Boi-ing! And the circles are gone!

Advantages: Actually covers dark circles; good staying power
Disadvantages: Easy to apply too much; Can look cakey on dry skin

...I am a big sufferer of dark circles - apparently it's a genetic thing, because no matter how much sleep I get, they still plague me. A good concealer is essential for me and Benefit's Boi-ing is so far the best I've come across. Benefit make massive claims about the effectiveness of this, saying: "Say good-bye to circles and shadows around your eyes with boi-ing. Our industrial-strength concealer camouflages those pesky "problems" without creasing, smudging, or wearing off." I have to admit that, compared to most of Benefit's other excitingly packaged products, Boi-ing may appear a tad on the dull side. It has recently been repackaged and now comes in a small black circle with a twist off lid. Compared to the more exciting YSL Touche Eclait and the gold pen, I can see that this might be a little boring. Boi-ing comes in three shades...

bubblegum_princess 24.02.2009 · Read review
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Boi I Like My Boi-ing

Advantages: Great coverage, blends well, good on its own, don't need much
Disadvantages: Doesn't cover spots well at all

...** The Product ** Boi-ing is Benefits industrial strength concealer. It is available in 3 shades; 01 - the lightest, 02 - medium and 03 - the darkest. I have 02 and although I am quite pale skinned and thought the sales assistant was nuts when she recommended I use this shade, it is a pretty good match. For this reason, I would recommend that you sample some before making your final purchase. What Benefit say about this concealer: You name it, Boi-ing hides it! This industrial-strength concealer camouflages dark circles, shadow and discolouration for a seamless, natural-looking finish without creasing or folding. It's the concealer that goes the distance. ** Packaging ** The concealer I have comes in a black screw top pot, a bit like a lip balm, and the lid has a clear circle of plastic with the name Boi-ing on it. I do...

cookie334 12.12.2008 · Read review
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Boi-ing Boi-ing

Advantages: Good colour coverage, easy to apply.
Disadvantages: Limited range of colours, doesn't brighten, only worked when I was 21.

...all over my face that quite clearly didn't belong, there was something that just looked well-er about me. So the next time I was in boots, I decided to investigate further. At £2.50 per gram this stuff is not cheap, and it was a real stretch on a student budget. But the flu had made me crazy and extravagant, and I bought the stuff anyway. The range is a bit confusing, so get the sales assistant to help you choose, and it only comes in three colours - lite, medium and dark. My skin is quite pale, and I use medium, so I suspect the dark isn't very. Which means if you don't fit into one of their skin types you can't use it... I have been using my boi-ing! for ages now, and it still hasn't run out, so the expense was worth it. It's definitely value for money. And the quality of the product is incredible. It does't cake and it's barely...

Pittypomm 03.02.2003 (16.04.2007) · Read review
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Bio Oil

Advantages: Reduces stretchmarks, uneven skin tone, scars etc
Disadvantages: A little bit expensive but worth it

...I have been using Bio Oil twice a day for the last six months and I am amazed at the results. I had never heard of Bio Oil before until my mum bought me a bottle, she bought me a bottle of it because I was forever complaining about the appearance of the stretch marks I have on my belly and boobs. My stretch marks started appearing at the age of seventeen when I was pregnant my son and I'm now twenty two. So for the last five years I have been really embarrassed by the look of them because they were bright purple and clearly visible. I was convinced that the stretch marks would always remain the same colour and never fade, I even nicknamed my stretch marked belly, I call it my Freddie Crougar belly. Bio Oil is an oil based substance which can be used to treat and reduce the appearance of skin problems such as scars stretch marks...

just.bcoz 07.02.2008 · Read review
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I'm not go-ing to buy any more boi-ing

Advantages: covers dark circles, staying power
Disadvantages: made my skin look shiny and draw attention to the area

...I bought Benefit's Realness of Concealness kit a couple of months ago, which contained small sizes of five of their products, one of which was their Boi-ing concealer. Marketed as an 'industrial strength concealer', this product is designed specifically for use under the eyes. Benefit also claim that this concealer will disguise problem areas without creasing, smudging or wearing off. Usually the concealer would come packaged in a round plastic tub, but as mine was part of a kit, mine was actually just a small amount in a little tray inside the kit itself. It comes in three colours - light, medium and deep. Normally I would have chosen the light as I'm quite pale, however the one that comes with the kit is medium. I applied the concealer with my fingers, and found that it had a fairly thick yet creamy texture. It glided onto my...

pink_champagne 18.01.2009 · Read review
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I Love A Bit Of Boi-ing!

