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Bay Area Beauty Love: Benefit Gogo Tint

February 7th, 2019 by Karen 8 Comments

benefit gogo tint
Benefit Gogo Tint

Yay for the Bay! In this series, for the month of February 2019, I’ll be featuring products from and around my stomping grounds, the San Francisco Bay Area.

Question of the day: Is the “gogo” in Benefit Gogo Tint a shout-out to the Wham song or a shout-out to gogo dancers?

Neither? Both?

Seeing as how the very first Benefit stain was a nipple tint made for exotic dancers…I’m gonna go-go with option B, ha ha!

It’s been a minute since I’ve worn one of these. They’re $30 liquid lip and cheek stains, and this newest member is a vibrant matte cherry red that looks like an intensified version of the original Benetint I loved like heck in my early 20s.

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Wake me up before you Gogo!

Gogo Tint isn’t as watery as the O.G. one. The liquid formula is milkier and creamier (similar to the ChaCha and Lolli tints). The thicker consistency makes Gogo user-friendlier because, unlike the original, it doesn’t immediately drip or roll down your cheeks. It’s also smoother and easier to blend.

I also feel like the slightly creamy consistency makes it less patchy than the more viscous original and easier to blend, which I usually do with my fingers.

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Wearing Gogo Tint on my cheeks (applied with fingers) and lips

Like all of the Benefit Tints, you can wear Gogo on your lips, too. It’s a bright matte red that looks like just-kissed lips, and it’s beautiful if you can get it to apply evenly. Although I appreciate its multitasking prowess, I’m not fond of wearing it on my lips because the tint grabs on to the center areas more than the outer edges, so I end up with an unintentional edgy gradient effect.

I mean, it would be cooler if I were a high-fashion gal, but when I’m out and about in a sweatshirt, stretchy pants and messy bun, as I am 99% of the time…it just looks like I forgot to touch up after lunch.

More deets…

  • Wear time is about 5-6 hours.
  • Doesn’t taste or smell like anything.
  • A little drying on the lips, but not drying on my cheeks, though.
  • Best on bare skin or skin prepped with BB or CC cream, or tinted moisturizer , can be streaky on a full-coverage base).
  • Always make sure that the cap is sealed shut; otherwise, it could spill all over your makeup bag.
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Gogo Tint, blended (top) and unblended (bottom)

I see this as a great blush for low-maintenance gals and a good option for first-time blush wearers, or anyone who likes makeup that doesn’t look powdery or obvious. A large 0.33-oz. bottle is $30, and a travel-sized 0.13-oz. mini is $12. You can find Gogo at Benefit stores, Ulta and Sephora.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Geez, why are these chairs so comfortable? Is it the chair, the shave ice, the hibiscus flowers around them, the fancy swimming pool? Or all of the above?

Aloha again! This has been a very low-key trip so far with a definite lack of adventure sports and water activities. Yup. Connor, El Hub and I all came down with viruses, so we haven’t been pushing the envelope in terms of activities, but it’s still been wonderful to just hang out, rest and take in the atmosphere (and consume large quantities of shave ice, fresh papaya and pineapple).

I’m gonna go get another shave ice now. What can I get you? You can mix ‘n match any flavors you want…

Banana, Vanilla, Bubble Gum, Cherry Coconut Cotton Candy, Watermelon, Grape, (Sour) Green Apple, Green Tea, Guava, Yuzu, Lemon, Lemonade, Li Hing Mui, White Cake, Lilikoi (Passionfruit), Lime, Mango, Lychee, Melon, Mizore, Orange, Papaya, Pickled Mango, Piña Colada, Pineapple, Raspberry, Root Beer, Strawberry, Peach, Ume, Banana Cream, Coconut Cream, Strawberry Cream

(*Cream flavors have condensed milk pre-mixed into the syrup.)

Sugar-Free Banana, Sugar-Free Strawberry, Sugar-Free Vanilla

Bay Area Beauty Love: Benefit Gogo Tint / Originally published February 7th, 2019

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  1. Allison C says

    February 7th, 2019 at 1:26 pm

    I love the photo of you sporting the tint. You look fantastic. I like the consistency of this more than the watery Benetint. I need to check this out. Enjoy your vacay! Hope you’re feeling better. I would love to get there myself one day, but it’s such a long trip from the east coast
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  2. Marty says

    February 7th, 2019 at 2:00 pm

    Ah, real Hawaiian shave ice…one of my many favorite things about Hawaii. It is SO good! Sorry you and the fam have been ill during your vacation.

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  3. Michele DCola says

    February 7th, 2019 at 3:07 pm

    Aloha .
    Sorry you guys are sick. We are sick here too.
    Tamaflu , nebulizer, inhalers , Tylenol . Ugh !
    May try that Benefit .i like everything else they have .

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  4. LindaLibraLoca says

    February 8th, 2019 at 1:05 am

    I go with exotic dancers too. Makes me feel a little less mummy and more, well, exotic should I use one of them.
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  5. Jane says

    February 8th, 2019 at 6:34 am

    That sucks that you all aren’t feeling well on your vacation in such a beautiful place. wishing you all a speedy recovery.
    I remember the original Benefit Face Tint. It was a pretty cool product then. I guess it still is.

    Be well.

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  6. Miki says

    February 8th, 2019 at 11:49 am

    Oh I’ll always love the Benetints. I have them all. Except this one, and it looks lovely! I don’t use them much anymore, but maybe I should 🙂
    Pro Tip: (haha like I’m a pro) I actually keep these in a little makeup purse to throw in my suitcase, because whenever I travel I use these almost exclusively. I use them on my eyes, cheeks, and lips, and just add a little bronzer. So low key, but so pretty. Everything I want in a vacation 😁

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  7. Gemma Etc. says

    February 9th, 2019 at 12:47 pm

    I hope you’re feeling better now. Gogo Tint is such an underrated product, it’s so summery and pretty xx

    Gemma • Gemma Etc . ❤️

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    • Karen says

      February 11th, 2019 at 9:33 am

      Thanks, Gemma!

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