Grab your gloss, blast some Destiny’s Child, and get ready to relive the best decade ever, with a Benefit twist. The early 2000s are officially back, and this time, they come with pore-perfect finishes, modern glow-ups, and formulas your flip phone could never handle. Think shimmer-dusted lids, luminous skin, and peachy cheeks that scream “I woke up like this, but better.”
Step 1: Prep Like a 2000s It-Girl (Benefit Style)
Before you channel your inner J.Lo, start with Benefit’s The POREfessional Matte Rescue Primer, your backstage pass to smooth, shine-free skin. Lightweight, blurring, and hydrating, it gives you that velvety, selfie-ready base every 2000s icon would’ve killed for.
💋 Hot Tip: Apply from the center of your face outward for that “airbrushed in real life” finish.
Step 2: That Flawless Pop-Star Base
Say hello to your new glam essential: Benefit’s POREfessional Foundation. Natural-matte, weightless, and buildable, it’s like having a beauty filter IRL. With rose hip extract and glycerin, it keeps your skin balanced, soft, and camera-ready (TRL comeback, anyone?).
💋 Hot Tip: Use a damp sponge first, then a brush to build that early-2000s glow-up finish.
Step 3: Peach, Please!
Because no Y2K queen left the house without a peachy flush. Start with Benefit’s FloraTint for a smudge-proof cheek tint, then top it off with Benefit’s Blossy Blush, a warm apricot powder that blurs, brightens, and brings back all those early-2000s feels.
💋 Hot Tip: Apply blush high on the cheeks and blend toward your temples for that lifted, flirty glow.
Step 4: Lock It & Rock It
Keep your glam intact from brunch to afterparty with Benefit’s The POREfessional Power Powder, the featherlight formula that keeps shine in check and your base flawless from sunrise to sidekick selfies.
Step 5: Brows, but Make It 2000s
Forget the over-plucked trauma, Benefit’s got your back. Use Precisely, My Brow Pencil to create natural, hair-like strokes, then clean up and lift with Boi-ing Cakeless Concealer for that polished, pop-princess arch that defined an era.
Step 6: Shimmer, Baby, Shimmer
Matte eyes? Not in this timeline. Sweep Benefit’s Glowlala Eyeshadow in Raya for a soft, luminous sparkle, then finish with BADgal Blue Mascara, because nothing says Y2K glam like a bold, flirty lash with a touch of color.
💋 Hot Tip: Apply blue just on the lash tips for a playful wink to 2000s beauty.
Step 7: Gloss Goals
Your lips deserve the spotlight. Start with Benefit’s Benetint in Dark Cherry for a lasting, natural tint, then layer Benefit’s Splash Tint in Honeymooner, for that glossy, juicy shine that could stop traffic (or at least your ex’s scroll).
Step 8: Set It & Forget It
Seal your masterpiece with Benefit’s POREfessional Super Setter, your invisible filter for up to 16 hours of locked-in glam. Weightless, waterproof, and perfectly portable, it even fits in your tiniest baguette bag.
💋 Hot Tip: Mist before and after makeup for double the staying power and that flawless, blurred finish.
So, there you have it, your Benefit-approved Y2K glow-up. Peachy cheeks, glossy lips, bright eyes, and that poreless perfection that keeps the party going all night long. With Benefit Cosmetics, the early 2000s are back, smoother, shinier, and more fabulous than ever.
