Last update:
5 December 2025
di Elisa Branda
The hot season of the 2018 is enriched with a product make-up fundamental: a new foundation designed for summer. Benefit Cosmetics, famous for its playful philosophy and high-performance formulas, offers the Benefit Foundation Hello Happy Soft Blur.
It is a product with a liquid and incredibly light texture. Furthermore, is designed for light to medium coverage that is easily buildable. Therefore, it is ideal for the hot months. Indeed, no one wants a heavy base when temperatures rise.
If you're looking for a foundation that gives you a radiant, natural look without weighing you down, let's take a look at the smoothing formula, sun protection, and inclusive shades of this launch. happy.
Benefit Foundation Hello Happy Soft Blur Summer 2018
The new Benefit foundation is offered in 12 colors and designed to fit all skin types: dry, sensitive, normal, combination or oily.
With a protection factor of SPF15 PA+++ and a smoothing texture, the foundation helps to minimize skin imperfections with a soft focus blurring effect. The finish is opaque but in a natural way, that is, it does not flatten the volumes of the face.
The “Happy” Formula and the Soft Focus Effect
The new Benefit foundation is designed to adapt to all skin types: dry, sensitive, normal, combination, or oily. Its formula is as light as water. Then a, it melts into the skin in moments.
- Blurring Effect: Its main feature is the effect blurring soft focus. Indeed, the smoothing texture helps to optically minimize skin imperfections. This effect is achieved thanks to the presence of fine powders such as Silica and Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer.
- Natural Finish: Il finish it's opaque. However,, it was designed to be natural, without flattening the volumes of the face. In reverse, guarantees controlled brightness.
- Skincare Added: The formula is enriched with nourishing ingredients. We find extracts of Shea (Butyrospermum Parkii Seedcake Extract) with a hydrating and smoothing effect. Furthermore, are present Squalane e Vitamin E (Tocopheryl Acetate) with antioxidant action, which help protect the skin.
- Sun protection: A great advantage for summer is the protection factor SPF15 PA+++. Therefore, offers lightweight protection against UV rays.
Inci BENEFIT COSMETICS Hello Happy Soft Blur Foundation: Water, Phenyl Trimethicone, Alcohol Denat., Dimethicone, Isododecane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Silica, Butylene Glycol, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Titanium Dioxide, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Mica, Sodium Chloride, Dimethicone/Peg-10/15 Crosspolymer, Isohexadecane, Squalane, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Dipropylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Seedcake Extract, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol. May Contain (+/-): Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891).
Application and Modular Coverage
Benefit Foundation Hello Happy Soft Blur, once shaken, can be applied simply with your fingers, with a synthetic bristle brush or with a blender-type sponge. The coverage, from medium to light, is buildable and the effect always remains very natural. The light texture like water It blends with the skin in a few moments, giving an even complexion.
- Il Benefit Foundation Hello Happy Soft Blur It stands out for its ease of use and its versatility in terms of coverage.
- Light/Medium Coverage: The coverage is buildable, from medium to light. Consequently, it is possible to layer the product where more correction is needed. The final effect remains very natural, giving an even complexion without the appearance cakey.
- Application Methods: The product must be shaken before use. Subsequently, it is applied simply with your fingers, with a synthetic bristle brush or with a sponge type blender.
Swatches Benefit Foundation Hello Happy Soft Blur
3. The 12 Shades: Inclusiveness and Undertones
The brand launched the product in 12 colors initials, paying attention to the different undertones.
| Hue | Description | Undertone |
| 01 Fair Cool | Chiara | Cold |
| 02 Light Warm | Chiara | Broth |
| 03 Light Neutral | Light/Medium | Neutral Stainless - Steel |
| 04 Medium Neutral | Media | Neutral Stainless - Steel |
| 05 Medium Cool | Media | Cold |
| 06 Medium Warm | Media | Broth |
| 07 Medium-Tan Warm | Medium/Tanned | Broth |
| 08 Tan Warm | Tanned | Broth |
| 09 Deep Neutral | dark | Neutral Stainless - Steel |
| 10 Deep Warm | dark | Broth |
| 11 Dark Neutral | Very Dark | Neutral Stainless - Steel |
| 12 Dark Warm | Very Dark | Broth |
Benefit Foundation Hello Happy Soft Blur Launch Date and Price
Il Benefit Foundation Hello Happy Soft Blur It is the perfect answer to the summer need for a light but high-performance foundation. In conclusion, thanks to its texture that optically smooths imperfections and the formula enriched with Shea extracts, guarantees a finish natural who doesn't fear the heat. Therefore, is the ideal ally for a make-up fresh and radiant day.
The new foundation is currently available in the US for $10. $ 29,00. However,, it should soon arrive in Italy at perfumeries too Sephora at the price of € 31,00Are you curious to try this “happy” foundation?
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