Review: Benefit Cosmetics BeneBalm and BeneTint

A lot of makeup brands have taken to releasing balms this summer, and I'm all for it! Anything sheer that can be applied on the go without a mirror is my best friend!

I bought Benefit's Benebalm, ChaCha balm, and Benetint all in one scoop, so I'll review Benebalm and Benetint first, and ChaCha balm with ChaCha tint second. 

Benefit Cosmetic's Hydrating Tinted Lip Balm in BeneBalm

The packaging: This came in its own little box. The tube is the cutest thing ever because it's a shiny red tube covered in light pink polka dots. The tube makes me smile just by looking at it. 
 

(L to R): BeneBalm, ChaCha Balm, Benetint in natural light

The scent: There is a slight floral/rose scent to this balm, but it doesn't linger after applied.
 

Wearing only Bene balm

The product: BeneBalm is a very sheer rosy red shade. It is incredibly sheer and leaves a very sheer rosy tint to lips. It is super hydrating and applies smoothly. It wore for less than 2 hours on my lips, but it was so easy to reapply. If you want color pay-off, skip these balms. I think the real magic happens when you apply these on top of the lip tints! 

Cost: $18

Benefit Cosmetic's BeneTint

The packaging: This came in its own box. The cap has the applicator brush attached, but this brush is completely inconvenient for me. Using this brush to apply this tint has resulted in me getting it outside my lip lines, so I use single-use doe-footed applicators that I bought off of Amazon to apply this. 
 

(L to R): BeneBalm, ChaCha Balm, Benetint in sunlight

The scent: There is a slight floral scent to this tint, but it doesn't linger.
 

Wearing only Bene Tint

The product: Benetint is a reddish rose tint. This product is a liquid lip stain, so it goes on very wet and dries down to a great natural red flush. It wore for 4+ hours on my lips alone. This product tended to dry out my lips after a couple of hours...BUT this is where the BeneBalm came in. Applying Benebalm on top of this gives it a completely natural, just-ate-a-red-popsicle look and your lips feel hydrated. 
 

Wearing Bene Balm layered on top of Bene Tint

Cost: $30

Benefit Cosmetic's Hydrating Tinted Lip Balm in ChaCha Balm

The packaging: Same as Benebalm, except the tube is a golden coral shade with pink wave accents. 
 

Wearing only ChaCha Balm

The scent: Same as Benebalm.
 

Wearing ChaCha Balm layered on top of ChaCha Tint

The product: Same as Benebalm, but ChaCha Balm is a very sheer mango-peach shade. ChaCha Balm, just like Benebalm, looks great layered over Benefit's ChaCha Tint. It provides a whole other dimension to ChaCha Tint, and keeps lips hydrated. 

To see my review on ChaCha tint, click here!

Cost: $18
  
I don't think I could buy either of these products separately after trying them together. The Benebalm alone is too sheer, and the Benetint alone is too drying. This is the same with the ChaCha balm and ChaCha tint. So if you want to try either out, just buy both. You'll love it!

Questions? Comments? Let me know! 

Review: Benefit's Lollitint

In keeping on trend with the last blog post, here is another choice of Radiant Orchid products. 

The packaging: Comes in the same tube as the other Benefit tints. The applicator is a brush, and is the only part of the packaging I don't like. It tends to be hard to accurately apply the product with this brush because it flares out all over my lips. 

The scent: There is a synthetic, almost-plastic scent, but it goes away once it's applied to lips. 

The product: Lollitint is a true orchid tint. It leaves almost a bubblegum pink/violet tint on my lips. This product is not hydrating, and after a couple hours, my lips do feel dry. I have to prep my lips before applying this because it does and will settle into lip lines otherwise. The tint lasted about 3 hours on me. 

Favorites: I have tried Benetint, ChaCha tint, and now Lollitint. Out of these three, I love ChaCha tint the most because it's the most wearable out of the three for me. 

Cost: $30 - at this price, I would not buy Lollitint, but would opt for ChaCha tint or Benetint instead.

Questions? Comments? Let me know! 

Review: Benefit Ultra Plush Lip Gloss in A-Lister, Fauxmance, Kiss You, Lollibop, Poutrageous, and Icebreaker

This review, like most of mine, is very overdue. I picked up this 6-pack gift set after the holidays, and forgot to review these. 

The packaging: These glosses come in a standard lip gloss tube (much like Lancome's Juicy Tubes) with a white cap. I like glosses that come with an applicator, so that was the only thing I disliked about the packaging.

The scent: These all had a fruity, mango-ish scent to them. The scent wore off quickly, so it wasn't a problem.

The product: Oh god. I love these. They definitely live up to their name of "ultra plush." These glosses hug your lips and feel so good on. It actually felt like my lips turned into two very soft pillows. They are not sticky at all and are hydrating. I usually avoid lip glosses because I hate how most are sticky, so these definitely proved me wrong. The downside to these are that they don't last long on lips, so you're frequently reapplying. Also, there is very little color pay-off with these. These are sheer to basically transparent. 

A-Lister is a light, milky peach color. This was my least favorite because it literally looked like I had peach-colored milk on my lips. With my coloring, this shade looked horrible.

Fauxmance is a berry, almost-mauve color. This seems like it's a MLBB shade.

Kiss You is a purplish-pink color, and is actually a great way to wear this year's color of the year, Radiant Orchid. It delivers a very sheer wash of this color on lips.

Lollibop is a bright, hot pink. If you want to test out hot pink on your lips, but are timid, try this sheer gloss.

Poutrageous is a coral color.

Icebreaker (no photo) is clear. 

Favorites: The two I would re-purchase are Kiss You and Icebreaker, but I'm fairly certain it would be easy to find cheaper dupes of these.

Cost: Individually these glosses are $16 each. Is it worth it? If you're a huge fan of lip gloss, then yes, RUN to purchase these! 

Questions? Comments? Let me know! 

Review: Benefit's Cha Cha Tint

Love stains? Then you'll love this review!

The packaging: This comes in a coral-tinted box and the bottle is a small cylindrical tube with a white top that has the applicator attached. It's a bit bulky to be lugging around in a purse (especially a small clutch), so it's not very convenient to carry around. 

The scent: There is a bit of a plastic-like scent to this, but once applied, it goes away. 

The product: You will need to prep your lips beforehand because this will settle into lines. I usually just buff my lips with a lip scrub, apply chapstick, and wait a few minutes before applying this. The product is very liquid. It goes on very slippery, so be careful not to get outside the lines of your lips. The applicator doesn't really provide any steadiness, so it'll take some practice to put this on. Also, this stains very quickly. I did a swatch on my arm, took a picture, and then wiped it off and it had already left a stain. These last a little over 4 hours, and it's a beautiful coral shade. I think this probably works best on people with yellow undertones.
 

The stain left behind after 3 minutes

Favorites: I have tried both the original Benetint and this Cha Cha tint, and I think this one wears the best. Benetint definitely settled in the lines of my lips even when I would prep my lips. 

Cost: $30 - I don't think the cost lives up to this product, especially since I don't think you get enough for $30. I know Sephora sells a trio of mini-sized tints for $17 (includes Posietint, Sunbeam, and Cha Cha tint), so if you want to try this, buy the mini trio for a better deal. Here's the link to that deal: Sephora's Gettin' Cheeky deal 

Questions? Comments? Let me know what you think!