Brand: Jane Iredale
Range: Lip Fixation
Shade: Fascination
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• Jane Iredale Lip Fixation is a double ended lipgloss, combining a lip stain with a shimmery high shine gloss.
• The lip stain is long lasting enough to last through meals (and stain my arm after swatching). The gloss is lightweight and non-sticky.
• Contains lip soothing & plumping botanical ingredients & gives buildable coverage without feathering or drying.
• Available in 9 shades – Craving, Desire, Fascination, Fetish, Devotion, Rapture, Mania, Passion, Relish
• Fascination is a berry stain that really pops once you apply a top coat of shimmery gloss
  
• Verdict: The finish is elegant, with subtle shimmers and boasts a long lasting stain. Although the price is steep, the sophisticated finish of this gloss makes this one of my top recommended lip products in the mineral makeup category.

The doe wand gives steadier control over the lip stain, whereas the brush wand gives quick application of a slick of layer gloss.

The lip stain on its own looks blah until the shimmer gloss transforms it into a shimmery glossy berry.

Apologies for the pink tones, my pale BB cream caused the auto-white balance to play up!

RRP: $56 AUD / $30 USD

Available at Adore Beauty (Australia) and the Jane Iredale website.

This product was provided for consideration.

Brand: Jane Iredale
Range: Chocoholicks Lip Palette (Limited Edition)
Shades: Blood Orange, Espresso, Very Berry, Chilli Pepper
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• A limited edition lip palette compact with four chocolate-y shades for day and night, complete with a retractable gold lip brush
• The texture of these glosses are hydrating, high shine and surprisingly pigmented and shimmery at the same time.
• “Blood Orange” is a shimmery copper gloss with a dark chocolate flavour
• “Espresso” is a sultry brown gloss with a rich aroma of mocha (why didn’t they just name it mocha?)
• “Very Berry” is a plum gloss and tastes of luscious berries dipped in chocolate.
• “Chilli Pepper” is a warm red gloss that transformed into a berry red on me!  Tastes like chilli chocolate, leaving lips a little tingly from the spices.
• Verdict: A fun lip palette for chocolate lovers, but especially so if you love warm lip colours.  For the devoted plum lippie lover, the shade Very Berry alone is worth trying this palette out.  Trust me – this shade is one of a kind!

Brand: Lanolips
Range: Lip Ointment with Colour SPF 15
Shade: Mulberry (Limited Edition)
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• This Christmas, Lanolips has released a limited edition shade ‘Mulberry’, available in a gift set together with the cult favourite 101 Ointment and Rose Balm Intense for Very Dry Hands & Nails for only $24.95 AUD (valued at $43.85).  Available exclusively at Myer.
• Mulberry is a sheer berry tint that’s perfect for Christmas.  It’s so sheer you won’t have to worry about it smearing it on your teeth!
• Contains over 60% medical grade Lanolin, vitamin E and natural oils.
• Verdict: A stocking filler that’s guaranteed to please – be it friends, family or an office Kris Kringle.

Two thumbs up for a berry shade that blends seamlessly over lip lines.

I received this as part of the Melbourne Beauty Bloggers Weekend 2011.

Brand: SAX Cosmetics
Range: Lipsticks (Rich Lip Colour & Sheer Lip Colour)
Shades: Sheer Nude, Soft Rose, Berry Delight, Plum Spice
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• SAX Cosmetics is an Australian family business founded in 1995, and is the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s preferred cosmetic brand. This endorsement recognises that SAX cosmetics provide quality, is well presented and provide excellent value to customers
• Sheer Nude is from the Sheer Lip Colour range, a creamy formula with a sheer tint with Candelilla, Beeswax, Lanolin & Silk Powder
• Soft Rose, Berry Delight & Plum Spice are from the Rich Lip Colour range, a more pigmented velvety finish with Silk Powder, Calendula Oil, Evening Primrose Oil, Jojoba Oil, Candelilla Beeswax an Vitamin E.   Both are free from parabens.
• Love the “lock” packaging – one push & the lipstick becomes securely fitted into the case, and another push releases the lipstick ready for use.
• Verdict: At first, I was undecided on the streaky creamy texture.  But hesitation turned into love after priming lips with Blistex Complete Moisture Lip Balm , transforming this lipstick into a beautiful high shine yet creamy finish. If you’re a “classic shade” kind of lady, do check out the 6 shades from each range  & don’t forget to prime lips to get the most out of this lipstick.
• Link Love: Check out Tine’s  (Beautyholics Anonymous)  swatch of Coral here.

 

Brand: Clarins
Range: Colour Quench Lip Balm
Shades: Candy Pink, Strawberry Sorbet
Swatched by yours truly: akisa

• With the shine of a gloss and the hydrating, repairing action of a lip balm, Clarins Colour Quench Lip Balms are formulated with a 100% natural new generation polymer that creates a high shine light-catching glaze.
• Contains lip loving ingredients – mango oil (softens), Hydracire S (limits evaporation of moisture) & Vitamin E
• Instantly softens lips & provides long lasting moisture with a subtle fruity scent.
• Absolutely no sign of stickiness & feels more like a liquid balm than lipgloss.
• Sheer tint / coverage
• Verdict: There is only one word to describe this – AMAZEBALLS.  At last, the words ” long lasting” and “sticky” no longer needs to appear in the same sentence. Perfect for minimalists / weekends & the highly moisturising formula makes this great for preserving lips in tip top shape leading up to a special event.