This product is something I've been waiting for a very long time. I love a bright statement
lip but because I'm not a lover of the shape of my own lips (that sounds odd
saying that) I rarely indulge in a hot-to-trot bold lip colour. I tend to just
enviously gaze - sometimes a bit too much - at women who can pull off a lobster
red lip staring longingly at their full, colourful pout.
It's strange though, even though I don't tend to wear
bright colours on my lips, I think shopping for lip colours and blushers is my
favourite thing to shop for, purely because the colours suck me in. It's just a
shame I can't find the confidence to wear a bright colour. Until now…
I have searching for the perfect tinted lip balm for
YEARS. And now I've found it, it is my soul mate, the Adam to my Eve, the Gin
to my Tonic, the marmite to my toast... Yeah yeah ok, you get it… In my search
before now I've never really found the right formula for me - either too sheer
(Nivea rose lip balm) or too full (sometimes the Sleek Pout Polish, sorry). But this has all the
answers.
Benefit tinted balms come in four different shades (and I'm
keeping my fingers crossed for more). Each shade matches one of the lip and
cheek stains from Benefit so you can look pretty and flushed with the cheek
stain and then top off your look with a splash of matching colour and moisture
for your lips. I have tried all the shades but the two I have bought are Benebalm
(rosy red colour) and Lollibalm (a candy-orchid, purply colour). The other two,
Chachabalm (coral colour) and Posiebalm (pinky flush) but were both lovely as
well but I had to limit myself and these didn't show up as well as the others
on my lips.
The balms promise to condition & hydrate with mango
butter and sodium hyaluronate, giving you very soft and full looking lips. I
can honestly say they do. I've been wearing mine in this sweltering heat that we've
been lucky enough to have and my lips still feel very plump and hydrated. Not a
dry patch or flake in the room.
At £14.50 these balms are pricier than what you would
expect to pay for a lip balm, but I think they are worth it and I'm really
happy with my purchase. If you just want a sheer but noticeable flush of colour
on your lips these are for you.
