[INNISFREE] Glossy Lip Lacquer

By J

If you've checked out our instagram, you'll have seen this picture before!

I posted this up before we went to Japan... and now I'm finally getting round to reviewing it.

I've been looking around for some darker lip colour to use, mainly because I always go for bright colours.
I bought this lip gloss/lacquer mainly as a splurge, and also to hit the $50 target in the last haul, so I could get the free tracking deal that comes with spending $50 in one go.


On the side note, jolse has done this huge overhaul of their site. They're having this 15% off sale on every item, which is pretty awesome. Except for the fact that using chrome as your browser means that you can't actually see any buttons that allow you to add things to cart, or even save the changes to your profile. Such as your password. :/

So back to the main thing in question. The glossy lip lacquer.

It looks really nice the packaging; nothing cheap. It's all sealed up when you get it.

I got mine in shade 5; they label it at the bottom of the tube.

You can see this glittery sort of sheen in the tube when you look at it in the light. This doesn't actually show up when you wear it so I wonder if it's actually just the tube.

Application wise, it's not hard. The wand is quite nice, and it's angled enough that you can manoeuvre it around on your lips.

Opacity-wise, this thing is pigmented. In fact, it looks quite daunting to slap this on your entire lip during the day time, so I've actually just been applying some, then dabbing it out to a slightly sheerer finish.

The bad thing is that it's really sticky. It's breezy in NZ in winter, and I like to keep my hair down as it actually keeps the heat to my neck and head (anyone else find that?). 

The result is something like, either I hold onto my hair to stop it attaching itself to my lips, or every so often I detach my hair from my lips. Not pretty, but for its price tag, I'm sure as heck gonna use this baby up.

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Pros:

☺ Really glossy

☺ Really pigmented

Cons:

☹ It’s really sticky; it won’t stand a chance in the breeze

☹ You can noticeably feel a layer on your lips

☹ Not long lasting; if you eat, reapply

Overall: 2/5 
Verdict: I kinda regret getting this. ):
$9.88USD on ebay.

Look forward to the rest of the Japan blogs, makeup we got from there, and stuff we brought there to use!