Condition | Girl Gloss

Fresh Sugar Rose Lip Lip Treatment

In my opinion, Fresh Sugar Rose Lip Treatment SPF 15 is one of the absolute best lip balms out there. Unfortunately, at $22 it is also a bit pricey for a balm. However, it is a splurge that I find worthwhile, and I tend to buy one of the Fresh lip treatments every so often.

What I love best about Fresh Sugar Rose is the smell and taste. It is unique and lovely. The balm also packs in moisturizers, has a good medium texture that is not too waxy and not too oily, and includes a nice light tint.

Here are the product details:

Sugar Rose Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15 delivers a hint of color while nourishing, softening, and protecting the lips.

Enriched with the same nourishing oils and hydrating butters as the best-selling Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15.
Soothes, softens, and protects while offering the look of a sexy, just-bitten pout.
Provides essential year-round protection from damaging UV rays.
The bright addictive citrus flavor is infused with a hint of rose for an ultra-feminine effect.

Key Ingredients::

Sugar is a natural humectant that ensures long-lasting moisture.
Meadowfoam seed oil and apricot kernel oil are rich in super moisturizing fatty acids and vitamin E.
Sweet and tart blackcurrant oil cushions the lips with plumping fatty acids.
Antioxidant grapeseed polyphenols and vitamins A, C, and E provide protection from wrinkle-causing free radicals.
Paraben-free.

Fresh also makes some great cosmetics and spa items. All tend to have a bit high of a price point, but they also tend to be very high quality.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Laura Geller Lip Strip Scrub

Laura Geller Lip Strip Cooling Sugar Scrub is a really nice lip scrub that tends to get high user ratings. With peppermint and spearmint oils, the formula is minty with sugar used for the scrub. I found it to be a good gentle scrub that was also tasty!

To use this, apply it to your lips and lightly rub. Wipe off the excess and apply your favorite color or balm. Why scrub? It helps keep your lips soft and smooth, providing a better base for lipstick or gloss, and helping treatments from balms and conditioners absorb better.

Popularity: 4% [?]

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15 mixes the standard oils and waxes with sugar for a tasty balm. I happen to love this conditioner because it manages to pack in a lot of moisture without being too oily. So it also lasts well.

The only downside is its price, although it still get rave reviews at Sephora.com.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Chapstick Overnight Lip Treatment

I am a lip balm junkie and usually reapply it several times overnight. So, when I came across Chapstick Overnight Lip treatment at a drugstore, I figured I would love it. Unfortunately, I had mixed results.

I found that the cream-like balm didn’t last all that well for me and I ended up reapplying my regular balm, which I also preferred, just as often.

The ingredient list also wasn’t all that impressive to me:

Active Ingredient: Dimethicone (2%). Inactive Ingredients: Aloe Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide, Cyclomethicone, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Isocetyl Stearate, Lactic Acid, Methylparaben, Microcrystalline Wax, Petrolatum, Propylparaben, Salicylic Acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin E.

There are a couple of exfoliators in there, some not-so-natural moisturizers, and paraben preservatives. since I can get more moisture with a good natural balm made with a nice mix of oils, butters and wax, I will stick with that.

Popularity: 6% [?]

YSL Fall Color Collection Swatch: Rouge Volupté Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick

Yves Saint Laurent ‘Rouge Volupté’ Lipstick has a new shade out for fall that is gorgeous! I love this lipstick in general, but often the shades are a bit out there for my tastes. However, the new Exquisite Plum shade is perfect. It looks rather dark in online shopping color swatches, but it isn’t quite so extreme on the skin, especially since you can apply it on the sheer side if desired. Below is a swatch, along with a couple of lovely shades from a Yves Saint Laurent ‘Ombres Duolumières’ Eye Shadow Duo in anise green and intense plum. I’ll review those at some point on Beauty and Fashion Tech.

YSL Rouge Volupté lipsticks are creamy, smooth, and packed with pigment. You can do a sheer swipe with them (which I did in the picture), but add a layer or two and you can also get a more intense look. I assume the model in the picture is wearing the shade, but honestly, it was much more sheer for me in the store (which I prefer, so I didn’t try to get it too dark).

The packaging is also gorgeous. Personally, I think YSL makes some of the best lipsticks around (Dior is another favorite), but the price does reflect that.

Popularity: 12% [?]

Sephora Favorites: Get Pink’d Deluxe Lip Sampler

Sephora Favorites Get Pink’d Pink Lip Deluxe Sampler is a fun way to try out a bunch of lip products—all in pink!

The set contains the following:

- 0.34 oz Laura Geller Lip Strip
- 0.1 oz DuWop Prime Venom
- 0.0676 oz Korres Cherry Oil Lip Gloss in Fuschia
- 0.23 oz Sephora Super Shimmer in Think Pink
- 0.02 oz Stila Cherry Crush Lip and Cheek Stain
- 0.1 oz Smashbox O-Gloss
- 0.09 oz ck Calvin Klein Lipstick in Mesmerize
- 0.26 oz Urban Decay Lipstick in Jilted
- 0.17 oz ck Calvin Klein Plumping Gloss in Bloom

At $37, it is a pretty good deal! Sephopra has a number of other favorites sets out now as well. All of them can be a fun way to try new products!