Brand: Jane Iredale
Range: PureGloss™ (New formula)
Shades: Sugar Plum, Candied Rose, Iced Mocha
Swatched by yours truly: Yishan

• Jane Iredale has revamped its lipgloss range with their new and improved PureGloss range,  with a refreshed formula and sleek new packaging that now contains 35% more product in each tube.
• The texture feels tacky like a lacquer with a strong grip & sculpting properties that revive my tired lips into a voluminous sculpted & smooth pout.
• It doesn’t glide as smoothly as other glosses, but the lacquer finish is nevertheless easy thanks to the curved doe wand that fits the curve of my lips perfectly.
• Long-lasting high shine finish.
• Petroleum free formula, with key ingredients such as Moringa Butter, Orange Peel (hydrating), and Blackberry and Pomegranate extracts that double as anti-oxidants as well as leaving a pleasant flavour.
• Available in 18 shades, Sugar Plum is a sweet peony pink with sparse shimmers, Candied Rose is is a shimmery rose gold, and Iced Mocha is a shimmery gold brown.
• The shimmers – particularly in Candied Rose & Iced Mocha really glimmer under lighting and give lips added dimension creating the illusion of a full pout combined with the sculpting properties of the lacquer.
• Verdict: The lip swatches were taken towards the end of a swatching session & my lips were feeling worse for wear & looking rather withered.   It just took a slick of  Jane Iredale’s PureGloss to revive my tired lips into a voluminous & healthy sculpted pout that felt soothed as well.  This is definitely my favourite lip product out of all the Jane Iredale lip products I have reviewed to date, and I highly recommend it for anyone that wants a product that instantly sculpts their  lips into a voluminous pout without the need for any tingly ingredients.

Shades: Sugar Plum, Candied Rose, Iced Mocha

The doe wand applicator is slightly curved to fit your lip shape perfectly.

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RRP: $44.00 AUD.   For stockist info visit www.margifox.com.au or call 1300 850 008.

These products were provided for consideration.

Brand: Maybelline
Range: NY Color Sensational High Shine Gloss
Shades: Almond Crush, Electric Shock, Plum Lustre, Iced Chocolate, Glisten Up Pink, Captivating Coral, Mirrored Mauve, One Shine Day, Gleaming Grenadine, Luminous Latte
Swatched by yours truly: Yishan

• Give your lips a luminous look with finishes that range from molten glazes through to juicy sheens.
• Wax free formula that glides incredibly smoothly, melting into lips coating them evenly without sinking into lines or sliding.
• Despite being infused with Maybelline’s signature honey nectar ingredient, I find this collection features a strong scent of fruit chews (like Starbursts).
• Available in 10 shades from petal pinks to eye popping coral.
• Verdict: It’s not everyday that I’m impressed by a high street lip gloss range, but the smooth “lip hugging” formula has captivated me.  My favourite shades are Plum Luster (which I’m saving for Autumn), Electric Shock (cool pink that sits amazingly well even on my pigmented lips) and Iced Chocolate (creamy nude).

Click on lip swatches to enlarge images

 RRP: $15.95 AUD

These products were provided for consideration.

Brand: Maybelline
Range: Baby Lips Loves Color
Shades: Cherry Kiss, Berry Crush, Rose Addict, Pink Lolita
Swatched by yours truly: Yishan

• For the longest time, I have been wishing that Maybelline would release tinted versions of their flavoured Baby Lips.   Finally they have released 4  new tinted shades – Cherry Kiss, Berry Crush, Rose Addict and Pink Lolita.
• They are a sheerer than I hoped for, but is perfect for those who like to keep things subtle.
• The reason I love Baby Lips so much is because it’s a great daily lip balm that’s light in texture, gives a healthy sheen, contains SPF20 and looks great under most lipsticks – all for only $3.95 AUD.
• The only setback is that it’s not rich enough for severely dry lips, or as an overnight treatment.
• Verdict: I keep one in my bag, one on my “swatch station” and my blogging desk, and have a few more in my drawer as backups.  Also perfect for girls that are a few years off from being allowed to wear lippies, and want to enhance their lips without looking too grown up.

Berry Crush

These products were provided for consideration.

Brand: Tom Ford
Range: Lip & Cheek Stain
Shade: Tainted Love
Swatched by yours truly: Yishan

• Besides Aphrodisiac, the other lip product I was most excited to try from the Fall 2012 Collection is this Lip and Cheek Stain as it’s something I’ve always liked the concept of but rarely find lip/cheek duos I’m 100% in love with.  Those that I’ve tried either looks lovely on the cheeks but not lips, or vice versa.
• Tainted Love is described as a “deep rose” that gives lips a flushed sheen, or a dewy berry flush on the cheeks.
• A stand out for me is that it glides softly on both skin and lips and leaves skin with a comforting cushioned sensation, thanks to nourishing acai oil and cherry extract.
• Verdict: This gets two thumbs up for me, as it not only looks flattering on both lips and cheeks (“my lips/cheeks but better”), but also for another reason.  I’ve always loved the way Tom Ford Black Orchid lipstick looks on cheeks, but struggled at how the lipstick doesn’t sit well on my dry cheeks, possibly because I have it in the old formula that’s less moisturising (white & gold packaging). But with Tainted Love, it gives a similar flush (it’s rosier than the violet hues in Black Orchid) but is far easier to blend and sits more comfortably on the skin.  Also the sheer buildable formula means I can also apply it liberally directly from the bullet without worrying about overdoing it.

RRP: $65 AUD

This product was provided for consideration.

Brand: Laura Mercier
Range: Stickgloss Lip Colour
Shade: Rosewater
Swatched by yours truly: Yishan

• Part lip balm, part lip colour and part lip glace – Stick Gloss provides a sheer wash of colour and creates the illusion of a fuller and more dimensional pout.
• This is by far THE MOST moisturising lipstick I’ve ever tried.  It glides like a dream, and I was really taken aback by how juicy my pout looked with this lipstick without any lip balm.
• My lips not only looked softer, but they looked fuller and glistened in light from the ultra fine shimmers.
• Available in 13 shades, Rosewater is described as a “soft sheer pink” on the Laura Mercier website, but as you can see it’s a mid-toned rosy “my lips but better” shade.
• Verdict: Stickgloss will appeal to those who love a juicy wash of understated colour.  Jess’ (Ohhpretty) has also previously swatched shade Brown Sugar from the same range.

Applied directly onto lips without lip balm.

RRP: $39 AUD

Available on counter or at Adore Beauty (Australia)

This product was provided for consideration.