Lipstick Sundays : Benefit Lip Shine in Kiss You

This is my second episode in the Benefit Lip Shine series, based on the "Ticket to Glossytown" boxset that my sis-in-law gave to me. Decided to try a different shade for a change (I'm still in love with the "So Frisk Me" shade that I reviewed previously), and one that I always thought was a bit unwearable. It's a rich purple shade called "Kiss You".

This is how the "Kiss You" shade looks like. Looks a bit scary right? Honestly, I've never tried a purple lipgloss / lipstick before. I always thought that it's more suitable for people with darker skintones. However, it looks very natural if you apply just a single coat. If you really want something that reflects the shade in the bottle, you really have to pile on the lipgloss. I've mentioned before that this lipgloss is not the really sticky type, but if you pile it on, it's definitely going to get gooey.

I didn't post a picture of the applicator last time, so here it is! By the way, the lipgloss smells really sweet. It's not really my thing, but I guess it's better than the chemical-ly smell that some others have. At least Benefit went the extra mile, hehe. The brush is really soft and silky, and since it's a gloss, don't have to worry about it not really being 100% accurate in "coloring in the lines". :P

The above picture is how it looks like with just one swipe. Very natural right, although more towards a darker shade than a pink-tone lipgloss would be. I can actually live with just this much (no wonder my lipglosses last forever). It as a great amount of shine, and there's a healthy color to the lips. Lips also feel moisturised and protected with the lipgloss on. But since I want to show how dark the color can get, I added on an extra coat...

And this picture above is how it looks like with TWO coats. Ok, maybe you think that there's not much difference, and it's still a pretty far cry from the color in the bottle.  Two coats really last a long time (without any touch-up required), I think my lipgloss only disappeared when I had lunch.

Here's a close-up of my lips... love the shine and glitter! You can definitely see a more purplish tone here, but don't worry, not going to be as scary as what it looks like in the bottle. Definitely very wearable, though I think it's more suitable for night-time. I actually wore this to church today, hehe. :P

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Lipstick Sundays : Benefit Lip Shine in So Frisk Me

Cheating a little to include lip glosses, lip balms and such on Lipstick Sundays. You don't mind, do you. :p *blows an air kiss* Today, I'm dyinggggg to introduce to you my new go-to gloss. I frequently mention that I prefer wearing glosses to work because I like the shine, plus they are longer lasting. I also like glosses for special occassions like huge family dinners and such because of the same reason. So my new fave lip gloss of the moment is from the Benefit "Ticket to Glossytown" set that my sister-in-law (omg!) got for me last Christmas, and the shade is called "So Frisk Me".

The "So Frisk Me" shade is a dark purpley-red color in the bottle, but comes out a pleasant light plum shade. Perhaps I am not that good at piling on the layers of gloss to give it that true purple shine, but I'm happy with the results. It's good enough for work & for church. ;)

 

The lipshine / lipgloss is applied with a silky brush tip that glides on for smooth application. Although I prefer doefoot applicators, I really can't complain with the brush. It feels so soft against my lips!

Although glosses are always sticky, I felt that this one was not overtly so, and after a while, I didn't even remember that I was wearing gloss! I'm so glad it is not one of those super gooey types that make you feel uncomfortable all day long. And from the pictures, you can see that it gives on quite a brilliant shine, aye?

Since this was gifted, I don't know how much it costs. Each of the lipshines in the boxset is only 3ml, but the fullsize  lipshines are 5ml and they cost USD$18. But I betcha that they will last you a longggg time. I've been using these glosses off and on and they seem to still be full to the brim. I'm starting to think that I'll never ever finish a lipgloss. -__-"

Would I repurchase it? If I don't have any lipglosses - sure, why not? But the problem is that I have a STOCKPILE of lipglosses, so by the time I finish all of them, I might have discovered some new "must have" product by then!

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