You probably know that I’m a big fan of lipgloss. I love the shine. And I especially love how it helps keep my dry lips hydrated. When it comes to lipgloss, I strongly prefer the opaque glosses.
My favorite glosses are from Anastasia Beverly Hills and Mirabella. I love them because I don’t have to wear a regular lipstick underneath the gloss. They are truly opaque.
When I was shopping at Sephora during the recent VIB sale event, browsing got the better of me, and I found myself drawn to the BECCA Glow Glosses. I thought I wanted a pink gloss for spring since I have lots of mauve and red glosses already. I swatched Snapdragon on my arm, and the rosy pink shade with subtle gold shimmer seemed perfect.
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On my arm, Snapdragon looked suitably opaque. I bought it.
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When I got it home, I tried it on my lips. The first thing I noticed was a slightly minty scent. It never occurred to me to check the ingredient list before I purchased. In the store, I didn’t notice that it is supposed to be a plumping lip gloss. The list on the back of the box is in such tiny reverse type that I could never have read it anyway. Sure enough, mentha piperita oil or peppermint oil, is there about 1/3 of the way down the list.
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Usually my lips can’t handle peppermint oil, but there are so many other ingredients in this gloss that it doesn’t seem to irritate my lips, whew. Does it plump? Maybe subtlety, but nothing that anyone would notice.
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Snapdragon on bare lips
The shade is very pretty, but it isn’t quite as opaque on my lips as it appears to be when I swatched it on my arm, although it’s still a decent amount of color. I would call it translucent. Thus, I prefer it over a regular lipstick like the mauve shade Strapless from Estee Lauder Pure Color Love Lipstick
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BECCA Glow Gloss, shade Snapdragon, worn over Estee Lauder Pure Color Love Lipstick in mauve shade, Strapless
or lip pencil like the pink shade, Media, from Illamasqua
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BECCA Glow Gloss, Snapdragon, worn over Illamasqua lip pencil pink shade, Media
so I get the deeper pigmentation that I’m looking for.
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I was rather surprised about the translucency because on the BECCA website it is described as having: “the shine of a gloss, pigment of a liquid lipstick and nourishing benefits of a balm.”I don’t think it has quite the pigment of a liquid lipstick, nor does it last nearly as long as a liquid lipstick. It comes off with food or drink, thus another benefit of layering it over pencil or lipstick.
One of the pluses is that it isn’t overly sticky (it is a gloss, after all). I don’t think I’ve worn it on a very windy day yet, but so far, my hair doesn’t stick to it.
All in all, it’s still a very pretty lipgloss, and I will keep it. Wouldn’t you know it’s now selling for $11, half off from the regular $22. I think $11 is the right price for it.
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The tube with a rounded bottom and angled doe-foot applicator contains 0.5 g.
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It comes in 10 shades representing a good range of shades from nudes/neutrals, berries and coral but surprisingly no red.
At $11 on the BECCA website, check out BECCA Glow Gloss if you’re a fan of lipgloss!