Kiwi—November 13, 2015
Sooo a few years ago at a family reunion, my grandma remarked to me that all the women in my family have very thin lips. I honestly hadn't noticed it before, but after that I got self conscious. My lips really were thin! I was in CVS and I found this plumping lip gloss. Worth a try. I bought it. This gloss is very sticky. I actually hate the texture of it, and it transfers easily to everything your lips touch. Yet it's also hard to wash off since it doesn't seem to be water soluble. But at least there's not much of a smell to it. I notice some slight irritation and redness when I first put it on, but that only lasts a few minutes. The real plumping comes on more gradually. I prefer to apply this at night before sleeping, and I just exfoliate/scrub my lips in the morning to get rid of it. I use the clear gloss so that my pillow doesn't get color on it. The lip plumping effects persist all day even after it's removed. I think it actually takes several days for the plumpness to wear off completely. So you can build up the effects over time. Amazon usually has a better price than the drugstore, and 1 tube lasts about 6 months for me. Anyway, after I'd been wearing this gloss at night for a while, I got married... Grandma told me at the wedding that I was lucky I didn't have thin lips like the rest of the family! Read more
Madelyn Kern—May 12, 2017
So I just bought this lip plumper not knowing if it would really work or not but I thought I'd give it a try because my lips are so small and it’s inexpensive.. anyways After putting it on it did feel sticky but then became any normal non sticky lipgloss after a minute.. i did notice a difference in the size of my lips. It's not a HUGE difference but they did get plumper! I actually really like it. Because it's a really pretty gloss and it doesn't sting at all! It just kind of feels cool on the lips, i don’t know how to explain it better than that. Kinda like an icy feel on the lips, but it's nice and it did plump my lips. Give it a try if you have small lips and need a little plump. If you don't like it then you only wasted $7. I can't say if it works for everyone but it worked for me! :) Read more
Harmony—February 5, 2019
The media could not be loaded. The scent doesn't seem too offensive, though I don't have a very sensitive nose. It kind of smells like the numbing effect the product has on the lips. It has a brush that seems more like one of those cheap watercolor brushes from elementary school than anything else, especially due to the bristles standing out a bit after just a few applications. Maybe it has something to do with placing it back in the bottle? It has a rather thick formula, but it definitely has a cooling/numbing sort of effect. If you're looking for just a teensy bit of lip plumping, this will work. It's has little to no color if you want to use it as a glittery lip gloss. Image is plumping effect. After further inspection in assorted lighting, I have concluded that it may have rounded out my lips a bit, but otherwise had no noticeable effect. Video is to show the brush after having only used it three times. I generally try to be very careful with my brushes, so I can only assume that the issue is having to put it back into the tube of gloss, since it has a stopper like most liquid lip products. I swiped it over three of my nude lip sticks twice to test how much tint it had on a small range of tones, the darkest being a medium tan (I don't have any darker shades unfortunately; luckily, it didn't seem to have enough tint to make a difference). Read more
Candie—June 3, 2019
2nd purchase updated review-2020- I stand by my first review except I did knock off another star bc this bottle came with the wand COMPLETELY frayed! See new photos of second bottle purchased. I had to cut off the frayed part and now have only a few bristles to put it on with. I still love the color although it’s not extremely plumping as it should be- just a bit tingly and minty not really plumping. But as I love the color and texture I will buy again. 1st purchase 2019-I really love the color it’s probably my favorite thing about it and probably the only reason why I would purchase it again. Save before and after pictures. I can’t say that it plums the lips a whole lot although I do see a bit of a difference however Even when I apply regular lipgloss my lips look a bit fuller so I can’t say that it is from this particular gloss. The flavor isn’t bad it has a nice vanilla scent to it and the taste is a little minty but not overwhelming and there’s no aftertaste. It is pretty sticky which does help it to last long. So if you don’t like sticky lipgloss this is not for you you will be disappointed I however am OK with it I think it allows you to be able To lick your lips without it coming off which I like. I read reviews of people complaining that the brush frays tea bad, I did not really have that problem and mine is nearly gone. And one of the photos you can see the brush slightly frayed but it was nothing that I was really disappointed about I think it’s all about how you treat it. I was just careful when putting it back in the tube and I kind of twisted it as I was inserting it so it did not fray. I would recommend doing this to keep your brush intact or I recommend the company changing it to a spongy brush....... but that probably won’t happen so just be easy with it. All in all I do really like it because the shade is amazing and I will purchase it again because of that reason but as far as a “plumping” Lip gloss I would say this does not work the best again I noticed a tiny difference but nothing major nothing like you’ll get from more expensive name brand department store glosses. Read more
