So I'm just gonna put it out there. These are freaking awesome!
Little bit of corporate stuff here to get us started. L'Oreal own, amongst other brands, YSL. A while ago YSL brought out their Glossy Stain range priced at £23.50. Kinda pricey but this is high end stuff, you have to shell out for quality right? Wrong. These new L'Oreal lovelies are pretty much the same. Probably almost the same formula, do the same job. And for a more purse friendly £7.99. Add to that they are often on 3 for 2 at Boots and you have yourself the bargain of the year so far.
So what are they? Basically they stain your lips (and boy do they stain, after swatching every single shade in boots it took some serious scrubbing to remove from my hand), then with subsequent coats add a stunning glossy finish. Not the "I can't stop drooling" look a lot of glosses cause, but a full looking glossy lip. The colour is buildable, they aren't sticky and they taste and smell incredible. If you've ever used the Bourjois 3D Effect glosses it's pretty much the same taste without the sticky gritty texture and a better finish, if not think Love Hearts sweets in glossy lippy loveliness.
The colour range is smaller than the YSL ones but really when it comes to a stain I don't think you need all of the little inbetween shades. Stains work alongside your natural lip colour so you are going to get variation from person to person anyway. Still, there is still a good range available. Boot's website shows six shades but I remember at least another two being on the shelves at my local store.
The packaging as you can see in the photos is beautiful and it definitely doesn't look like something you can buy at your local supermarket (but you can!) so you can feel confident pulling it out of your handbag to re-apply. It's a low maintenance product, the stain lasts hours and you just have to top up the gloss now and again which in turn layers on the stain. The wand is great for application, quick, easy and foolproof. They also seem to make your teeth look whiter. These are so gorgeous and easy to use I will probably be recommending these for my friend's wedding make-up. She will hardly even have to think about it, quick slick of these between photos and kisses and she will be good to go again.
I picked up three of these. Romy, Eve and Milady. Milady creates the most stunning plum lip and I am tempted to go and try out a few more shades once payday arrives.
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