Thankfully Me Me Me were kind enough to make something very, very similar named Beat the Blues (Moonbeam) and it is much more purse friendly.
Benefit High Beam Vs Me Me Me Beat the Blues in Moonbeam
THE VITAL STATS
Price
Benefit High Beam - £18.50
Me Me Me Beat the Blues (Moonbeam) - £5.25
Amount of product
Benefit High Beam - 13ml
Me Me Me Beat the Blues (Moonbeam) - 12ml
Where to buy
Benefit High Beam - Most department stores or large Boots have a Benefit stand or you can buy online in a number of places such as here.
Me Me Me Beat the Blues (Moonbeam) - Superdrug in store or online here or on the Me Me Me website here.
The comparison
They both come in glass bottles with plastic screw top lids and nail varnish style brush applicators. The Me Me Me brush feels a little more flimsy than the Benefit one but as I'm applying to my finger before taking the product to my face this isn't an issue for me.
When swatched unblended are both pink in colour although the High Beam, has very definite mother of pearl-y undertone whilst the Me Me Me, is very much pink. Unblended I much prefer the look of High Beam because the Me Me Me just looks a nightmare to blend down from the fairly vivid pink.
However that said once blended out they are almost exactly the same with just a tad more pearl-y..umm-ness noticeable from the High Beam, which because of my heavy handed nature can end up looking a bit too much on my very pale skin unless I'm wearing bronzer.
Both last the majority of the day with the Me Me Me fading first on my nose after about 5 hours and the Benefit lasting a max of 6 hours on my brow bone. Across my cheek bone they both last all day on my skin and leave me looking nice and glowy even when I've had a bit of a long, draining day.
Overall if I had to choose between them I'd pick the Me Me Me, the price point is fantastic and I feel it provides a more 'lit from within' glow on me compared to the Benefit which can look a bit like 'why yes I did put highlighter on my face' sometimes on me.
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P.S. Have you tried either or compared them? How do they fair for you?
I have been wanting to try the benefit highbeam! thank you for the review!
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I've reviewed the bronzey colour mememe highlighter and I love it! Definitely wouldn't splurge on Benefit again now I've tried it. x
ReplyDeleteI love Benefit highlighter too - i must try out the MeMeMe one soon! If you have a 'bodycare' near you, in my local one they have a highlighter that looks almost identical to the Benefit one. (I've completely forgot the name!) It only costs a few pound and it's really good. :-)
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Ooh very interesting! I have the Benefit highbeam and, although it is brilliant, sometimes budgets just won't stretch and I know what you mean about the pearlyness, something which I don't mind but could do without on my pale skin. So I'll definitely be trying Me Me Me when my highbeam and my budget run low! :)
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I love High Beam but unfortunately, they don't sell MeMeMe in Australia. Thanks for the review!
ReplyDeletei keep meaning to buy this! i had a sample of the benefit one and loved it but its soo expensive, this looks identical! x
ReplyDeleteAnother bonus of MeMeMe over Benefit... MeMeMe don't test on animals, whereas Benefit do.
ReplyDeleteAnother advantage of MeMeMe over Benefit... MeMeMe don't test on animals, whereas Benefit do :(
ReplyDeleteI saw a Chit Chat (never heard of them!) dupe for HighBeam in Poundland this week as well!
ReplyDeleteOooh, also e.l.f have a highlighter pen in their Studio line which is very similar.
ReplyDeleteI loved the benefit highbeam but sometimes id you want a really natural glow with dewy skin, I've found the Body Shop Radiant Highlighter to be really nice - it looks pale but is quite bendable. I've heard Becca Shimmering skin perfector is amazing but a little pricier.
ReplyDeleteI loved the benefit highbeam but sometimes id you want a really natural glow with dewy skin, I've found the Body Shop Radiant Highlighter to be really nice - it looks pale but is quite bendable. I've heard Becca Shimmering skin perfector is amazing but a little pricier.
ReplyDeleteI used to love Benefit high beam but it was sometimes a little pale and obvious. I've found The body Shop Radiant Highlighter (http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/make-up/cheeks/radiant-highlighter.aspx) to be the best for dewy natural skin as it is really blendable. I've heard Becca Shimmering Skin perfector is meant to be amazing but it is a little pricier!
ReplyDeleteGreat review! I had a MeMeMe blusher box ones that reminded me of the Benefit boxes, I think they do some great stuff!
