Girl Gloss

Whole Foods Organic Tangerine Lip Balm

I picked up a Whole Foods Market Organic Tangerine lip balm on a whim. What can I say? I’m a sucker for orange flavor and I tend to fall for in store marketing! So,I have yet another lip balm added to my massive collection, and it is a good one!

The texture is fairly buttery, which I prefer over oily. I like my balms to have some thickness to them, with waxy for outdoors and buttery for regular wear. Ingredients are coconut oil, beeswax, extra virgin olive oil, shea butter, tangerine essential oil, cocoa butter, orange essential oil, hemp seed oil, and vitamin E. All are organic.

The balm is lightly scented and flavored. It also was quite affordable at $1.99. Usually I complain that Whole Foods is overpriced, but this one is a good value.

The pic isn’t the greatest (taken with the iphone, sorry). But it looks like a standard lip balm–nobody is likely going to buy this one for its packaging appearance!

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Yellow Lip Gloss Anyone? MAC Alice + Oliva Dazzle Glass Creme Swatches

I love the bright shades of the MAC Alice+Oliva Collection, due out on July 8, 2010. If you want to see some nail polish swatches and a comparison of Partylicious Pigment (also pictured here) to MAC Parrot eye shadow, head on over to my post at Beauty and Fashion Tech: MAC Alice + Olivia Nail Polish Swatches

Below are swatches of the Dazzle Glass Creme shades from the line. Partylicious Pigment is tossed in there as well since I was being efficient and did a swatch for multiple blogs at once!

Shades: If Its Pink , I Want Candy, and Sparkilicious

It is pretty lip gloss, but I just can’t see myself wearing the yellow. Sparkilicious works nicely over various lip shades for me, and the Partylicious pigment really is stunning, as are the nail polish shades.

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Too Faced Glamour Gloss Lip Plumper and Swatches

Too Faced Glamour Gloss is a high pigment lip plumping gloss that comes in a variety of nice shades. I gave two shades a try and was quite impressed with the level of pigment in this non-sticky gloss. Many lip plumpers are more on the oily and sheer side, so some high pigment color is nice to see! I found that the plumper had a decent amount of tingle, and enough to notice a bit of plumping, but it wasn’t overbearing. Keep in mind that the best pumpers will tingle some. Personally I like the sensation.

Here is what Too Faced cosmetics has to say about their Glamour Gloss and then a couple of swatches are below that.

A super shine lip gloss collection with a natural plumping and cooling action. Our richly pigmented shade is a chic choice for today’s glam girl.

Pain Free, Pretty Plump: An innovative and luxurious feeling gloss formula provides the plumping results of Lip Injection with a sensual cooling sensation.

High Color Impact: A wide range of long-wearing, sexy shades offer color-rich, true pigment payoff.

Flawless Brush-on Application: Custom tapered tip is designed to follow the natural lip shape. High quality Taklon bristles resist fraying and dispense the optimal amount of gloss.

Natural Plumping System: Natural rice lipids and dehydrated marine spheres work directly with the body’s hydration system to collect moisture and plump lips.

Firming and Anti-Aging: A combination of Omega 3, 6 and 9, Natural Vitamin E, Jojoba and Avocado oils hydrate and moisturize lips for a youthful appearance.

Below are swatches of the shades Pillow Talk and Peek-a-Boo: