SPONSORED No-one does a how-to kit of pretty better than Benefit, I’m fairly certain. Now out are Sunday Funday and Scene Queen, limited-edition signature looks from Benefit trend artists Maggie and Annie Ford Danielson, daughters to co-founder Jean, nieces to Jane.
In Maggie’s Sunday Funday (above), eye shadows in bronze, pink, champagne and plum make nice with a dark brown pencil liner, Hoola bronzing powder, Benetint lip and cheek stain, and a full-sized peachy-pink gloss. “For a natural look, use either of the lighter two shades swept simply across the lids,” she suggests in the press materials. “For a more dramatic look, layer on the brown in the crease and use the plum as a liner. In a pinch you can also smudge some of the hoola on your lids as a 5th shadow!”
Annie’s kit is Scene Queen (above). Charcoal, beige, blue and navy can go from mist to smoke; Coralista cheek powder and coral gloss keep the finish lively. Highbeam highlights cheekbones and more, according to Annie. “I love to pat a little of it on the center of my eye lids and in the middle of my lips,” she says in the release. “This makes your eyes look big and round and your lips more plump.” She also suggests the gloss as a multi-tasker for lips, cheeks, and in a beauty emergency, lids.
Annie (above left) and Maggie are scheduled for visits to two Canadian Sephora locations this month, by the way. They’ll be at Sephora Pacific Centre in Vancouver on July 30th and Sephora Chinook in Calgary on July 31st to meet shoppers and do a bit of chatting.
So you want ’em? Sunday Funday and Scene Queen, I mean. You need to be a BeautyGeeks subscriber (click here) and/or BeautyGeeks Facebook member (click here) who lives in Canada to be eligible. To enter, just leave a comment below with mention of your city/province. A lucky winner will be chosen in a random draw after July 31st.
Props to Staff, by the way. She’s rocking with contests these days, yes?
Benefit Sunday Funday and Scene Queen are exclusive to Sephora. Images courtesy of Benefit Cosmetics.
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Awesome – Whitby, Ontario needs prettying up!! :-)
Nice kit! Kingston, ON
Surrey, BC
Already a follower via Google Reader! Sunday Funday looks so pretty and Scene Queen is definitely for rocking it at parties. Cheerios! Toronto, ON.
I like the look of that ‘Sunday Funday’ kit. I’m a fan of plum shadow because I have green eyes and the resulting contrast is enjoyable!
Toronto, Ont.
Looks amazing! Toronto, ON
Love their packaging! Toronto, Ont.
LOVE LOVE LOVE Benefit!
Toronto, Ontario
These are great colour palettes! Toronto, On
Love the look of Sunday Funday!
Calgary, AB
Looks awesome
Oakville,ON
Love, love, love! Toronto, ON
Gorgeous! Oakville, ON Loving the Sunday Funday!
The packaging gets me every time. So. Darn. Cute.
Montreal, QC.
I absolutely LOVE benefit and have always wanted to learn how to do the smokey eye look. Lip tint looks really cool too. Toronto, ON
You had me at plum liner *sigh*
Toronto, Ontario
I’ve read some great reviews on this kit and I love Benefit’s products! :D (and your contests too!)
xo, Christina – Markham, Ontario, Canada
I’m loving it!
Toronto, Ontario
prettiness!! love benefit stuff! :)
Toronto/ON
Victoria, PEI Are the shadows mat? I can’t wear the sparkly stuff never looks good on me :-(
Not quite sparkly, Rita, but shimmery, definitely :-)
Love it – Toronto, ON
adorable!
montreal, qc.
Awesome, how can you resist such pretty packages and shimmery shades?
Markham, ON
I’ve always loved BeneFit…the Sunday Funday palette has my name written all over it!
Thanks, Lisa
Toronto, ON – I love Benefit!
I LOVE Benefit. Love, love, LOVE. Amazing!
Toronto, ON
Toronto, Ontario for Benefit Sunday pls
!!!
i’m a facebook fan, and my face definitely needs benefit’s help.
Ottawa (ON)
Ooh, can’t miss a Benefit contest! Dandelion has been my staple blush for YEARS.
Steph – Ottawa, Ontario
Love the packaging! Montreal, Quebec
hopes to be the beneficiary of some Benefit! (Mississauga, ON)
Nice! Would be a sweet contest to win! Toronto, ON
Toronto Ontario!! :)
Markham, Ontario
<3 Awesome!!!!!
