I am very pale and have a little bit of darkness under my eyes — not too bad, but it bugs me. I also have very dry skin, so I was having a hard time finding the right concealer to make my eyes look flawless. You know what I mean. Magazine perfect eyes. Since I work in advertising, I know that real people don’t achieve this in their daily lives. You need serious lights and the right angle to get that flawless look. Ads lie and some part of me understands this, but I just can’t get that image out of my mind.

Makeup artist pal, Erin Chado, convinced me to give Benefit a try. I haven’t tried a lot of Benefit — their cutesy names turn me off a little. But if the product delivers, than I won’t let a little cutesy stop me. Erin insisted I try their Erase Paste in combo with Powderflage. Erase Paste is a thick-ish concealer that needs to be warmed up and dabbed on. Powderflage is a white-ish, pinky powder that you apply with a fan brush (which it comes with). Honestly, I don’t care for the brush — it’s a little too ouchy to use. But with my Sonia Kashuk dome brush, it’s just lovely.

The end result? Pretty close to magazine perfect eyes.

I love these. I bought these. You should try these.

Read more by Kelly Gould at her blog Gouldylox Reviews.