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Ooh, not heard of this Me Me Me stuff before... time for a swift trip to Superdrug methinks! Thanks for the heads up :-)
ReplyDeleteI love love love the MeMeMe stuff! Thank god they brought it out! :)
ReplyDeleteI've wanted that Benefit High Beam for a good few months yet but haven't gotten round to getting it. I will definitely be purchasing eventually!!
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Really great comparison, thank you for this helpful review! I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for the me me me one now :) x
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It's super cheap!
I bought it from body care for £1.49 but they sell it on Amazon for £1.00 with £1.45 P&P.
It's an amazing dupe for high beam! :)
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I really like High Beam, although the price is ridiculous! The MeMeMe one sounds like a really good buy :)
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Me Me Me products - i shall have to investigate!
ReplyDeleteWow great review, I'm definitely going to get the MeMeMe beat the blues over the Benefit! (which I was actually planning on buying soon) Thanks!
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I love these comparison posts! I personally wont be trying to Me Me Me one purely because i've already got Benefit High Beam but it's nice to know that if i ever did run out of the huge bottle of High Beam that i can always try this one out! Love it! I also thought of you today when i found the 99p Revlon polishes @ the 99p store!!
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Loved this post, as i now know how to use my new highlighter!! :D
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I'm also a high beam devotee on a student budget, so thank you so much for posting this! I'll definitely give it a try.
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I've wanted to try Highbeam, but now I know MeMeMe do a dupe, think I'll get that instead! x
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I tried the yellow Me Me Me highlighter and it's just as good as Benefit Sunbeam, and a whole lot cheaper!
ReplyDeleteI use High Beam at the moment but once it's run out, I will be picking up Me Me Me's version as I can't justify buying Benefit when I can get something similar for a fraction of the price!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds FABULOSO.....I noticed a Stila product in Poundland this week. Isn't that normally sold in places like SpaceNK??!! Crazy. You are responsible for my obsession with Poundland. You and you alone.....bad girl ;-)
ReplyDeleteI swear I've had my High Beam for 9 years- how gross is that?!- but I still have half of it left! I only use a few dots here and there, so it never ever seems to run out. In which case I think it's amazing value, even for 18 quid! x
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ReplyDeleteGreat review, i'm still yet to try this.
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I adore High Beam! It's a bit like Girl Meets Pearl which is amazing too but HB lasts much longer!
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I love the high beam one, but having NO money at the moment will definitely be looking out for the me me me one! Great post
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I love benefit highbeam but not the price. I have found a similar product in pound land called chit chat. It's a really good dupe if you can look past the name and rubbish packaging. I have done a post on it fo my blog
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Thank you for this! Dont suppose you know of a Benefit Porefessional dup too? xxx
ReplyDeleteI've used high beam for years and love it, I'll definitely try the Me, Me, Me product though!
ReplyDeleteHave you sean benefits new Sunbeam (http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/product/search?q=sunbeam)? I've started using that for the summer months, I wonder if there's a similar, cheaper alternative for this one too!
I use the benefit highlighter but must admit i am a bit clueless as to how to apply it - it was a free gift in a magazine. Do you have any suggestions pls?
ReplyDeleteThanks for this! I use Me Me Me Poppy Tint instead of Benefit Posietint and I love it, pretty dupe-y at a fraction of the price :D
ReplyDeleteI saw the Me Me Me version on a stand recently and reckon it's pretty good as a much much cheaper alternative. I haven't tried it yet as my High Beam has lasted so long, I haven't needed to, but so would on the price basis alone.
ReplyDeleteHello, I bought benefit high beam for years and found how quickly it dried up once open even with the lid firmly screwed back on it seemed to vanish too quick, I've switched to one that is sold in Bodycare and sells for £3.99, it doesn't smell as good as the benefit one but its a good alternative for that price.
ReplyDeleteASDA! They do an AMAZING one for 2.99 :) it stays on all day and you only need the tiniest bit ever-I use on my browbone and cheeks.x
ReplyDeleteASDA! they do an amazing version for £3 pounds! stays on all day and i actually prefer it to benefit x
ReplyDeleteASDA! They do an AMAZING one for 2.99 :) it stays on all day and you only need the tiniest bit ever-I use on my browbone and cheeks.x
ReplyDeleteI to have been a devotee to Benefit High Beam but as my recent bottle was coming to its end this month I was pleased to find your review on a cheaper version and have since sourced it and used it! Of course High Beam is AMAZing but I'm glad to have a cheaper alternative!
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The MeMeMe one looks really good :) xxx
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