On the Cheap: Sephora Beauty Insider Gift

If you shop at Sephora, you know about the Beauty Insider program. With the Beauty Insider card, your purchases are logged throughout the year and you get 1 point per dollar purchased. As points accrue, you qualify for benefits. With 100 points, you qualify for a deluxe sample, and if you save up until you have 500 points, you get a set of some sort, varying monthly. This month's gift was a goodie...a "Little Look Goods" set from Benefit, one of my favorite lines. It includes Bad Gal Lash mascara, Dandelion Blush, and "That Gal" tinted moisturizer. It's a great way to try the products without investing a ton of money.

Dandelion blush is a lovely, cool pink blush that imparts a rosy flush to my pale cheeks. It's a light color, so I don't know if it would be suitable for you darker-skinned ladies, but for those of us who are on the fair side of the spectrum, it's lovely.

Dandelion has just a hint of shimmer...not enough to really show up on the skin, but enough to add a bit of depth to the color. The blush lasts for hours and applies evenly.

Bad Gal Lash Mascara is a great, dramatic mascara that lengthens and volumizes with ease. It has a large brush and doesn't clump. Some of you might not love the size of the brush, but I personally prefer the larger brushes and fiber bristles, so I'm sold.

Finally, there's That Gal Tinted Moisturizer. I found That Gal to be a very basic formula. Nothing about it stood out to me as spectacular, although there was nothing wrong with it, either. It's just a typical TM, in my opinion, with sheer coverage for a soft glow.

I'm glad I held out for this one, since I'm loving the blush and mascara and I feel they were both well worth the wait. I don't know if this is the set that will be at your Sephora, but if it is, it's definitely worth a shot!