Benefit Boi-ing Concealer Review (including MAC moisturecover, Bobbi Brown creamy kit and Benefit erase paste)

OK so this is a little long winded, as I just want to give a quick overview of my 'finding the perfect concealer' journey. But if you want to just read about Benefit's boi-ing concealer then just scroll down past all this, to where the photo of the Benefit boi-ing is :)

I was looking for a concealer and before now I had never really noticed any dark circles under my eyes. Well, maybe I had, but I had never concealed them. When I heard you shouldn't be using your foundation to cover your dark circles,(as it's not designed for the delicate skin under your eyes), I started my quest to find a great concealer. Now, I am very picky with my foundations, so I knew this would take me a while to get the right one. I'm fed up of purchasing products and getting home to realise I don't like them.

A lot of my friends swear by MAC, so I thought I'd try there first, the consultant thought the best one for my skin was the moisturecover concealer in NC25. It's £14.50 for 5ml. My skin is prone to get dry under my eyes, so I need a moisture based concealer, so this one seemed to fit. After having it applied in store, I went home and I didn't really like the finish. I didn't like how it sat on top of my skin and you could really tell I was wearing concealer. So I continued my quest.

I then tried the Bobbi Brown's creamy kit concealer, I did like this but I didn't feel I needed the powder on top and you didn't get much of each for the price (£24 for 5.9g). So this was my favourite so far, and usually I would go ahead and buy it but I decided not to be impulsive, as I wasn't 100% happy with it. I did really like the finish and coverage and the colour looked nice too but I didn't rush into this purchase just yet.

My friend swears by benefit's erase paste, so I went along to Benefit and tried the same colour as her, shade medium, as we have similar complexions. It didn't look right on me at all, it looked really pink. I couldn't work out why it looked so different on my skin than it did to my friends, then we worked it out, that maybe it's more down to the darkness of the circles than necessary the complexion colour.

I then tried Benefit's boi-ing concealer, I had also read and watched fairly good reviews on it, so I thought I'd give it a try. I loved it! It allows for buildable coverage and it's so easy to apply with your finger or a concealer brush. I'm number 03 and it's 3g for £16.50. It's great for concealing dark circles and it doesn't looks like a completely different colour to my foundation.
Now I have a tan, I am still using the concealer but applying my foundation over the top a little to blend it in more, instead of buying a darker colour.

I realised that finding the right concealer isn't so much about finding one to match your skin colour (although of course, this is important), but more about finding one that is right for how dark your circles are and how much you want to cover them. That's why the erase paste didn't work for me because my circles aren't too dark and instead of neutralising the darkness it stands out pink on my skin in all three shades they have. The great thing about boi-ing is that you only need a little and it goes a long way. It isn't the cheapest concealer, however I think it is worth it for me.