BeneFit Benetint

-OVERVIEW-
Benetint by Benefit is a very popular and very expensive cheek and lip stain. Stains are an alternative to blusher and lipstick, as they give a liquid stain to the skin and lips, in natural tones and shades. The advantage stains have over blusher are that stains are alot more long-lasting and give a more natural rosy look, as opposed to the powdery dramatic looks blusher can achieve.

Benetint is one of the best selling cheek and lip stains in the cosmetics industry, and this is because the versatility and natural shade of the product. It has recieved excellent feedback from the palest complexions to even the most tanned and bronzed. The stain gives a natural and flushed colour which is universally suited to all skin tones.

The product is marketed at all females looking for a natural and youthful glow, there is no age range, which makes this product so irresistable for almost everyone.

-OUTLETS-
Benefit products are available in most major department stores, and large Boots stores. As it is such an expensive company, you're not likely to find it in the local town shopping centre, and should try the higher market end, like major shopping malls and larger department stores such as Debenhams.

You can also try Ebay but be wary as people tend to sell sample products in ofcourse sample sizes, and magnify the image to fool people. So be very careful.
-PRICE-
The RRP for Benetint is £22.50, just like other benefit blushers.

Many people will find that this is far too expensive for their make-up buget, and others will argue that it is well worth it. In mu opinion, you should try buying it cheaper on Ebay, just as long as you're careful with who you're buying from.

Before I started this review, I went on to Ebay, and had a quick look in the listings, and found you can buy the full size Benetint for £14.00 rather than £22.50, and you can buy smaller sizes for as little as £7.00
But this is where you need to be careful, the smaller sizes tend to be samples, and some people play with words and images, and sell samples at the prices for the full size.

But if Benetint is out of your reach at it's RRP, it's good to research carefully and check for any loops, and then buy it alot cheaper from Ebay.

-PACKAGING-
The Benetint bottle is a round glass bottle with a totally transparent finish. This is useful as you can see how much of the stain is left at all times. It has a white plastic screw top lid with a brush attached to the inside base. It's just like a nail polish bottle, except the brush is thinner and the bristles are softer.

The front of the bottle has the Benetint logo in white, set against a pink circle. Underneath that, towards the bottom of the bottle is the famiiliar slanty Benefit logo.

-THE LIQUID-
The liquid itself is a dark ruby red, similar to blood! But when it is applied to the skin it is alot lighter and rosier, and on the lips, the colour is a rosier and brighter colour of the lips it's applied on. So just imagine your lips a few shades rosier and pinker.

The stain smells purely of rose water, and has a very gentle and uplifting scent. Whether it's an advantage or a disadvantage for you, the smell doesn't linger, It's only there whilst the product is in the bottle or just applied onto the skin.-AMOUNT-
One full size Benetint bottle contains 12.5 ml of the ruby coloured staining liquid. But as only a small amount is required to use it, it tends to last a lond time.

-SHELF LIFE-
One bottle lasts for 12 months/1 year.

-WHAT IT PROMISES-
Benetint promises a "kiss-proof and water-proof" glow which is both "innocent" and "provocative".-WHAT IT DOES-
Benetint does give a natural and rosy glow as promised. It's amazing just how accurately it recreates my natural blush, and enchances it. Try it on another skin tone, and it recreates a totally different blush from mine, but accurate respectively to the persons natural "blushing colour". It suits everyone and gives anyone a rosy and healthy glow.

The stain is long-lasting, and stays put all day, and even night. and it comes off very easily even with the mildest face wash and water. It has a great formula which is a reason for it's many awards and high RRP.

But Benetint has no moisturising properties, and should be used after a moisturiser or lip balm. Unfortunately Benetint is also not good for people suffering from acne on their cheeks as the tint sets into the pimples and makes them look even more angry and flared. In that case, the tint looks nothing like a blush and blends in with the acne, and makes it look just terrible.

Other than that the Beneting lip and cheek tint, is absoloutely fabulous, I just love it.

-ADVANTAGES-
Natural glowing cheeks
Nice smelling stain
Quick and simple application
-DISADVANTAGES-
Stains fingers
You have to blend in quickly or it leaves brush marks
Irritant for Acne

-TIPS-
As instructed on the Benefit website, Apply 3 small stripes across the cheeks and quickly blend in with fingers.

Instead of using it just on the apples of your cheeks, try spreading it accross to your hairline for a more dramatic finish.-FINAL VERDICT-
Overall I think Benetint is a fantastic product despite it's overly expensive prices. The stain does exactly what it says and gives a beautiful healthy glow to even the most dull copmplexions. But apart from that, I love how natural the blush comes out, It doesn't look in any ways fake or extra, and reflects exactly how my natural blush comes out. What more could you want with a blusher? And adding to that it makes the lips look great aswell, So for me, and many many others, this product is a wonder product, and It should be in every womans handbag.
-LITTLE NOTE :) -
A cheaper version of Benetint is the MeMeMe cheek and lip stain. From superdrug.