These are almost crayon-like in appearance, which appeals to the 8 year old in me, with a slightly waxy finish further adding to the Crayola similarity. Because of this, they seem to have good lasting ability (if I can get through a cup of tea and I still have some lip product in place, I generally consider that to be good lasting abilty. Fierce scientific altogether). The silver part at the end is for twisting upwards when you're running low on product- no messy sharpener/lip balm incidents necessary (which to be honest, was always my main reason for not buying these, once they added this feature- obstacle removed!).
These are 100% fragrance free, (which I think is not that surprising considering these are from Clinique) so those of you with sensitive skin or a dislike of scents that close to your nose will be happy out. Clinique actually describe these as a "moisturising lip colour balm", which is fairly spot on. They contain mango and shea butters for dry, delicate skin and I have to say, they do feel quite nice when applied. I also like the soft sheen of colour it adds- if you like to make a strong statement with your lips, these won't be for you but if you want a hint of colour without involving a gloss or a drying lipsick, (particularly for daytime) this is a good option. Here are the swatches:
Chunky Cherry and Pudgy Peony, with normal light, left and flash, right.
I think these two might be more pigmented than others, I've read a couple of reviews of the lighter shades online that suggest a lot of layering is needed to build up the colour, which I haven't found to be a huge issue with these. There are 16 shades to choose from in total (8 of those being recent additions), with similarly cute names, such as; Mighty Mimosa, Voluptuous Violet and Whopping Watermelon. These were 16 sterling each on the House of Fraser website, which is a bit pricey for these recessionary times we live in but I don't see either of them wearing out any time soon so probably good cost-per-wear-wise (if one could be bothered working that out). All in all, I like these, I don't know if they're going to be my favourite lip product of all time but they'd definitely make the shortlist!
Has anybody else tried out any of these little lovelies?
Pudgy Peony looks like something I'd wear to death! I absolutely love the sound of these, especially coz they're so convenient, and haven't gotten around to picking any up yet! X
ReplyDeleteThey are really lovely and worth trying and Pudgy Peony is great. They have a few darker shades but I'm more into the reds and pinks than the purples.x
DeleteThese look nice but a bit pricey for me! Great review and thanks for sharing x
ReplyDeleteThanks Martina, yeah you're dead right, they are quite pricey for a lip balm, nice as a birthday self gift though!x
Deletethey look lovely ceecee, but the tight side of me just cant justify that amount!!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, they are a bit crazily priced alright. House of fraser had a 20% off cosmetics online the day I got them and I had a fivers worth of loyalty points so I didn't feel too bad but otherwise I think I would've just been getting the one! :-)
ReplyDeleteThose two are my favourites too - and thanks for the shout out!
ReplyDeleteEmma xo
It was your blog post that originally made me want them!! They are lovely alright, I'm trying to decide which is nicer- a tough choice! :-)
DeleteI am so eager to try these out! I think you chose the top two colours :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Hun, I love them! You should definitely give them a go! :-)
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