Gothamist: Making Sure Your Lady Parts Are Rosy

neal

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:55:18 -0500

it's a gender-neutral product, drewo. dye is blind.

kate

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:48:42 -0500

How odd -- the nipple-tint origin mythology and the product itself have both been around for years. Baffling that NYMag would do a piece on it, unless BeneTint has finally decided that marketing the scarlet nips (instead of demurely alluding to it as inspiration, as they've done previously), will up their ante now that the market is flooded with similar products (heavy competition from lines like Tarte). I like BeneTint, have used it for years. I don't think it tastes bad and, as a makeup minimalist, it works well as a multi-purpose product for both my lips and cheeks. Have never tried it on nipples, though, but I can tell you it wouldn't stain clothing -- it's a sheer liquid that soaks in after a minute. You could probably achieve a similar effect with red Kool-Aid, to be honest. I also have to tell you that a friend of mine, seeing it in my medicine cabinet years ago and inquiring about it, got all excited about the nipple history and really wanted to paint hers up. Seems some people really are into having rose-tipped girls. Whatever turns you on, eh?

drewo

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:24:30 -0500

And what about nipple tint for the boys?

Tim N.

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:12:22 -0500

Friends... variety is the spice of life. Imagine how boring the world would be if all nipples looked alike. Diversity forever!

nips

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:05:47 -0500

Hasn't this stuff been around for at least 10 years? Thank goodness this timely snippet about its multiple uses has at long last been brought to my attention.

robin.g

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:45 -0500

reeeeeeeeee-tarded

nick

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:48:48 -0500

i agree with #2..pale pink is the way to be!

nadarine

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:05:08 -0500

wait, I thought it was part of their lore that Benetint was originally based on some goopy nipple makeup beloved by strippers! I'm totally returning my bottle, now that I know it lacks the Official Stripper Seal of Approval.

Kristin

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:50:50 -0500

BeneTint tastes bad. Just FYI.

WTF?

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:24:19 -0500

Benefit's spokeswoman the history of "ripe, rosy" nipples being standards of beauty even encourages that undercover nipples get Benetint. Seriously, did you just get off the boat?

Lexiphane

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:08:38 -0500

[4] I wasn't criticizing anyone's grammar. That comment was in response to the comment preceding it--since removed--that was bitching about Gothamist's lack of copyediting. The use of the non-word "gramatic" in my comment was purposeful, to prove my point about legions of sharp-eyed copy editors. Congratulations, you spotted the error in 1hr 11mins.

smitty

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:53:39 -0500

I've never heard of any girl doing this. This sounds fake.

adm

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:17:56 -0500

White girls, you are a mystery. ps. the irony of one blog commenter's f'ing up while correcting someone else's "gramatic" skills never ceases to amuse and disgust. cf. Matthew 7:3.

nipples for thought

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:58:47 -0500

Who gives a damn what NOW thinks? There was a great article in Atlantic Monthly about how overturning Roe v. Wade would not only make absolutely no difference but it would be the best thing to happen to the Democratic Party - ever.

SP

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:11:26 -0500

This is odd. I am a young straight male with a vigorous libido, and I prefer pale pink nipples. I fail to see the benefit of this or any other similar product for the purpose of tinting nipples.

Lexiphane

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:06:46 -0500

It's obvious that Gothamist.com actually employs a legion of sharp-eyed, on-the-ball copy editors who quickly ferret out and inform its staff of every typo, solecism, and spelling error that appears online. I applaud those unsung heroes' gramatic vigilance.