Benefit Cosmetics Dr. Feelgood
January 20, 2007 by Shannon Nelson
Filed under Our Beauty Tips, fix it, shine control
Back in December I received Benefit Cosmetics’ Dr. Feelgood. Dr. Feelgood is an invisible balm meant to matte the skin by absorbing excess oil.
I tried this product by applying it two different ways; over my makeup and under my makeup. The site indicates that you should apply it over makeup.
The product was much smaller than I thought it would be, however, you don’t need very much at all for coverage. I loved the scent of the balm. Yum.
I first applied this product over my makeup as suggested on the website. Using the sponge it comes with to apply it, it also meant taking my makeup with it. At first my skin appeared shiny looking, however that eventually went away.
After a few times of trying it over my makeup, I decided to apply Dr. Feelgood under my makeup. I applied it after my moisturizer absorbed, mainly in my t-zone where I get the most shine. Applying my foundation and powder over it made a big difference. It seemed to work better this way and I noticed that my shine was definitely less.
Both this product and Jane Iredale’s Absence work in the same way, but Absense is a bit thicker in consistency. I think they are equal in how they work controlling shine.
Have you tried Dr. Feelgood? What do you think of it?
as i’ve said before, this thing can get dirty pretty quickly! not like super dirty, but you can diffinately see your make up and hairs in the pot after several uses. it worked well, but i felt like it was clogging my pores so i stopped using it. plus, it was pretty expensive and i wanted my money back from sephora! haha, i’ll just stick to oil blotting papers
A balm to control oil? Seems like it would do the opposite. I do love the retro looking tin tough…very cute.
This sounds counterintuitive- a balm to help matte your skin. Weird.
So is it like. A reverse primer? Odd, but I love that packaging.
Well does this thing actually work? I’ve considered buying Dr Feelgood for a long time but is it worth it???
Joanna, it works “Ok.” I still think there has to be something out there that works better.