Saturday 15 January 2011

MeMeMe Coral vs Benefit Coralista

Hi ladies! Today I've got a comparison on MeMeMe Blush Me! in Coral and Benefit's Coralista boxed blush.

Availability: I purchased my MeMeMe blusher at Superdrug, and as far as I know, that's the only shop where MeMeMe is available, unless you purchase online. Benefit products can be found at select Boots and department stores with Benefit counters, and again, online. So both are pretty widely available. (ALTHOUGH, Benefit is found in both the UK and USA, while MeMeMe is only available in the UK)

Price: 24 pounds for Coralista vs 8.50 pounds for Coral. Obviously, the MeMeMe blusher is less expensive than the Benefit blusher.

Amount: You receive 12.0g (0.42 oz) of the Benefit blusher and £10.63 per 10g for the MeMeMe blusher so if I've done my math correctly, that's about 8 grams of product you're getting with the MeMeMe blusher.


Conclusion: So while both blushes are pretty widely available, (in the UK anyways) the Benefit product is more expensive, even with the fact that you receive more product taken into account.


BUT, are they even dupes??






Nope. As you can see, Coralista is far more shimmery and pink, and Coral is more orange. So it all really depends on what you're looking for. If you want a more orange based Coral, go with the MeMeMe blusher. If you want a more pink based coral, and are willing to shell out the extra money for the high end brand, get the Benefit blusher. But I must say, they seem to be pretty similar in terms of quality. So maybe if you do want a pinker blush, grab the pink one that MeMeMe sell? It's all about what you're willing to spend! =)

Hope this was helpful!

9 comments:

  1. the cardboard packaging puts me off benefit because i just see it getting tatty really fast hmm. however the me me me being so cheap i'd rather have that AND i want an orange-y one to blend out so wahey! x

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  2. coralista is really pretty ~ but so is mememe coral heheh.

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  3. I love both! Coralista is my favourite though.. I think I need to buy it :P xx

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  4. I've posted the M.A.C Swatches on my blog.
    I hope you enjoy!

    thilytran.blogspot.com

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  5. I think I like Coral better... Which figures b/c I'm in the US.

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  6. Hi lauren! i was about to schedule this post up later and you completely beat me to it :P Hope that's still okay if I still publish my post. They are good items for comparison but i agree with you their colors don't even come close to each other :)!

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  7. Actually the MeMeMe blush called Rouge is the one which is supposed to be Coralista's dupe.
    I have Coral as well and it's one of my favourites.
    X

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  8. definately think coralista would suit fairer skin tones much more than the mememe coral blush!

    sarahbox04.blogspot.com xx

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