Glossy Stain

So for today's post I wanted to share with you a very unique lip product that I am sure you have already heard all about. This is the Loreal Shine Caresse in 'Romy'. These came out a while ago now and while marketed separately it quickly became known that they were essentially the same as the YSL Glossy stains (a much better name for a 'glossy stain' product if I do say) and they were all the talk back then, now things have calmed down a little, lets talk.

While I have several of these I just wanted to talk about one because the formulation is very consistent in the line. 'Romy' is a medium, warm based pink with a hint of nude (or that 'your lips but better colour). On me the colour is noticeably pink as I have Yellow undertones to my skin and am very fair, however on someone with Pink undertones who is slightly more tan this could certainly be considered a nudey pink.

As for the formulation they are a medium pigmentation, somewhere between a lipgloss and a stain, nothing like a lipstick though, however with the magic of these product you can build them up. One coat will leave you with a gloss look with a small amount of pigmentation, the second coat will look more like a sheered out lipstick and the third looks like a full on glossy powerhouse of pigmentation.

These are a very sticky consistency so if you are not one for a bit of tack then this isn't for you, however if you don't mind then the staying power of there is amazing, they really do last hours and hours. While you can do touch ups when needed you cannot keep applying throughout the day without getting a small amount of clumping but nothing worse then a matte lipstick.

The applicator is very unique in almost a tear drop shape. Made of very soft plushy material and being quite flexible means you can easily create the shape of the lips. 

Overall I do enjoy these products, not my favourite in the Lips department but a nice little change from time to time.

Zeeta x