Give me a fat lip!

I love luscious lips! I wish I had bigger lips but unfortunately my lips aren't that plump so I will have to settle for the quick fix, lip plumping glosses. I choose the Sally Hansen Lip Inflation extreme mainly because it was inexpensive ($7), claimed to be extreme and I didn't mind having a new clear gloss anyway. 

First of all I love the packaging. The long shiny gold tube is much nicer than other glosses I own. Instead of the slanted sponge it has a brush which I don't mind. This one is just a clear gloss with no colour or shimmer.  It's supposed to be cinnamon flavoured but I thought it smelt like on old cinnamon smell. The scent is reasonably strong. You can smell it on your lips and I didn't find it very pleasant.

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The gloss itself is nice, its high shine, not too sticky with decent staying power. When I first applied it it did tingle and almost sting but it was nothing unbearable. Now I wouldn't go as far to say that I have "pale thin lips" but I could do with a little extra help so without further ado here are the before and after snaps.

Before 

After

Honestly I don't think it had a plumping effect on me. I definitely don't think it gave me lips to rival Angelina's! The gloss may make my lips appear slightly bigger because of the shine it adds but as you can see the difference in minscule! Oh well at least I have a new clear gloss which I'm sure will come in handy.

What do you think?

Latest Purchase: L'Oreal gloss

Hey girlies

I was watching Tanya/Pixi2woo's Victoria Beckham tutorial (I can't get enough of her videos!) on youtube the other day and saw her use this lipgloss, it looked gorgeous on her so I picked one up.

It's the L'Oreal Glam Shine Liquid lip colour in Sand Crystal 06. I think it's a great name for the gloss,  it is a sandy colour which has lots of crystal shimmer - it just makes sense! I'm usually not so keen of really shimmery glosses but I don't mind this one, maybe because the gloss is quite a neutral colour? I'm not sure why but i really like it.

You can sort of get an idea of the shimmer in it in the above piccies.

I don't really own any other glosses like this one. I own quite a few pink and coral toned ones but nothing quite so gold or beige. As soon as I put it on I loved it. I would probably wear it in the evening as opposed to the day as I usually just wear lipbalm during the day and think it might be a bit OTT for uni! It's the sort of colour that now I own I think I will be reaching for all the time as it goes with most looks.

 

I love the applicator. I recently got Mac dazzleglass in smile so I been wearing it all week and have become used to the small brush applicator they have. This is so much easier I can just whack on even coat really quickly & easily. It has a great consistency too. After wearing smile all week this feels so much smoother and not as sticky, I'm impressed!

 

Here is a swatch on my lips. It definitely doesn't look anywhere near as gold on my lips but the swatch doesn't really capture the beige tone it does have (silly camera). As you can see when it's on it is quite sheer.  

The only downside I have found is that it doesn't last that long and when it wears off you're left with sparkles on your lips. You know what I mean!? I hate that, I think that looks weird but anyway I can handle it as long I remember to reapply. I guess that is one of the downfalls of a gloss which isn't heaps sticky.

Have you tried any L'Oreal glamshine lipglosses? 

Imogen x

 

Thankyou Marie Claire!

This is just a really quick post for all the Australian readers out there. If you don't already know Marie Claire  are giving away an Estee Lauder Pure Color lipgloss with the September issue. I think it's part of their 15th birthday edition. I got mine a little while ago but the issue is still on the shelves so if you want one you better hurry before the October issue hits the shelves. 

 

The magazine is AUD$9.20and the gloss retails for AUD$42 - what a great freebie.

The lipgloss is Pure Colour in number 11 Passion Fruit Shimmer and it's really gorgeous. It's a great coral red shade with a nice fruity smell. I don't really have any other glosses in this shade so I'm very happy :)

 Excuse the other mark on my hand, it's a lipstain that will not come off!

So if you haven't already run out and grab one!

I hope you are all having a wonderful day 

x

Teeny Revlon Haul

Hey girls :)

After lusting after everyone's Revlon Spring/Summer 2010 goodies for months now hey have finally been released in Australia in time for the warmer months ahead. No doubt you have seen them before but I'm excited and wanted to share. 

As you can see I only ended up getting 3 things. I got 2 nail polishes in Lilac Pastelle and Peach Petal and I also picked up a lipgloss in Peach Petal. All the other nail polishes and lipglosses looked really pretty so I'm thinking I might eventually pick some other things up. Maybe the lipgloss in Coral Reef and the nail polish in Gray Suede but we'll see. I haven't tested out the polishes yet but I love the look of the colours.

I haven't really used the lipgloss much yet but from what I can tell so far it seems really nice. As you can see it's a peachy nude that looks nice by itself or over other colours. I love the consistency it's not too sticky but it feels like it won't rub off in 2 minutes. This one retails at AUD$22 (I think) but for all the Aussies girls out there I got mine from Gloss for around AUD$9 so if your after one definitely check Gloss out for a bargain.

Have you tried any of these products? And more importantly do you recommend any of the other products?

Hope you're all having a great day!

:)

Prestige gloss

I read about this lipgloss on Belle Du Jour's blog and knew i had to pick one up. It's the Prestige Skin Loving Minerals Lip gloss in Soft Peach. I'm not a huge lip gloss fan but i do like a gorgeous glossy lip if the gloss is a good one.

The only other Prestige product i own is the sun baked bronzing powder which i haven't used much but will probably dig it out when the weather becomes warmer. The price for the gloss was okay at AUD$18.95. Obviously not as good as in America, i think it's only $7.99 - talk about price inflation!

It has a nice soft texture and is not too sticky! Sometimes i find MAC ones a bit sticky but they do have great colours. Anyway I find this one has a nice consistency. It doesn't stay on for ages like some stickier glosses but i personally would rather reapply than be constantly be pulling my hair off my lips. I always seem to have dry lips and i often find that glosses just make them worse but this one doesn't really dry them. I think i read somewhere that is is enriched with shea butter so big thumbs up for that.

It is a pretty sheer nudey peach and doesn't have a lot of colour which i quite like, it makes it really versatile. It does have a bit of glitter through it but not over the top. You can sort of see what i mean in the photo above. 

Overall i'm pretty impressed. I haven't paid much attention to Prestige but i think i will have to take a closer look at their range. 

Has anyone tried this gloss or other Prestige glosses?