Japan's Answer to Benetint

I adore stains! Big time ! I love the natural, flushed look you can get from a stain. I've been a big time user of Benetint for ages but in all honesty I've found far better alternatives. Benetint is a bit sheer for me and I can get a deeper color from other brands. Good quality stains don't come cheap however I'm about to show you an inexpensive, high quality one!

I got this off of JPmon but believe it or not I've also seen it in various Asian supermarkets in the US. Fact is I never knew what it was prior to seeing it on JPmon. When you're in an Asian supermarket surrounded by stuff you aren't familiar with you practice caution when making your selections. My main reason for not purchasing it was the fact that I wasn't sure what it was for. Sure it has a beautiful geisha-like girl on the cover but that doesn't mean anything! This could be dip for chicken or something how could I know it was cosmetic? Seriously have you been to an Asian market before? EVERYTHING has cute labels! Packages of Baby Star (this is a snack) have really cute images on it! The US is not yet exposed to the kawaii packaging of food and just about everything else. Hell, the only thing cute about our food packages would be cereal. America wants to shove cereal down the throats of babes so they showcase cute tigers, tucans, and three strange little elf like chefs named Snap, Crackle, and Pop. Hey, I never claimed we were creative in the US!



Anyway!

I was ordering some Kose Airy Whip on JpMon as the shipping is a bit cheaper for a few cans in comparison to my friends buying it and shipping it over (because you have to stock up on Airy Whip like it's the end of the world as we know it) when I noticed that this same cheek stain that was available in my local Asian market was here at JpMon! Hmm! After being hypnotized by the delightful animation of the cute girl applying this I knew I must have!

So on with the review after all that babbling...!

I can't recall how much I paid for this on JpMon but it was cheaper in the store I believe at $6 bucks or something like that. I just added it to my cart at JpMon as I was doing an order anyway so why not!



This is a bit thicker then Benetint but easy enough to blend. Three dots across your cheeks, smile, blend, and perfect flushed cheeks. A tiny bit lasts all day, literally. As with all cheek stains it's virtually waterproof, smudge-proof, and atomic bomb proof! This stuff isn't going anywhere unless you take it off!

This will work well enough on medium light skin tones like my own and it'll also flatter a medium dark skin tone. My sister is what I call a coffee skin tone and it looks beautiful on her and even more flattering then on my own paler skin!

This is something you might want to nosy around your own markets or small shops for if you have any local ones! If I can find it here I'm positive you'll be able to find it in similar markets! Who doesn't have a local Asian market around?

If anything it's probably the best cheapest brand of tint I've come across and I've tried them all! Works way better then Benetint that's for sure!