My hubby is such a great guy. He has
been supportive of, and even encouraging, my interest in and blogging
about beauty. For Christmas, he was the one that picked out the
majority of my gifts. Recently, while laid up in the hospital, he took up
the dangerous habit of watching QVC. This led to many of the
aforementioned gifts, and one that I mentioned briefly before, the
Liptastic Set.
The QVC Liptastic Color Discovery Collection is a set of 8 full and sample size products from mid to
high end brands. Most are nudes or pinks, and you get a range of
glossy cream to glitter.
Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Rebel is a very light sheer pink gloss with a light peppermint scent. This has a sticky texture, but not exactly in a pleasant way. It is not as creamy as the buttercream formula, which is actually what I tried first and I much prefer. I'm not a huge fan of the color, but being so sheer, I should be able to make it work.
Doll 10 Beauty Nude Lip Wardrobe Lip Gloss in Buff is an opaque shimmery nude that smells like caramel.
Doll 10 Beauty is the only included brand I hadn't heard of prior to
receiving this box, and so far I am fairly impressed. While I
personally don't like wearing this on its own, I found that it is a
nice one to use to add shine over another lipstick. Also, this is a
great weekend color for the kiddo.
Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Sunscreen SPF15 is the clear lip treatment version of their very popular product
line. This is very hydrating, and really helped heal my painful lips
this week. I love that it smells like lemon poppyseed muffins (one
of my favorites!). My only issue with this is that, because the
stick itself is rather thin in width and soft in firmness, I feel
like it may break when I'm applying it. I have noticed that there
are marks on the sides of the stick from the edges of the tube, so I
am being extra careful when I put it on.
IT Cosmetics CC+ Lip Serum Anti-AgingHydrating Crème Gloss in Love is a warm pink/dusty rose glossy cream
liquid lipstick with a pleasant, non-descript scent. They definitely
chose the right name for this color, because I am in love! It is a
perfect MLBB shade that can be worn with anything. The formula is
somewhat sticky but not overly so, so you know that you're wearing
something on your lips but they're not sticking together. The
applicator has depression in it like Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer,
pleasant non-descript scent. My biggest complaint is that the
applicator does not pick up a lot of product, so it takes several
dips into the tube to completely apply the color to my liking.
Josie Maran Cosmetics Argan Infinity Lip and Cheek Creamy Oil in Everlasting Honey is described on the
Sephora website as a rosy nude, and I found it has a pleasant,
slightly fruity aroma. This product does need to be blended in with
brush or fingers since the tube itself does not come with an in-place
applicator, likely to ease its dual purpose usage. I found that
shaking before using, even just to swatch, provided more even product
out of the tube. It does sheer out thoroughly, so it will definitely
not be as dark as when it is first dispensed. The consistency is
something I had to get used to, since it is a cream-to-oil product,
rather than the cream-to-powder I have grown more accustomed to.
With my dry skin, I don’t think I’ll have any problems with
oiliness, especially in the winter, but others might have issues. I
really like this as a cheek tint. It adds just a hint of natural
flush while moisturizing and soothing dry skin. It is very sheer and
very thin, so it doesn’t really show up well on my lips, but and
only sort of feels like you have a thin layer of something on. Since
receiving this product, it has become one of my go-to blushes, I'm
just not a fan of it as a lip color on me.
Laura Geller Beauty Sparkling CocktailLip Gloss in Cosmopolitan is a red glitter in a clear gel base. I
would suggest shaking before using this one. This somewhat sticky
gloss is very red and very glittery, so I won't be wearing this
alone. But I think it would look great over a red lipstick for a
holiday or party look. It comes in a squeeze tube with an angled
plastic tip for applying, which reminds me of lip glosses sold for
kids or even certain drugstore lip balms, which I think cheapens this
a bit. Definitely not my favorite of the group...
Mally Slimline Highshine Liquid Lipstick in Must Have Pink is a lovely peachy pink liquid lipstick
with lots of shine, a little shimmer, and a slight fruity scent.
Since the tube is so large, I didn't realize until I recently got a
full-size one that this wasn't! I think this is a great color and
would probably wear it more if it wasn't for the applicator. The
applicator is a brush that you have to twist bottom to click product
up. Unfortunately, since the product comes up through the middle of
the brush, it causes the bristles to spread out and causes the color
to apply unevenly and streaky.
Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint in Enchanted
is a sheer reddish glossy balm with a peppermint scent that and
causes the lips to tingle. It has a very slippery texture, so I have
to be careful when I apply it to prevent feathering. This plumping
product leaves a significant stain after only a short time. It
showed up much brighter than I thought it would (from the tube I
thought it would be a dark berry, it was more a darker bright pink),
so don’t need to add a lot of product to get good color payoff.
This is my first LipSurgence product, but now that I've figured out
some of the tricks, I should have no problem wearing it. I
understand why they are very popular, but the aren't currently my
favorite balm because of how careful I have to be when applying it.
If you have any tricks, please let me know!
Overall, I really like this set and
have been using several of the products as part of my standard
rotation. That being said, I do think this is missing a few things
to make it complete. This set does really well on the glosses, but I
would have liked to have had at least one cream and/or matte lipstick
to round out the color set. Also, if they had truly wanted to stick
with pinks and nudes, then I probably would have chosen a different
Tarte Lipsurgence color and Laura Geller Lip Gloss. My favorites so
far are the IT Cosmetics and Josie Maran items, which I find myself
reaching for all the time.
Have you ever gotten any of the sets
from QVC? Have you tried any of these items in particular? What did
you think?
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