One of my favorite lip glosses is Violet Glace by Laura Mercier. It's incredibly shiny, thick but not sticky, and I find that it stays on longer than most glosses. It also looks great over just about any pink or purple shade of lipstick. When I first heard that she was going to be discontinuing this long-time formula and updating it with lip-plumping ingredient Maxi Lip, I panicked. Not only am I not a huge fan of prickly plumping glosses, but the packaging has changed too, and I like my slender gloss just the way it is. (You can probably tell, I'm not really one who favors change.)
Luckily I had the chance to test out a few samples of the new product, and that calmed my fears. To my relief, they are just as smooth, just as shiny and they have the same texture. Only now, they're infused with a sweet marshmallow scent (don't worry, it's just a slight fragrance). Also, the Maxi Lip only tingles for a second or two and then it completely dissipates.
The amount of product inside each tube has been plumped up, too. The original version contains 0.13 ounces, and the new one contains 0.159 ounces—which is great considering the price jump from $20 to $22. The glosses will be available in three finishes (shimmer, shine and sheen), three coverages (sheer, medium and full) and 14 colors this April.
Shudoo
Dunhill
Zoppini
That violet color looks so pretty! I love it.
I HATE tingling lip plumpers (Lip Venom is the worst product in the world to me), but if these only tingle for a couple of seconds, I could probably handle them.
Gorgeous colors.
1the colors look pretty but i really don't need a lip plumper so i'm not sure if i'd give this a try or not
2What's the difference between shine and sheen?
3I always feel left out of the lip-plumping craze; if I were to wear them, I'd look like someone punched me in the mouth, so I miss out on a lot of product.
@ belladande :: I think sheen is just a sort of moderate gloss, whereas shine is gloss. At least, that's what I think it is.
4I second kaenai - my lips don't need plumping, so I always feel a bit left out. But these sound good regardless, if only to play with at Sephora...
Also - maybe sheen is sort of opalescenty, while shine is more just glossy? It does seem like a strange sort of distinction to make...
5I love the lip plumpers, they definitely are addictive. Looking forward to trying out the Laura Mercier.
6I dont need a lip plumper they make me look rediculous. So I am bummed that I dont think I can use these anymore
7the new look is definately better. i have never used her products but would love to some time. they just dont sell this stuff where i live.
8Hey Belladande,
9I wanted to clarify that shine means that it reflects light and sheen refers to the brightness and lustre of the gloss. I hope this helps.
"Shimmer, shine and sheen" are just marketing terms. They all mean the same thing: the gloss reflects light in a specular way (where all the light coming in at one angle reflects at an equal and opposite angle) as opposed to a diffuse way (where the light bounces around before reflecting, the way that matte lipsticks work).
Here are some definitions (from dictionary.com):
shimmer: to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
shine: to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle.
sheen: luster; brightness; radiance.
luster: the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss
So...maybe shimmer has glitter in it or something, but it still just a product name.
10Yes, Bellasugar, that was helpful.
11love the shades!
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13i just wanted to clarify that not every color will be a plumper.
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