Benefit Cosmetics

British designer Matthew Williamson is bringing his eye for color and bohemian prints to a Benefit Cosmetics makeup palette. "My inspiration for the palette is nostalgic to the late '70s and early '80s, glamorous cocktail parties, and hedonistic discos," Williamson said. The Rich Is Back! Makeup Kit ($34, available Summer 2013) is wrapped in gorgeous, colorful, and energetic prints, and it opens up to a bronzed eye palette with a shock of turquoise, glossy red lip color, blush, and lash-plumping mascara. To get a sneak peek at his mood board and more from behind the scenes, just keep reading.

As the name suggests, concealer is for, well, concealing — especially the dark circles under our eyes. But one of the biggest concerns with under-eye makeup is how cakey it gets, especially when it settles in lines and creases from the inevitable expressions we make throughout the day. Enter: Benefit Fakeup ($24). This genius concealer is everything your under-eye area needs and then some. The core features color-correcting pigments with light-diffusing particles for radiant coverage, while the ring includes hydrating ingredients such as vitamin E and apple seed extract to give you smooth coverage. As for those creases, leave them for your dress pants.

The great thing about makeup is you can pretty much make up different ways to use it. Such is the case with primer, and the same holds true with concealer. For starters, keep your options open by carrying two differently hued concealers in your makeup bag: one that's a bit darker and one that's a bit lighter, a combination available in Benefit's new How to Look the Best at Everything kit ($30). And to see how you can perfect your craftiness at concealing, just read more.

The benefits of using a highlighter are seemingly endless. While you can apply highlighters all over your face to strategically brighten, it turns out that highlighters paired with blushes make for quite the dynamic combination. The key is to blend, blend, and then blend some more.

Transform powder blush: To create a cream blush in an instant, shave a bit of pressed powder blush with a highlighter, like Benefit's High Beam. Mix together and apply on the cheeks for a subtly shimmery complexion. This combination is available in three new cheek and lip kits ($28 each).

Make a cheek tint glow: For a lit-from-within effect, apply highlighter in a large dot on the apple of your cheek. Add a cheek tint in the middle and blend, adding more color as desired.

Makeup artists are the masters of stretching out products, mixing and blending them to create a variety of results. And while your everyday primer might seem like it's just for prepping the face, it turns out there are a surprising number of ways to utilize this skin smoother beyond its primary purpose. See four tips for priming like a pro, with advice from the experts at Benefit and Sephora, when you read more.

Benefit has always stuck to powder-based foundation, but no longer. After four years of research and development, the brand is premiering its first liquid foundation, and we got to be among the first to try it out. Our biggest takeaway: this is not your average foundation. To see what it's all about, check out our review below.

Getting the right amount of glow from blush is all about balance. Add too much, and you risk an unnatural disco-ball sheen. Too little, and the sought-after effect goes missing. Get it right, though, and you're rewarded with a flattering flush of color with a satiny finish. Applying luminizer underneath a cheek stain or sheer matte blush is one way to tip the scales in your favor, but Benefit's newest blush, Hervana ($28), is a one-step solution. Swirl the accompanying brush in its four hues, and they blend together to create a soft pink color with a satiny finish — especially pretty on very fair complexions. Hervana lands on counters next month, but today, Benefit is holding a one-day flash sale for those who just can't wait for their next face powder.