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DRESSED TO THE NINES LIP COLORS
Photo Credit: www.skinncosmetics.com
This fabulous compact from Skinn by Dimitri James makes sexy, picture perfect lips as easy as 1-2-3. The compact houses 9 collagen boosting lip colors, a protective sheet of plastic to keep the colors free of purse debris, a mirror, and 2 brushes. The colors are up-to-date, and appropriate for day and evening wear. With nine colors to choose from, you need never worry that you will be caught out of the house without the right shade.
On top of the variety in color, the consistency of these lipsticks is so smooth, so creamy, my lips feel pampered whenever I wear them. The moisture rich formula does wonders for dry lips and the collagen boost makes them feel plumped and beautiful. The lip sticks are just as easily applied with the brushes that come with them, as with fingertips.
Final verdict: GGI (Gotta Get It): Nine colors in one compact, incredible shine, and great lasting coverage, all for $36.
***Gifted***
PHOTO CREDIT: yestocarrots.com
Count ‘em, eight nights of Hanukkah. Tonight the menorah is fully illuminated, it’s the last night of latkes, and my last night blogging some of my favorite lip care products. Tonight I’m thinking about those candy colored lip glosses that come in a tube. These products are heavy on shine, provide sheer coverage with a wash of color and a little flavor for a look that’s pure sophistication with a little thrill for your inner girlie girl.
Without question, Lancome Juicy Tubes kick-started this trend in lip care. Lancome releases new “flavors” and keeps us wanting more with great colors, non-sticky coverage and candy scents that are pure nostalgia. The tube applicator is completely idiot-proof, the gloss isn’t too sticky and the look lasts for hours at a time. Juicy tubes are typically $18 a pop, but I’m a sucker for the gift set that’s out now for the holidays at major department stores, eight travel sizes for $39.50, an $81 value.
L’Oréal Color Juice Sheer Juicy Lip Gloss makes no bones about borrowing inspiration from Juicy Tubes. The color, texture and form factor are nearly identical. The biggest difference is in the price tag, about $8.50 a tube. These are great budget buys and make fantastic Hanukkah gifts or stocking stuffers for teens or tweens who are just developing an interest in makeup.
I put Yes To Carrots C Me Shine Lip Gloss in a class by itself. The six available colors are fantastic, and this gloss feels amazing, thanks to vegetable extracts, vitamin E, coconut, jojoba and sunflower oils, shea butter and beeswax. The peppermint scent is perfect for the holidays and year round, and the 95% organic formula is free of parabens, phthalates, phenols and petroleum. This dark horse has emerged as my favorite of 2009’s Hanukkah lip-o-rama, and hello, they are only $6.50 each! Love, love, love.
Happy holidays!
*Purchased*
PHOTO CREDIT: smashbox.com
Tonight I’m slicking on glosses with enough shine to reflect the light of my menorah. For certain moods and looks, nothing beats a clear, ultra-shiny lip. What I can live without are sticky formulas that always seem to attract my hair and goop up my glass. With so many on the market, I’ve tried my fair share of hits and misses. Here are a few standouts.
MAC Clear Lipglass is designed to be worn on its own or over lipstick, and it provides major impact shine along with great conditioning. I love the moisturizing jojoba oil and easy application. A tube retails for $14 and will last an eternity, as you only need a teeny bead of this highly concentrated product to achieve the full effect.
Smashbox Reflection High Shine Lip Gloss ups the ante with by providing saught-after high shine along with vitamins and hyaluronic acid to plump your pout, fill in lines and moisturize. It isn’t quite clear, but the “Super Glossy Pearlescent Shine” is universally flattering and subtle enough for any setting. It costs $19 for a tube.
Maybelline Shiny-licious Lip Gloss comes in nine colors, and I decided to test drive the Clear when I spotted it on a recent visit to Ulta. For about $5 a tube, it was a low risk proposition that paid off nicely. That’s the thing about lip products; I love treating myself to luxury products, but always mix it up with budget brands because there is nothing worse than being out with dry, dull lips and no fix. I stock every bag with multiple options for every mood, and Shiny-licious is a great, affordable choice. It looks fantastic and has texture and shine on par with many of its pricier counterparts. Love it.
Note to beauty brands: I haven’t had any success finding a clear, high shine gloss that’s paraben-free. If I could find a beautiful, shiny gloss with a good formula that’s good for me I would buy a lifetime supply, and that’s an awful lot of lip gloss.
*Purchased*
