Hey Guys,
It’s Kari from the blog Short Broke and Happy. Benefit asked me to guest blog on Friends With Benefit and I couldn’t be more excited about it. Today I’m going to be talking all about tints and balms.
With spring right around the corner, I am slowly transitioning my makeup routine to match the upcoming season. I don’t know how the weather has been where you live, but I can tell you that this past winter here on the East Coast has been brutal. I tend to wear heavier makeup in the fall/winter and keep it a little lighter in the spring/summer months.
I had the opportunity to try out chachatint, lollitint, benetint, and posietint as well as chachabalm, benebalm, and posiebalm. Benefit’s tints and balms are perfect for spring. The tints take the place of your blush, or even add an extra pop of color underneath your blush. They leave the skin looking dewy, fresh, and they are all perfect for day or night. The balms add a pretty tint of color to the lips. They are moisturizing and are the perfect size to throw in your purse for touchups. The best part about the balms is that the color is buildable so you could go with a sheer tint or an extra bit of color.
The tints did not disappoint. I think my favorite part about them is that the colors are so buildable. I could wear a light layer during the day and add a bit more at night. There is nothing more I love than dewy, glowing skin and I think each one of these balms add the perfect amount of glow to any look. I personally love adding High Beam to each one of these looks for an extra dewy look.
The application is so simple. Just dab a few dots on the apples of your cheeks and distribute using a patting/spreading motion. You want to move quick with the tints since they do dry fast.
These balms are amazing. Since I tend to have dry lips year long, (lucky me, right?) I am always on the lookout for a hydrating balm. I really love each one of these balms, because not only are they some of the most hydrating lip balms I’ve ever tried, but they also give the prettiest hint of color. I can totally picture myself wearing these all spring and summer long. I see it now, I’m laying on the beach somewhere tropical, sipping a cold drink, and looking oh’ so fresh with my bronze skin and pretty lips. OK, so I don’t think I’ve ever been “bronze” but you get the idea.
Thank you so much for reading.
xoxo,
Kari
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