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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Bethan Shufflebotham

Benefit baffles beauty buffs as it reveals what lip tint was ACTUALLY made for

Beauty lovers have been left stunned after cult cosmetics brand Benefit revealed in an Instagram post what their debut product was originally made for. And it’s not what you think.

Benefit’s Benetint was one of the brand’s founding formulas, but it has a rather unusual origin story.

The cheek and lip tint now comes in six different varieties, including the original Benetint, Lovetint, Chachatint, Floratint, Playtint, and Gogotint - but fans have been left red-faced after discovering what the £16 product can also be used for.

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