I have a lot of bad habits. One of them is rewarding myself
for menial tasks. So when I stopped at Wal-mart to buy toilet paper, I decided
to treat myself. I'm not really a lip gloss person, but I'm a big fan of dark
red lips, and these are new, so I grabbed one on a whim.
(left: one swipe right: four swipes)
The colour is very sheer, slightly buildable, and
surprisingly not very glossy. It also
has a slight iridescent shimmer. The sign claimed "rich true-to-tube color", so I assumed the product would have a similar amount of pigmentation to the Maybelline Color Elixirs, so I was a little disappointed.
It did however, prove true to it's claims of minimal stickiness.
The texture is gritty, but it doesn't feel like it's because
of the glitter, but rather because of the formula. The colour is also leans
more toward purple than red.
I decided to also try it on top of lipstick, and it paired
quite well with my Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Never Say Never, but I think
I prefer that shade matte. (testing
ceased due to bloody lip)
Overall I'm somewhat disappointed with this product, more
due to the sign's claim than anything. I'd give it a 4/10 because while the
colour is kind of nice, it's not what I expected or what I was looking for, and
the formula leaves much to be desired.
