Tag: dry lips
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The lipstick from Prada is changing my mind about mattes
This is not what I expected to experience when I tried the Prada Monochrome Soft Matte lipstick. Me and my dry lips expected instant regret. We expected the dry areas we didn’t even notice to be instantly highlighted. We expected to look chalky, parched even. But not this. The formula glides on my lips. Yes,…
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My thoughts on Maed’s lip polish
Maed was a brand new brand to Sephora, which meant that of course I had to try it. I bought and have been using the Reveal Lip Polish for some time now. Here are my thoughts. Reveal Lip Polish $26 for 8 mL It’s basically a glorified sugar scrub in a tube. It is more…
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About those overpriced Louis Vuitton lip balms. I bought one.
On my trip to New York, I wandered through the Louis Vuitton store. This was my chance to finally try that obviously overpriced makeup. I gravitated to the lip balms, the LV Baumes. I swatched every shade except for clear. I found they were way more pigmented than I was expecting and may more satisfyingly…
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I guess this is a meta-review of the Bioderma lip balm
I was in a pinch. I had traveled all the way to Austin and forgotten to pack a lip bam. I went into the drug store, scanning the aisles for something new to try. Then, I saw it. How about the Bioderma Atoderm restorative lip balm? I bought the tube and added it to my…
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The winter lip balm mistake you can avoid
New year, new me. To demonstrate my dedication to getting fit, I started going on on walks now in the dead of winter. So of course, I wanted to hydrate my lips. Mistake. As the cold air hit my face, I could feel my super glossy lips starting to stick together. I could see the…
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More lavishly expensive beauty
While the internet was offended and shocked by the price of Louis Vuitton’s newest beauty products, Chanel has had a $360 lip oil all along. So of course I had to try it. I walked into Nordstrom, observing the packaging, hoping it would give me some clue to the price. “Do you want to try…
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Are you using Balm Dot Com like this?
Glossier’s Balm Dot Com is many a person’s favorite lip balm. With limited edition drops that keep popping up, there keeps being reasons to restock. But here is one reason you might end up using it faster. Have you ever noticed that is also labeled “universal salve.” Yes, you might love it for your lips,…
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My lip product hunt continues: Farmacy Lip Smoothie
As a member of the semi-perpetually dry lip union, I am constantly on the hunt for products that keep my lips juicy and plumped (without having to evaluate my hydration habits). Now, I’ve been using the Honey Vanilla Lip Smoothie from Farmacy for long enough to give my personal review. It’s called a lip smoothie,…
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I was wrong about this lip plumper from Makeup by Mario
I had heard of plumping glosses before. Between the idea of walking around with lips that looked inflated and that hurt, I decided they weren’t for me. But then I received the Makeup by Mario Moistureglow Plumping Lip Serum when I visited the Makeup by Mario booth at Sephoria. I held the product in my…
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I really like Biokiss. However…
At the end of my facial, the aesthetician concluded with a lip treatment. After an exfoliant, she topped my lips with Biokiss from Biologique Recherche. I loved the way my lips felt. It was smooth, not at all sticky. I asked about the product when I went to pay for my services. Then I was…
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