Top 10 of 2012: Lipglosses

These are ten fantastic shades of gloss that I reviewed and tested in the past year.  You’ll notice that there are a few from Bobbi Brown’s High Shimmer range, and let’s just say it was hard not to include more!

• Bobbi Brown Firefly — iridescent pink and silver
• Chanel Merveille — muted plum-pink
• Clarins Grenadine — bright coral-pink
• Bobbi Brown Canary — gold on gold
• MAC Girl About Town — bright pink
• Korres Crocus — lavender
• MAC Ready to Roam — rich red
• Bobbi Brown Citrus — gold-shimmered coral
• Revlon Rosegold – pale rose gold
• Illamasqua Stranger — antique gold

What was your favorite lipgloss from 2012?

5 Great Layering Shades to Create Festive Lip Looks

Whether you love a red, berry, burgundy, copper, or orange lip for the holidays, these are fantastic products to layer with your favorite lipstick to add the sparkle and shine of the holiday season.

• Bobbi Brown Canary — clear gloss packed with orange-gold shimmer and sparkle
• OCC Triptych — bright gold; alone or patted on top, it is absolutely festive
• Illamasqua Opulent — mix of champagne, pink, and gold shimmer
• NARS Albatross — white gold shimmer
• Hourglass Imagine — glossy, champagne shimmer

What’s your favorite holiday lip combo?

Reach for Olympic Gold with 5 Favorites

I thought it would be fun to celebrate the London Olympics with a few posts inspired by the colors of the medals handed out (gold, silver, and bronze). This post features five of my favorite gold-colored products!

• Bobbi Brown Canary — gold shimmer overload
• OCC Triptych — true yellow gold with a metallic finish
• theBalm Mary Lou Manizer — shimmering pale gold
• SpaRitual Solstice — glittering gold with molten orange tones
• Inglot #404 — rich honey gold with a frosted metallic sheen

What’s your favorite gold-colored beauty product?

Bobbi Brown Canary High Shimmer Lipgloss ($23.00 for 0.24 fl. oz.) is described as a “pure gold with gold pearl.” I’d like to call it sparkling lipgloss gone absolutely, positively insane. This is quite possibly one of the most shimmering, glittering, glimmering, dazzling, so on and so forth glosses I’ve ever used. The base color is really a pale gold that yields little color, but it’s full of yellow gold, molten gold, and copper shimmer, so it brings the coverage up to semi-sheer to semi-opaque. The overall effect is very shimmery, metallic, and it gives lips a browner look. Though it appears “sheer,” there is a marked difference between my bare lips and this on.

MAC Straight to the Head is very brown, there’s no real gold in it. Make Up for Ever M6 is bronze and the shimmer is finer. NARS LusteR is such a tame, tame version–it looks so flat in comparison. MAC Gold Dust is a bit better, but it still doesn’t catch the light as well.  This is a shade that looks fine on its own, but it will be the perfect way to add glossiness and warmth to your favorite lipstick (try it over a red).

I’m a big fan of Bobbi Brown’s High Shimmer Lipgloss formula–it has an amazing high gloss shine that’s ridiculously glossy, shimmery, and all-around dazzling. If you’re a fan of Chanel Glossimers or MAC Dazzleglasses, you really should check out this formula, because (and in my opinion only, of course) these are even better. The formula is lightweight, comfortable to wear, glide on easily but never slip around, and wear for four to five hours–and the best part? The shimmer never feels gritty and doesn’t travel. When I wore Canary earlier this week for a wear test, it wore for four hours. These are mint-scented, taste-free, and non-sticky. It’s moisturizing, though it won’t replace your lip balm.

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	If you're a fan of Chanel Glossimers or MAC Dazzleglasses, you really should check out this formula, because (and in my opinion only, of course) these are even better.
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