ago. I absolutely love it. You can wear it day or night. It gives you a subtle glow that makes your skin look great. Just one thing you cannot over do it.... I wear it in the corners of my outer eye and on my cheek bone. I blend with my finger because if you don't it will looked stained. There is no wrong way or right wear to wear it. All of us have different tastes in make up and how we apply it so all I can say is it is a must have in your make up kit!

Like almost all of Benefit's product, this stuff is truly amazing. I have fair skin that tends to look rather dull. I had always wanted a nice, healthy glow, but it seemed to me that most of the products that were formulated for that purpose were either bronzers or just too glittery. I didn't want bronze skin, nor did I want to look like I came out of a time machine from the nineties. High Beam is perfect. It really illuminated my face and made my skin look so beautiful. It's neither glittery or shimmery; it just glows! I really think you can use it for any occasion, but I tend to wear it in the colder months when my skin is a bit lackluster. It may seem expensive, but one bottle of this lasts for a really long time. I've have mine for just over a year and I've only used half of the bottle. It's well worth the price.

I dot a miniscule amount under brows, bow of lips, and cheekbones.
At least I try to "create" the sculpted cheekbones I don't have!
A tiny dot goes a long way - don't overdue it or you'll look shiny scary.
It may not look like you have a lot on, but it will catch the light.

I use Benefit High Beam with my Benetint, but only at night. It gives my cheeks a nice creamy gleam and works well with the blush color of Benetint.

I could not and would not use this at my job or during the day. It is the classy way to do glitter without having any glitter. I HATE glitter and I do not feel like it should be on any one's face, unless you are 8 and in a tap recital. If I am going out to a dark or dimly lit place, like a restaurant, bar, or night club, I would put this on. It highlights my face very nicely and the color compliments my complexion and is very flattering. This is a pretty universal color of pink and everyone that has borrowed or tried this has been surprised that it worked so well with their skin tone as well.

This is not a product that I would just pick-up and buy. When I was at Sephora, one of the employees showed me how it worked and I was hooked. It really did transform my face and made a difference. I put it on my cheeks, under my brow-bone, on my chin, and sometimes on my nose - depending on the occasion.

It's a winner but you have to have a "need" for it to buy it, definitely not for everyday use. I have had mine for two-years now and only a little bit is missing.

This is a very natural looking, pinkish highlighter that goes well with my cool skintone. I use this everyday to highlight my cheekbones and nose, and sometimes above the lips to give an illusion of fullness!

This product is really wonderful. I was looking for a highlighter to get the dewy, brightened look especially in the winters. I am fair and this product gives me the glowy look. It is a shine with a slight pink undertone. I would highly recommend it. One concern that I have with the product is that I noticed that it does not blend that well sometimes, but overall, it's great. Several people have commented on how my skin looks really healthy after I started using this.

This makes your skin look lovely and bright. I strongly recommend it for people with dull skin, as it will make you look year younger and more rested. I use it all over; as a cheek highlighter, an eyebrow shaper, on the nose, on my collarbones, and sometimes I combine it with my moisturizer for an all-over subtle shimmer. I will definitely buy this again!

I bought both, high beam and moon beam and i love them equally. Love the consistency; it's soo easy to apply (as is moon beam), just use your fingers. Love the colour (pale pink shimmer). It's better used at night if your skin colour is medium. It gives you a nice glow that shows in pictures. I recommend it 100%.

...but it just didn't. It's not a bad product, it's just that with all the hype I guess I was expecting a miracle ;)

I saw a celebrity make up artist use a highlighter product on a television show. She suggested using a light eye shadow if you didn't have an actual highlighter. So, I started using my Cover Girl eye shadow (French vanilla - #700). I liked the effect, so I decided to look into a "real" highlighting product and every review I read pointed me to this - Benefit's High Beam.

Quite honestly, I see very little difference in this product vs. my much cheaper eye shadow. However, by mid-afternoon, my face looks too shiny (more than just a glow!) when I've used the High Beam. It's that reason I like the eye shadow - the powder doesn't do that. (I'm 41 years old and have normal skin.)

I'd say this product is good, but it's just not worth the money, as the effect is so subtle and there are other less expensive ways to get the same look.