Lloydminster, Sk. ;)
I love BeneFit, use some of their product already, and would love to win this ; )
Monica, Toronto
love benefit products! – Toronto, ON
Benefit makes the best special sets! Vancouver, BC
Thanks for this contest. I would absolutely love to win these gorg palettes! No Sephora store in my city *sigh*.
Lethbridge, AB.
I’ll try to get to the Pacific Centre Sephora in Vancouver BC :)
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I’m pretty sure I need more Benefit in my life! Montreal, Quebec over here. :)
I Love Benefit! They have such cool packaging. Scene Queen are vibrant and would look awesome on me!
Toronto, ON
Would love some Benefit, lol. Thanks
Halifax, NS
XD I want them cause of the mini benetint and high beam! so cuuute lol
toronto, ont
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!! Vancouver, BC
Pretty colors, great assortment.
Belleville, ON
Both of those are really pretty!! Kingston, ON :) And thanks for the giveaway!
How exciting!!! I love all their kits so far! I can’t wait for these wants to come out, the look so good!
Montreal Quebec
Benefit packaging is so cute! Toronto, ON
ohh ohh if I win I promise to lipstick diary up some pictures for you :)
toronto, ontario/
i would love to try out the kit. benefit always have the cutest packaging
i love benefit makeup! and am in dire need of some new products. in toronto, ontario.
I LOVE Benefit!!! My favourites right now are: Benetint, Coralista, Bad Girl Lash and High Beam. I just moved from Toronto to Vancouver, B.C.
London/Ont
Been wanting to try out the Coralista blush for awhile now. :)
Brampton/Ontario
Oooh…love palettes! Jennifer, Toronto, ON
Erin,Ontario
Wow, those look fab! I’ve been eyeing a few things from Benefit lately but I’m on a dreaded no-buy *sigh*.
Victoria, BC
I am a total beauty junkie! I would love to win!!
Ottawa, ON
Gah! You’re right – hard to choose one Benefit kit over the other! I’d happily accept both here in Toronto, ON!
Toronto, ON
A Benefit Believer! Can’t live without my Bad Gal Lash, Posie Tint and my newest obsession, Sugar Bomb!
Sign me up! I’m in Toronto, ON.
Thanks!
Ottawa ON – Love this!
love benefit products
toronto
Those look pretty! I’m in Toronto, ON
Hey, I’d love to win! Love Benefit makeup. I’m from Toronto, Ontario.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
New Palette looks great!!
EEEEE!!! want!!
Toronto, ON
Toronto, ON!
Very cute!
Love these palettes. Maybe I can win another one of your giveaways? :P You never know.
(And yes, Staff is excellent at spreading the word.)
I’m in Mississauga, ON.
I love make-up and girlie stuff!! And I love Benefit!!! And….I love free stuff!!!!!
Toronto, ON ;)
Sign me up J! It’s Toronto/ON. :)
I think we can all “Benefit” from this giveaway!
(apologies for the horrible pun!)
Mississauga, ON
Great, fun palettes! Love Benefit!
Toronto, ON
Markham, Ontario
Whoot! Those blue shades look perfecto for me!
I follow on fb and i live in Vancouver BC.
Just signed-up on Facebook. Hope I’m still in time to be entered to win these.
Thank you.
Lethbridge, AB
Toronto, ON
These kits are great and the packaging is adorable…..I’m imagining the possibilities now!
Congratulations to Jenny from skinniegenes.blogspot.com! You’re the winner of two purty new beauty kits from Benefit!
Thanks so much to Benefit and to everyone who entered. Hope some of you managed to get out to meet Maggie and Annie!
stopping by and found out i won the two beauty kits! YAY! :D i’m so excited to try them out :)
let me know further instructions! :)
Hi Jenny — maybe check your junk folder? Sent you a couple of emails on the subject!
Congrats!
Hi Janine! I didn’t receive any emails from you :( I emailed you at j9falcon (at) gmail (dot) com with my iceflurrie at hotmail dot com account! The subject line is: Winner of the Benefit Makeup Kit Response. Hope you receive it!
So weird! Will try again!
still no luck :( did you receive my email? i have another email address theskinniegenes at gmail dot com as well!
Jenny, not only did I try again, I replied to YOUR email. Your filters must be slotting my emails into your Junk mail folder. Have you checked? You have to check that, otherwise it’ll just keep putting any communications from me there and you’ll never get ‘em.
my gmail works! hurray!! :) replied you!
How nice this would be. Count me in.
Lori in Oshawa On
love the colours :)
I know, right? Benefit does such sweet stuff!
A reader named Jenny won the prize; wonder how she liked them?
Have you tried much Benefit, Beccy?