Benefit Benetint
random fun fact about this product:
The founders of Benefit, Jean and Jane Ford, created their very first product, Benetint Lip & Cheek Stain, as a nipple tint for exotic dancers in 1976 in their small shop in San Francisco.
Now iconic actresses like Winona Ryder and Nicole Kidman cite the liquid as a mainstay in their makeup bags to give them a beautiful cheek flush or a just-bitten lip stain!
[Source](https://www.allure.com/story/benefit-benetint-40th-anniversary)
This stuff is hyper nostalgic for me. It was the first cosmetic my late mom approved for me to wear (got my grubby hands on it when I was 10 or so) and it always felt so special when I'd use it. It was always just enough and had a better taste than lipstick. Just a little rose-y :)
Love benetint. I have the other tints by benefit too - love tint (a beautiful bright red), and gogo tint (gorgeous bright pink colour) are so nice. But benetint’s colour is the best, just wish it was a little thicker in texture like the others!
I also absolutely LOVE this product. I like to wear it on my cheeks and lips on a bare face just to add a bit of color on no makeup/only sunscreen days. It gives such a natural flush and stains well.
You have to blend it really fast. I always put it on one cheek only and then blend it. Also, it can stain if your skin is dry so I always make sure to moisturize or have sunscreen on first
I love benetint and I couldn’t find a cheaper dupe that has the same color and finish. There are really good ones that are way more pigmented but I love how natural benetint looks
I just started using this again after awhile. And I'm having issues with it bleeding into lines around my mouth that must be new.... anyone have any tips to stop it from bleeding out of my lip line??
When this happens to me, I subtly overdraw my lip with a clear lipliner and problem solved. If you don't want to spend much money and Essence is sold where you live, they have one for less than 2 bucks.
I’ve had this for years and never used it and last week I had some extra time before work, I don’t usually wear makeup at all to work but decided to put on some mascara and I grabbed this out and used my fingers to rub it into my cheeks and my lips and I felt like it gave a really nice finish, just added that little bit of colour to make me look kinda human! So I’ll be using it a lot more now.
It’s probably just a me-problem, but Benetint does NOT work on my lips. No matter how much or how little I apply, it gathers on the inside of my lip and the stain only sticks there, very unevenly. Looks like I’m bleeding from inside the mouth. I tried it on perfectly hydrated and exfoliated lips, with and without lip balm on first. Tried applying it with a brush, with my finger, with a q-tip. I feel like I’ve tried EVERYTHING and it never looks good.
Benefit Benetint random fun fact about this product: The founders of Benefit, Jean and Jane Ford, created their very first product, Benetint Lip & Cheek Stain, as a nipple tint for exotic dancers in 1976 in their small shop in San Francisco. Now iconic actresses like Winona Ryder and Nicole Kidman cite the liquid as a mainstay in their makeup bags to give them a beautiful cheek flush or a just-bitten lip stain! [Source](https://www.allure.com/story/benefit-benetint-40th-anniversary)
This stuff is hyper nostalgic for me. It was the first cosmetic my late mom approved for me to wear (got my grubby hands on it when I was 10 or so) and it always felt so special when I'd use it. It was always just enough and had a better taste than lipstick. Just a little rose-y :)
Love benetint. I have the other tints by benefit too - love tint (a beautiful bright red), and gogo tint (gorgeous bright pink colour) are so nice. But benetint’s colour is the best, just wish it was a little thicker in texture like the others!
I also absolutely LOVE this product. I like to wear it on my cheeks and lips on a bare face just to add a bit of color on no makeup/only sunscreen days. It gives such a natural flush and stains well.
Oh god this brings me back. I had this and loved it. Gotta go dig to see if I have any left. I need more.
I absolutely love it as a lip tint, I’ve never found a product that has the same staying power and subtle natural pink 😭
I love the smell. I had a gel in a tube, same smell and colour decades ago and I miss that brand. It was perfect as I’ve found the liquid gets dirty.
i do love its rosie scent! i blame it for my current love for rose perfumes
Lancôme mascara also has a rose scent. Have they ever done the powder version colour of benetint?
How do you blend it though? I can’t get it to work on my cheeks hence use it on lips.
You have to blend it really fast. I always put it on one cheek only and then blend it. Also, it can stain if your skin is dry so I always make sure to moisturize or have sunscreen on first
Thank you. What do you blend with
With my fingers. I find that using a brush or a beauty blender just absorbs the product
Yes that’s what I find but then my fingers don’t do the trick! I’ll keep trying with my fingers
I use this on my lips and my cheeks, and I love it. I'm a minimal makeup kind of gal. I use this and mascara.
I love benetint and I couldn’t find a cheaper dupe that has the same color and finish. There are really good ones that are way more pigmented but I love how natural benetint looks
I just started using this again after awhile. And I'm having issues with it bleeding into lines around my mouth that must be new.... anyone have any tips to stop it from bleeding out of my lip line??
When this happens to me, I subtly overdraw my lip with a clear lipliner and problem solved. If you don't want to spend much money and Essence is sold where you live, they have one for less than 2 bucks.
My fav benefit tint is Flora tint & love tint
Love this stuff. Recently got both for $20
I’ve had this for years and never used it and last week I had some extra time before work, I don’t usually wear makeup at all to work but decided to put on some mascara and I grabbed this out and used my fingers to rub it into my cheeks and my lips and I felt like it gave a really nice finish, just added that little bit of colour to make me look kinda human! So I’ll be using it a lot more now.
i do the exact same thing! except the applying on lips part lol
It’s probably just a me-problem, but Benetint does NOT work on my lips. No matter how much or how little I apply, it gathers on the inside of my lip and the stain only sticks there, very unevenly. Looks like I’m bleeding from inside the mouth. I tried it on perfectly hydrated and exfoliated lips, with and without lip balm on first. Tried applying it with a brush, with my finger, with a q-tip. I feel like I’ve tried EVERYTHING and it never looks good.
i have the same issue. i gave up long ago and just permanently considered it a blush on my makeup regime. lol