{"id":14386,"date":"2014-06-02T08:30:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T00:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=14386"},"modified":"2017-05-07T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T06:30:26","slug":"lancome-lip-lover-beige-adage-belle-de-rouge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2014\/06\/lancome-lip-lover-beige-adage-belle-de-rouge\/","title":{"rendered":"Wondering if the Lanc\u00f4me Lip Lover will make me fall in love with this hybrid lip product"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s probably not much of a secret that I’m not a huge fan of the Dior Addict Fluid Sticks<\/a>. I love the colours and intensity of pigment, but the texture did not sit well with me. It was about this time that I came across many mentions of a similar hybrid lipbalm-lipgloss-lip colour product coming out of Lancome’s stables. The raves for this one was astounding and some touted them to be even better than Dior’s offering.<\/p>\n

Naturally therefore, I had to see what the fuss was all about! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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The product is the Lancome Lip Lover<\/strong> and I was told they would be available locally in June 2014 but I couldn’t wait, so I picked mine up online about a month ago. There is quite a large range of colours to choose from and I know the expectation is for me to go for a red lip so I did, but I also chose a lighter, more neutral lip shade as well.<\/p>\n

The 2 colours I ended up with Beige Adage 332<\/strong> and Belle de Rouge 356<\/strong>. I can tell you off the bat that I’m not fawning over them so these are likely to be my first and last Lip Lovers, but I have also found a lip colour to love so it isn’t a total whitewash \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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You may not be able to tell it from the photos, but the Lancome Lip Lovers are deceptively small. Every photo I saw them in gave me the impression they’d be longer or perhaps even larger than what they really are.<\/p>\n

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But they’re small which came as a bit of a surprise. All these online close ups of products don’t help to manage expectations do they? \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

Packaging wise, they are like that of the Gloss in Love<\/a>, where the cover clicks close instead of screwing close. Like Gloss in Love, my comment on this would be the same. Innovative, but impractical. The release button is easily depressed and more than once, I’ve found the cover loosened while inside my makeup pouch. The contents didn’t spill, but it’s a disaster waiting to happen. Suffice to say, there’s a reason why some things are designed a certain way.<\/p>\n

The window in front shows you the colour of the lip product which brings me to the formula. The Lip Lover is said to be a “Dewy Color Lip Perfector 8H moisture” which basically means that it is moisturising on lips (not drying), has good colour pay off and gives a glossy shine. It is a lip colour, gloss and balm in one.<\/p>\n

However, I would not compare them to the Dior Addict Fluid Stick simply because the texture is markedly different. Dior Addict Fluid Stick has a water based texture, which is very light on lips and the pigmentation of the product is astounding. The longevity is good and it is fairly comfortable. It was like wearing a very light but intense lipstick. The reason I did not like it was because it takes a very long time to set (almost never) and in that interim, feels tacky on my lips. I’m fussy about things like that so I am critical.<\/p>\n

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The Lancome Lip Lover on the other hand is pretty much a lip gloss. It has that thick silicone feel of a lip gloss, and has a goopy texture not unlike a lip gloss. The colour is strong but not consistent in both colours I own and the intensity markedly lower than Dior’s. It isn’t drying and longevity is a little longer than that of a regular gloss, but when I wear it, it’s pretty much just a lip gloss. Nothing terribly special.<\/p>\n

What this means therefore, is that if you are a fan of wearing lip gloss, you will probably like this one. It gives you better coverage and colour than a regular lip gloss but not the same intensity as that of a lipstick. If you shy away from lip glosses, reconsider these and go instead for the Dior Addict Fluid Sticks which are less gloss-like.<\/p>\n

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The wand is also pretty much that of a regular lip gloss, except it looks a bit longer. Nothing terribly noteworthy.<\/p>\n

What is noteworthy however, is that I somehow ended up with 2 different textures of Lip Lover in the 2 colours I picked.<\/p>\n