Advantages: Lasts Ages, Easy To Apply, Full Coverage, Variety Of Shades
Disadvantages: A Little Pricey

...I don't usually get lines or circles or whatever but I must say that I am prone to the odd breakout with my skin. So really I need a concealer strong enough to mask these imperfections but kind enough not to make any spots even worse! And that's where benefit's Boi-ing concealer comes in handy. I first tried this product before my senior ball. We went to get a makeover by benefit in Harvey Nichols and this meant that the woman used the benefit products that suited out skin and fitted our entire make up routine to suit us. I had never really used concealer because normally I just cake foundation over any spots and hope for the best (but as you may already know this really isn't subtle and generally doesn't work. But, just my luck, because we had a ball and everyone would be looking there best I had to get a minging spot on my face...

colleen_uk 03.03.2008 · Read review
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Boi-ing back to life!

Advantages: Easy to apply, works brilliantly
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

...Thank Goodness for Boi-ing! After having my daughter 3 years ago it became quite apparent that I needed some 'industrial strength' concealor' to hide blemishes, dark circles and eye bags. Something that was a little better than my usual cheaper product. Then Christmas arrived and i was lucky enough to receive Benefit's Boi-ing - I had found my match. It does just the trick. It fantastic. Boi-ing glides on perfectly and has a lovely creamy texture. It is easily applied with your finger tips and lasts throughout the day. It doesn't leave a powdery residue which some cheaper products can and can be easily removed. Although fairly expensive, it is one product which I will continually buy as it is so good. As well as being a brilliant product, the packaging is funky too, keeping in line with Benefit's image....

HayleyB1979 22.09.2008 · Read review
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One Oil for Everything...

Advantages: It works really well, is versatile
Disadvantages: Seems like an expensive buy..but you realise it's worth it

...At the age of 19, I am not too worried about aging skin, but like a lot of people my age I have been left with the odd stretchmark and some scars from spots. It's the spot-scars that paricularly bother me, as they are on my face and some were quite red and didnt seem to be fading. I saw an advert for Bio-Oil in a magazine and casually thought I might give it a try. I forgot about it for a while, and then, on spotting it on the shelf on my next Boots visit, I thought 'Why not?' I think I paid £8.49 for my 60ml bottle, which sounds a lot, but it does, as I had expected, last for a long time. I've had my bottle for 3-4 months of almost daily use now, and I'd say I've got about another month's use in there yet. Reading through some of the other Bio-Oil reviews the other day, my attention was brought to a website called Mulipharmacy...

ajaybie 30.05.2007 · Read review
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  Bio-Oil

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: A little expensive

...she told me that she had been using Bio Oil for a few months now. I thought this was a great sounding product so I decided that I would have to give it a try. I have got really bad stretch marks that I got when I was having my kids and I have a few scare that I have got from spot. So I thought that if this works that well on my mums scares it will surely work on me. ** My mum has lots of health problems now but on a good point the cancer has not came back. WHAT IS IT It is oil that can be used anywhere on the face and body. It was first launched on to the market in 1987 after a 20-year research program. The idea of the product was first thought of while studying water birds and how they managed to keep there feather looking good even though they were constantly in the water. After extensive research into the birds preen glad oil...

nona1661 27.05.2004 · Read review
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Boi-ing didn't make me feel very bouncy, sorry.

Advantages: It's Benefit, lasts a long time
Disadvantages: too orange, doesn't hide blemishes too well, rubbish texture

...I have been a Benefit fan for quite a while so I was quite keen to try 5 products at once by way of the Realness of Concealness kit. One of these products was Boi-ing. Sadly, I really didn't like it, and of the 5 in the RofC kit it was the worst one I tried. - It basically looked orange on my skin, though I'm quite pale so maybe the shade in the RofC kit was not the right one for me. I have been informed, though, that there are only three shades, so finding the right one sounds like it would be a bit hit and miss. - I also found it really tricky to apply - it didn't blend in well AT ALL and I had to help it along with some water. Even then I wasn't totally happy with it. - The texture is also far too stiff - would prefer it in more of a lotion consistency. - Perhaps more importantly, I didn't find it covered my blemishes...

Angelil 30.06.2007 · Read review
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