Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Beautiful Glosses at a Crazy Low Price: Anastasia of Beverly Hills "Kisses on My List" Vol 2

You know how you sometimes feel like you've stolen something when you get a great deal on really good quality items? Well, that is exactly how I'm feeling right now about this latest purchase from Sephora. I just purchased 6 full-size lipglosses (which regularly retail individually at $18.00) for......drumroll please.........$30.00!

So let's do a little math here. 6 lipglosses worth $18.00 a piece would normally add up to $108.00. This too-good-to-be-true set sells for all of $30.00, which means I saved a total of $78.00! I'm speechless over here. 

Ok, so here is the beautiful set of lip glosses in all it's glory:

Anastasia of Beverly Hills: Kisses on my List Hydrafull Lipgloss Vol 2



As far as the brand name goes, this is my first time really hearing about it. I know Sephora sells very high quality items so at least knew these would be good quality, but for those of you who are new to this brand, Anastasia Soare (the name behind the brand) has been the leading brow beautifier for Hollywood's elite for decades. Her line mostly consists of items for the eyes, but let me tell you...don't count these lip glosses out as just a fluke. On the contrary! They are really stand-out products in this line. 


Here are the swatches on me:

from top to bottom, with flash: Jolene, Roxanne, Lola, 
Sharona, Maggie May, and Moi

same, in natural warm lighting without flash


Great colors, right! And to my surprise, very pigmented! The consistency is great, and the shine! Oh my goodness. Y'all know I love my MAC, but these babies could stand up to any of MAC's lipglasses and be evenly matched.

You actually are getting two different formulations in one set. 3 of the glosses are sheer (they say sheer on the package, I say semi-opaque), and ultra-hydrating. The glosses I believe come in this formulation are Moi, Maggie May, and Sharona. The other 3 glosses are a  new formula known as hypercolor glosses. They surely are! These really threw me for a loop at just how pigmented they really are. Plus, the hypercolor glosses are also lip stains, and leave your  lips with a nice lingering color once the gloss itself has worn off.
By my guess, the Hypercolors in the set are Jolene, Roxanne, and Lola because when looking at my hand where I did my swatches, those were the three colors that left a little tint on my hand. lol

Another interesting thing about these glosses is the applicator tip. I couldn't get a good pic of it, so I have none to show here but to describe it, it's a bendable plastic spatula-like applicator. I didn't know if I would love this or not, but it gets the job done, applies the color evenly, and you can get the most out of the product because you can get every little drop off the tip of this applicator. Not to mention, it's very sanitary and prevents unwanted color-mixing (you know, when you apply lipgloss over a lipstick and the tip has just a hint of lipstick color on it?) 

So, here are the glosses and how they appear on my lips:

Jolene  (no lipstick underneath!)

Jolene is a fun, shimmery girly reddish pink. The color is very original (I have nothing like this color)


Moi

Moi is a great soft pinkish neutral. I love colors like this because they are great to wear for an everyday look. You can never have too many pretty neutrals, imo.

Sharona

Sharona is a gorgeous shimmery pinky peach. This may be my favorite color of the set. Not because it's the most pigmented, because it's not, but because I just love peachy lips. 

Maggie May

Maggie May is an awesome pink nude. Tbh, I am always a little apprehensive about the lighter pink nudes because I really am not loving the way most of them make my lips look like a milky mess. This color, however, is so wearable. Yes, it's one of the brighter pink glosses I have, but on my lips it reads more pink than nude. Just be sure to always moisturize your lips when wearing light nudes.

 Lola

Lola is an exquisite cool-toned shimmery light pink. This one is so gorgeous and every time I wear it I feel like flirting with an older man. (lol....jk....kinda)

Roxanne

Roxanne  is a lovely shimmery true pink. I am sure it will flatter any skin tone and shade, as it is just that great berry "just kissed" color that compliments everyone.

So all in all, this is a great buy. As for how much product is in these little babies, it's 0.07 fl oz, which isn't that much compared to other brands, but I consider these lip glosses worth the purchase because of the price alone! This is just such an undeniable steal of epic proportions. So take my advice girlies and go and get these glosses now before they are sold out!



















2 comments:

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  2. You are so beautiful and sexy.
    Would you like me to tell you in intimate detail what I would like for us to do together?

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