About
"The flirtiest flush you can get from a bottle! Our candy-orchid tint treats your lips & cheeks to a "pop" of dreamy sweetness."
Colour
A very girly, medium, blue-toned pink lavender.
Application
The instructions say to apply directly with the brush on the cheeks, but I always find it leaves brush stroke marks even if I dab and blend it really quickly after applying. So I recommend brushing on the product onto the back of your clean hand first (warning: it will leave a stain on your hand, so you may want to use a dedicated plate/palette for this purpose) then dab a bit at a time with a clean finger onto the apple of your cheeks. With lips, I feel free to just apply directly with the brush.
Swatches
Applied on my olive, tanned skin and photographed indoors using a strobe.
Performance
I found Lolli Tint to work fairly well both on cheeks and lips. As it doesn't really add any hydration to your lips, you may need to condition your lips beforehand if you naturally have dry lips. It looks deeper on my lips as I naturally have quite dark, blue-toned pigmentation on that area. On my current olive, tanned summer skin tone, it takes about 2-3 layers (or 2-3 brush strokes of product on the back of my hand) for normal application (depending on how strong I want my cheeks to look), which is pretty good for liquid tints I think. You just need to work quickly to ensure the liquid blends out evenly. This lip and cheek stain will last the longest on bare lips and skin as it's in direct contact with the skin and no other layer of product. You can apply thin layers of foundation over it if you need it and still have a bit of cheek colour showing through naturally. Otherwise, I still found it to last through most of the day with minor fading on my cheeks if applied on top of foundation, and at least about half the time on my lips depending on how much I drink and what I eat during the day. For reference, this is based on my current skin condition which is combination (oily T-zone).
Ingredients
RRP & Size
US$30.00 for 12.5 ml / 0.42 fl. oz.
Availability
Available now in the USA, which is wear I got mine (about six weeks ago - only just got around to reviewing it - sorry! ;-) ). It will officially released in all Benefit Cosmetics counters in Australia on February 15.
Verdict
One of my favourite shades for cheeks especially on my olive skin tone. It really does give a pretty contrasting flush of colour on my otherwise, unnoticeable, dull cheeks that makes me look alive. Being partial to blue-toned pinks, I much prefer this shade over Benefit's Cha Cha Tint. Excellent lasting power for those stinking hot days, too. Speaking of which, when are we gonna get a break from this crappy heat wave?! Bah!
Hope this review was helpful.
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