Spend vs Save: Benefit Silky Finish Lipstick in Skinny Dip vs Mentholatum Lipice Color in PrettyPink
I got the mentholatum lipice color because I though it was a lipbalm, stupid me it was a lipstick instead 😛
but it was a good thing, since it’s a close dupe of benefit’s. See how it fares below..
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Benefit Skinny Dip is a popular choice and highly recommended as a MLBB (my lips but better lip color) and hubby got this for me instead of the coveted Chanel Rouge Allure in Insolente (a hot hot wearable pink that I’ve longed for so long). I was browsing around watson’s in search of a lipbalm since I just emptied a Carmex pot.
I’m not too fond of carmex, just finished it because Im doing this finish-something-first-before-buying-a-replacement-thing. It dries the heck out of my lips.
Mentholatum is an asian brand commonly seen in drugstores, they have cosmetics and skincare which are affordable but have good quality. Only the sunscreens and lip products are available in the Philippines for now, hope they can bring all other good watson’s stuff like ZA, Cezanne, and more Mentholatum soon hehe.
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Mentholatum Lipice Color in Pretty Pink
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Benefit Skinny Dip
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A warm, my lips but better pink with sheen
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A cooler my lips but better pink with sheen
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Color
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Silky soft, but more firm than benefit
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Silky and soft and easily melts!!
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Texture
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A bit cheap looking for me, but it’s slim and compact nonetheless
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Classy slim and black
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Packaging
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The color stayed up to 3-4 hours with drinking, it sorta stained the lips
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1 hour max, and I was oh so careful
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Staying Power
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Slight medicinal-floral
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Fragrance-free
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Fragrance
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113 PHP
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25 SGD
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Price
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Verdict: Mentholatum is a close dupe, a really close dupe, it’s not even that noticeable of a difference when applied on the lips. You can just notice that benefit is just a slight cooler and paler.
Sorry for the unruly hair XD
8 Comments
MINAKICHU
I love Benefit lipstick! so silky and smooth to apply. And you seem to have found a dupe! i could barely notice the difference in your lip shots. 🙂
roxyfoxy
i can't wait to get that mentholatum Lipice color in Pretty pink! thankx for the reviews and swatches!.. uhm, can you do a review for the nars multiple in orgasm please? it's so hard to blend in my skin, since i tend to have dry skin in my cheek area. thanks!
Hollie
Nice review! I'm sooo getting that lipice variant now!
Aya
It's ironic how Carmex dries your lips, isn't it? Following you now 🙂
Anonymous
Hi there! I'm still a student and a beginner when it comes on makeup products and with that may I ask your opinion about this item http://www.tameraonline.com/servlet/the-535/Neutrogena-MoistureShine-Lipstick-with/Detail. Hope to hear from you soon! :))
nice review anyways. :))
K
^^Thanks for following me aya! Yup carmex dries em so much 🙁
Hi anonymous, hehe, I havent exactly tried neutrogena's moistureshine lipstick but I have tried their skincare, highlighter, and face products. So far, their products are highly satisfactory so you should give it a try.
K
hi roxyfoxy! Im sorry but I think it would take a bit more time to review nars orgasm multiple because
1. I havent tried any NARS multiple at all
2. I have no plans of purchasing it
but it seems like a cream blush, try moisturizing really well and put on a good primer to make makeup application smooth and easy
Kaycee Enerva
Most of the time, ang thinking ng tao ay mas mahal, mas maganda ang quality. But based on this review, parang mas practical yung mas mura kasi halos pareho lang sila ng effect, and mas matagal yung lasting power nung mura. Love this review! 🙂