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L'Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss Review, Photos, Swatches

L'Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss
L’Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss

A Barely-There, Sheer Gold-Shimmered Gloss

L’Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss ($9.99 for 0.21 fl. oz.) is sheer, gold-shimmered gloss. There is a very slight yellow tint to the otherwise clear base color. MAC Phiff is similar, just has larger sparkle particles. Bobbi Brown Bare has a colored mix of sparkle.

Something Shiny adds a modicum of shimmer, but it primarily adds shine.  It also seemed to warm up my natural lip color (giving it a warmer undertone, which is nice, given my natural lip color is corpse-like!).  Because the formula is slightly drying, it’s better layered over a lipstick to add a healthy dose of high-gloss shine.  The gloss has a thin consistency and gritty, tacky texture.  This particular shade smelled mostly sweet and fruity without the medicinal quality that some of the other shades have had.  When I tried wearing Something Shiny, the shine lasted for three hours, and the shimmer had vanished by the fourth hour–not quite the eight-hour wear promised.

Something Shiny

LELimited Edition. $9.99.
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8
Product
8
Pigmentation
8.5
Texture
5
Longevity
4.5
Application
76%
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L'Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss
L’Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss

L'Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss
L’Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss

L'Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss
L’Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss

L'Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss
L’Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss

L'Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss
L’Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss

L'Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss
L’Oreal Something Shiny Infallible Lipgloss

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akatonbo Avatar

This is definitely not as much gold as I was hoping for when I picked it up. I already have a couple of good choices for larger and brassier gold glitter (from Black Radiance, which is made by the same parent as Wet N Wild and you can really tell from how their shadow palettes are packaged), but I’ve been looking for a really good gloss with fine, paler/yellower gold sparkle and this was kind of blah.

akatonbo Avatar

Ooh, that IS a good one. Plenty of sparkle, still not exactly what I’m looking for but definitely a step closer. (Maybe what I need to do is mix it a little with something that I think is too brassy and the end result will be perfect. :))

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