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Smith & Cult The Shining Lip Lacquer
Shade: Her Name Bubbles
Price: $22.00
Where I Bought It: Instagram seller

My Take
I am not a fan of glossy lips! Something about flying hair clashing with it spells hot mess for me. But I am willing to make an exception for Smith & Cult's The Shining Lip Lacquer! Everything about it, from the unique dented cap to the sweet tangy scent and the cushiony feel on the lips, is worth all the love. It is long-wearing, something that I do not expect about lip glosses or lacquers because it transfers. But somehow, even if it transfers, it still looks fine on the lips. I don't even need to reapply and I just press my lips together and they're fixed. They look lovely and the second next best thing about it is what happens after I've taken it off: my lips look and feel baby smooth. Like, it sloughs off every flaky bit of dry skin off the lips, like a lip balm would,  without leaving it dry. Find out more about this product after the jump!

Packaging and Applicator
At first I thought that my cap was damaged or dented. Then I saw on the S&C site that it is just the design. It gives you a good grip of the cap.
The dented cap
The lip lacquer bottle. It has a bit of a heft to it.
The doe foot applicator
Swatch
smith and cult swatch
"Her Name Bubbles" is a coral shade.
In Action
This color brings a youthful glow to my face. I love wearing it when I am wearing a bright top or that bright scarf in that photo because I don't like my lip color clashing with whatever color of clothes I am wearing. This color's also perfect this summer. It's a shame I can't wear it out often because I'm wearing face masks when I am outdoors anyway. Aaaaanywayyyys....COVID19 I hate you!

Despite having this high shine, trust me they aren't uncomfortable to wear. I love the cushiony feel that sometimes I can't help pressing my lips together. And did I mention they smell divine? That's the second time now.

Smith  Cult products are cruelty-free, paraben-free and phthalate-free.

Smith & Cult The Shining Lip Lacquer in "Her Name Bubbles" Rating
Packaging: 4.5/5
Quality: 4.5/5
Performance:4.5/5
User-friendliness: 4.5/5
Overall Rating: 4.5/5

Will I buy it again? Haha. I bought it at a discounted price. I will buy it again if I can afford it. If not, I hope I will be able to get a gloss or a lacquer with a similar formula and are just as kind to my lips.
Will you recommend it? Definitely! If you can drop that much cash for a gloss or a lacquer, do it! 

XO,
caRissa ♥️
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Me, a non lip gloss lover reviews these babies from Burt’s Bees. Did they sweep me off my feet? Find out after the jump.

Product Name: Burt's  Bees Lip Gloss
Price: Php 700.00 Size: 0.2 fl oz/6 ml
Where I Got It: Sample Room

About The Product 
Rich, pearlized color combines with natural oils rich in nutrients to leave your lips soft, shiny and 100% naturally beautiful. 
Colors:
Neutrals: Autumn Haze, Solar Eclipse, Harvest Time, Sweet Sunset, Sunny Day 
Pinks: Ocean Sunrise, Rosy Dawn, Spring Splendor, Summer Twilight
Reds/Plums: Evening Glow, Nearly Dusk, Starry Night
Delivers rich pearlized color with high impact shine
Enriches with nourishing oils
Promotes healthy looking and beautiful lips
Available in 12 gorgeous shades
Featured Ingredient:
Sunflower Oil —
Extremely nutritious, Sunflower Oil is easily absorbed and won't leave skin feeling greasy. Even better, it’s rich in the essential fatty acid, Linoleic acid, as well as Palmitic and Stearic acids – all of which are important components to healthy-looking, happy skin.

For a complete list of ingredients, click here.

BACK STORY
I mentioned earlier that I am not a fan of lip glosses. I don’t feel comfortable wearing one because they always seem so sticky. I’ve also experienced dryness and chapped lips in the past due to lip glosses so I’ve veered away from them.

Enter my VIP Membership in Sample Room at the start of 2016 and these lip glosses were on the sample cabinet. I was in order galore mode and so I grabbed the chance of being able to try anything from Burt’s Bees, since it is a very popular company that produces 100% natural products.


THE VERDICT
There’s so much to love about these lip glosses. Yes, they feel sticky but in a good way kind of sticky. The kind that makes your lips feel plump and hydrated. I’ve never experienced chapping or dryness afterwards. They also have a very light scent, a bit milky or vanilla, reminiscent of the smell of the holy host that you take at communion if you are a Catholic. It is of course, 100% Natural and doesn’t contain any products that are considered harmful. They fade away so easily, lip glosses that they are which is totes understandable. They can be worn alone, in a jiff, especially if you have to run errands or in a hurry. They also look great when worn over a matte lippie.



CLOSEUP  LOOK
It comes in a standard transparent tube and has doe foot applicator. The three shades that I have contain shimmers but is more apparent in the Sunny Day (221), shade but more on that later.

Summer Twilight
Summer Twilight belongs to the pinks shade but it looks red, almost maroon to me, LOL. It has shimmers. The color actually reminds me of Edward Cullen’s (from the Twilight fame’s) lips, aptly named too maybe because it is called Summer Twilight. The color is red on the tube but actually looks more washed out when worn on the lips.

Rosy Dawn
Rosy Dawn would be the one that I have worn most in the bunch, simply because pink is the most flattering color on me. It looks beautiful, especially when paired with brown eyelids. I also love wearing this on top of a pink matte lippie in a very close color range (i.e. Avon’s Matte Pink). This is my kind of pink, not too bright, not too light.

Sunny Day
Sunny Day is the shade that I’ve used least in this bunch. When I put it on, it’s as if I’ve only put shimmers and nothing else. I can imagine wearing this over a matte peach lippie but I have yet to find a good pair for it.

L to R: Summer Twilight, Rosy Dawn and Sunny Day
SWATCHES + IN ACTION
Top: Summer Twilight//Middle: Rosy Dawn// Bottom: Sunny Day
TO CAP THINGS
The 'damaged' cap. Oh no what a hot mess! That would be my daughter (again) sneaking in on some of my photo sessions. :)
And literally, I have issues with the screw cap. It just came off. It might be due to the very hot weather and so whatever was connecting the cap (adhesives??) just melted off and so it came off. But so far, I've only had this issue with the Summer Twilight shade. The other ones have stuck well. 

Apart from that, I love these glosses. The only thing I could say is that (and it is still debatable, LOL) some or many people might find the price steep at Php 700.00 a piece. I'll enjoy them while they last 'cause when they run out I am not ready to shelve out seven hundred grands for one tube of gloss. 

XO,

Cassie

PS, that would be me, wearing the Summer Twilight. Whatddya think?
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