Urban Decay Lip Junkie: Crush

OK so here's the thing. I'm still working out this "blogging" thing, and I find that perhaps due to my ADD shorter posts will keep me posting more frequently. I'm one of those people who starts a project...starts another one...forgets first project (remembers, gets annoyed with self, runs back to first project because they don't want to give up)...you get the picture. And I don't want to relinquish this blog because makeup is my BABY (aside from my real babies of course). So here goes:

Urban Decay Lip Junkie

"Crush" in tube

Here it is in the color "Crush". This is the full size tube and the first "high end" lipgloss I've ever dropped 20 bucks on. I don't regret it at all! This is my favorite gloss!

Lip Junkie in "Crush" on my lips

As you can see it's not so pigmented that it screams pink but it definitely is a nice color. Lip Junkie is a plumping gloss, and I never would've seen myself purchasing a plumping gloss as my lips are already plenty "plump" but I received a sample in the color "Naked" with my Naked 2 palette and after using it a couple times I was totally hooked. I don't feel like it plumps as much as it smooths out the fine lines on the surface of my lips which I like. Also the tingly minty sensation is pleasant and smells nice. I don't find this gloss to be "too sticky" but it is the type to get your hair stuck in on a windy day. There's always a tossup between stickiness and staying power and if you ask me this is just the right balance. You won't have to reapply every hour.

I give this gloss an: A

Definite repurchase. I'm already half empty and all of my other glosses are getting neglected but I want another!

Rimmel: Lasting Finish Lipstick by Kate Moss

Rimmel London: Lasting Finish Lipstick by Kate Moss

I am a Kate Moss fan. Damn she makes waifishly thin look chic. I'm one of those tiny girls anyways (no bulimia or cocaine kthanks) and I've just always loved the way she wore her clothes. That said I was drawn to this lipstick display in Walgreens where I ordinarily wouldn't be. That's right Kate Moss totally sold me on lipstick. I hardly ever wear it. Ok, more like never with my heap of glosses cluttering my purses and bathroom sink...until now! 

 

Bam! It's so red and sexy :) 

Kate Moss for Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick #11

Something about lipstick has always felt far more sophisticated and ladylike than me, but in my old age of 25 I find I'm starting to like that. The tube is plastic but doesn't feel cheap. I love that it has her signature on the shell, cute! I hate that the barcode is a huge white sticker though so I peel that off. 

The display had several shades of red a few pinks, and then a purple that was interesting but red #11 stuck out to me. It's like fire-engine bombshell red. That's how I feel when I put it on, like I'm back in some old-school pinup movie glamour shoot or something. The color is rich and intensifies which each layer that you apply. Even after blotting it lasts for hours. It's such an awesome classic red lipstick and it made my lips feel soft and not waxy. I hate that cheap crayon-lipstick taste. I ended up going back and purchasing a backup just in case. At first I didn't think I had many places to wear red lipstick but then I decided "Hell, why not wear it everywhere!". So I do. 

I'm not overdressed, I'm extra-classy!