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.
My idea of the perfect party punch involves strawberries, and if they aren’t in there in copious amounts (mashed or sliced, doesn’t matter to me), I’m out. There’s a Strawberry version in the new-ish Benefit Punch Pops, so YAY for me and my red berry addiction, which I blame on a childhood spent obsessing over Strawberry Shortcake (the doll, not the dessert…although I do love both).
For the life of me, I can’t figure out why the boxes say “Liquid Lip Color,” when really, this new-ish line, which came out last fall, is made up of straight-up lipglosses.
*shrugs*
Slightly confusing marketing aside, the glosses are fun, functional and best of all, cute, which is what Benefit, a beauty brand based outta SF (my old stomping grounds!), does best.
This line of non-sticky, full-pigment glosses is supposed to be cheeky and fun and not meant to be taken too seriously. You stick one in your purse, wear it everyday for two weeks straight, and then after that, occasionally take it out whenever you do a deep dive into your bag (“Oh, so THAT’S where it went!”) and touch up with it before moving onto the next thing.
The deets
- $18 each, available in 7 shades in the permanent line (although FYI, Benefit is known for revamping/relaunching their glosses every
five minutescouple years). - Unscented, unflavored
- Feels similar to a Chanel Glossimer on the lips, with medium weight and a little bit of glide (so, heftier than a MAC Lipglass, but not as slick as MAC Cremesheen).
- Applies evenly, and stays shiny for about an hour before it starts to fade.
- For the darkest shades, I get a maximum wear time of about three hours; for the lighter shades, about two.
- I find the formula to be slightly drying on my lips.
This is a cute and completely functional lipgloss, and while it might not revolutionize the makeup world as we know it, it’s darling enough to probably bring a smile to your 🙂 face every time you take it out. Totally appropriate for the young and the young-at-heart, and if Connor were a tween, I’d be cool with her “borrowing” the light pink one from me and keeping it in her backpack.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Ilaria says
February 6th, 2019 at 12:04 amThe packaging is just too cute and the shades too! 😍 My fave is Watermelon, it’s so fresh and reminds me of Summer 😍
Thank you as always for this post, I really enjoyed it! ❤️
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Christine Beck-Millan says
February 6th, 2019 at 9:46 amThe gif of Strawberry Shortcake petting the cat is so satisfying and soothing….
Was it me or did those dolls lose their scent way too quickly?
Somehow these made me think of that translucent pinkish gloopy lip gloss that came in the glass rollerball tube. Sounds like these are probably nothing like them. Perhaps the packaging made me regress. O_o
Kim says
February 6th, 2019 at 9:55 amKind of a bummer about being slightly drying but they seem more summery to me so there’s less chance of alligator lips. 🙂 I was sort of hoping they’d be scented/flavored to match the names. But I guess that would make it VERY young and not as much of a crowd pleaser.
PS So, success with the driving permits yesterday. 2 new learners on the road. And BIG success with the slideshow. It ended up being 48 minutes (crazy, I know) and they loved it and were very grateful. I was even able to give some snuggles and smooches without complaint afterward. Which is almost unheard of these days. 🙂
Erica says
February 6th, 2019 at 12:31 pmOh I love the packaging here! So cute and fun, who could resist? Wish they weren’t slightly drying for you, but I guess you could always layer it with something more moisturizing. Love your monthly series ideas, by the way!
Michele DiCola says
February 6th, 2019 at 12:51 pmAloha !
Hope Connor Claire is feeling better .
I choose strawberry 🍓
Looks like the one for me .