OK, what is wrong, or perhaps I should say “odd” about this statement?: “The first talc-free mineral-infused smoothing lip gloss.”
That is the gimmick to Physicians Formula Talc-Free Mineral Lip Sheen. Why is it a gimmick? Well, talc is often present in many eye shadows and other powder products as a filler, and it isn’t usually all that big of a concern (I would be more concerned about bismuth as filler). But more importantly, while I know of a few lip glosses that contain talc, I don’t know of many, and I do know of plenty that contain mineral pigments.
Going through the bunch of lip glosses and balms on my table, and believe me that is a huge number of them, I don’t generally see talc listed as an ingredient in them. Although looking online, it appears that my Laura Mercier gloss contains talc. Anyway, my point is that I was a tad bit annoyed to see talc-free plastered all over this product as if that were something special.
With that said, this gloss is perfectly nice. It has a click up applicator similar to the Maybelline Shine Seduction glosses, which I really like (and I also can’t seem to find out whether Maybelline’s glosses are talc free). The gloss itself is shiny and the tinted version has a nice hint of color. It isn’t sticky and it feels good.
Now if they would just lay off of the silly advertising gimmicks…..
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