The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

26 March 2007

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Benefit Cosmetics of San Francisco sells something called Benetint, which is:

The sexiest flush you can get from a bottle. Innocent yet provocative, our ruby-tinted cheek and lip stain is kiss-proof color that looks naturally sheer and radiant.

Innocuous enough. But New York magazine's Beth Landman has apparently seen a different pitch for the product:

In just one more sign of the stripperization of the Everywoman, Benefit's Benetint, conceived in the seventies for an exotic dancer to color lips and cheeks, is now also being sold at Sephora and elsewhere as a "kiss-proof and water-resistant" nipple tint. "Women want nipples to be pert and fresh-looking, and this shade makes them appear that way," Benefit spokeswoman Alison Haljun says. "For a long time, the idea of a ripe, rosy nipple has been considered appealing and alluring." But aren't the nipples usually undisplayed? "Even if you don't show it off, you know they're rosier and more perky," she says.

I dunno. There's a lot to be said for self-confidence, assuming you can get this sort of thing from a $28 bottle of stuff, but most of the guys I know are grateful to see any nipples at all, tinted or otherwise. Thumbs up, or something, for "kiss-proof," though.

(Courtesy of Tom Mulhall.) [probably NSFW]

Posted at 10:50 AM to Almost Yogurt


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