Benefit Cha Cha Tint

When I did my post about Benefit's High Beam ages ago, I said I would do seperate reviews of each product in the Go TropiCORAL Set, but it completely slipped my mind so here I am, weeks and weeks later, with a review of Cha Cha Tint for you all.

 

 

 

 

Cha Cha Tint is a "mango tinted cheek and lip stain".  It is a similar concept to Benetint (review here), but obviously, a different colour! It's also a lot thicker in consistency than Benetint, which makes it a really weird texture to apply to your lips! In comparison to Benetint, this does actually show up when you blend it onto your cheeks, but you do have to work at lightning speed because it dries so fast.

 

The packaging of this is lovely, which is usual for Benefit products. I really like the mirrored finish the bottle has, and the brush that comes with it is surprisingly good quality. This is a mini size so the bottle is plastic, but I believe that the full-sized one comes in a glass bottle.

 

I prefer to use this on my lips than cheeks, as I tend to stick with powder blushes for colour on my cheeks. However, I do find myself reaching for this a lot when choosing a lip colour. I haven't included a swatch on my lips as they are super dry at the minute and no one wants to see that! It has a definite orange tint to it, but it's not too in your face. It just provides a nice subtle tint to your lips.

 

I find this lasts around 3/4 hours on my lips, which isn't bad. I can't really comment on it's lasting power on cheeks, but the one time I did apply it to my cheeks, it lasted pretty much all day with the rest of my make-up!

 

This is only a mini size as I got it in one of Benefit's sets, and it has lasted me absolutely ages. The full sized one is £24.50 for 12.5ml. I'm not sure if I would purchase the full sized one, as I do think it's so expensive, but I do like the product :).

 

This is available from Boots and from Benefit's website.

xx

 



Benefit Benetint

Hey everyone

Firstly, apologies for the amount of Benefit reviews I seem to be doing lately. I have recently begun to love the brand and have incorporated many of their products into my everyday routine, and I wanted to share them with you.

 

As most of you will know, InStyle magazine are this month offering three Benefit minis to try out - Benetint, Cha Cha Tint and Sun Beam. I originally went to buy the magazine with the intention of picking up Sun Beam as this is the one I wanted to try, but my local shop didn't have any Sun Beam samples left, so I settled for Benefit's oldest lip/cheek tint, Benetint.

 

 

 

 

Benetint is a "rose tinted lip & cheek stain", "kiss-proof, see through colour for lips and cheeks which lasts for hours".  I actually didn't think I would like this product at all - I'm not one for red lips/cheeks, but I decided I would give it a whirl anyway. I have to say, I was completely mistaken and I actually love this product.

 

It has a very watery consistency, much different to Benefit's other stains such as Posie Tint and Cha Cha Tint, which are more gel-like. It is a lovely red/rose color, and would probably suit most complexions. It has a slight floral scent to it as well, which I like but I know some people won't.

 

 

 

I have to say, I don't use this on my cheeks. I find it's quite hard to blend in with your fingers, and once blended, the majority of the stain is on your fingertip rather than on your cheek. I originally tried this on my cheeks, was very disappointed and thought nothing more of it. However, I was going on a night out, and wanted a lip colour that I wouldn't have to keep touching up, so turned to this to see what it would be like.

 

I don't actually have a picture of it on my lips, but it's the most beautiful rose colour. I thought it would be quite bright, but it's actually really subtle which I like. You can however build it up to a stronger colour if you wanted to. It lasted for about 5-6 hours on my lips too, of course it faded but it faded naturally without going patchy or messy.

 

The only downside to this is the fact that it can dry your lips out, so I wouldn't recommend this to someone with extremely dry lips.

 

Overall I love this as a lip product, but not really a cheek product. I don't know if it's just me not being able to apply it right, but I have spoken to a few other people who have told me they struggled to get any colour payoff on their cheeks!

 

I do think it's expensive if I was to just use it as a lip product, and for that reason I probably won't be purchasing the full sized one. However, if any more samples crop up, I will be snatching them up :)

 

This is available for £24.50 from Boots and online at www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk

 

xx

P.S. This is my 100th post! Wow, it seems like two minutes ago I was writing my first!