Revlon Up in the Clouds Super Lustrous Lipgloss is yet another stellar shade of lipgloss that was launched with the limited edition Revlon Color Charge Spring 2018 Collection. I was unable to confirm before but this collection is indeed limited edition which was rather upsetting to hear as there are so many great shades I enjoyed in this launch. Moral of the story, if you love some of these shades do stock up before they disappear.

“But you said you weren’t into colorful collections…” True! I’ve been all nude lately and I really haven’t made use out of many, many fun colors in my collection. And this collection has plenty of those! But it also has some killer nudes which I’ve fallen in love with like Dream in Nude Super Lustrous Lipgloss and Blank Canvas Super Lustrous Lipstick.

Up in the Clouds isn’t really nude per se but it is a delightful golden peach that reminded me a lot of NARS Orgasm. And I love me some NARS Orgasm.

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Buxom Va-Va-Plump Shiny Liquid Lipstick ($20) is a new plumping liquid lipstick that has a glossy, shiny finish. Yes! I’m so happy that I don’t have to contend with yet another matte liquid lipstick. Let’s hope more brands catch on and start releasing shiny lip products this Summer.

Buxom launched Va-Va-Plump Shiny Liquid Lipstick in a whooping 20 shade selections all of which promise a pigmented and glossy finish that has a formula which contains peptide and hyaluronic acid. I typically like plumping formulas but I’m under no disillusion that most times the plump and volume promises is due to irritating ingredients like cinnamon. Aside from a slightly cooling effect I had no such issues with this formula. I might be a sadist because I honestly don’t mind the pain from products like DuWop Lip Venom but I realize they can prove very irritating to some people. Those sensitive types should feel find with this formula as there is no pain in the least.

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Kiko Jelly Stylo Lipstick is the way to go if you want to bring back glossy lips and be damned with all those matte, long-wearing liquid lipsticks. Not to mention these are affordable as hell at a mere $10 bucks each.

I’m done with the matte lip look. Actually I was never into it to begin with. As someone prone to dry lips I prefer a glossier, shiny lip look. This might be why I favor Japanese lipsticks so much as they tend to release mostly glossy, shiny lipsticks which seems a rarity here in the US as we tend to stick to satins, creams, or mattes.

I was every so delighted with Kiko launched their Jelly Stylo Lipstick Collection a few months ago and quickly snapped up a few shades and to this day I don’t regret to purchase and have actually used two of the shades up featured in this review. When you’re a makeup junkie with a large collection and you actually finish a lipstick that’s a major accomplishment and a testimony that the formula is good enough to use daily.

If glossy wet lips are what you seek for Spring looks you’ll need these Kiko Jelly Stylo Lipsticks.

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NYX Powder Puff Lippie is a new powder lip cream that launched in eight shades for Spring 2018. I realize I ranted in my last post that NYX tends to do a lot of different lip products but many of them feel like repackaged items with new names. They must have at least ten different long-wearing matte liquid lipsticks that are identical formulas but just with different names. It does induce mental eye rolls from me.

When I saw the new Powder Puff Lippie it felt new enough to warrant a purchase. You might recall a few brands have cushion lip products which was quite popular in Korea a few years ago. I’ve reviewed a few already like Sephora Wonderful Cushion Matte Lip Cream and Wet n Wild Mega Cushion Soft Matte Lip Cream both of which I really liked but I have to admit my favorite by far is NYX’s version. You already know I’m not a fan of matte lip products but they did a superb job with this formula. It’s so comfortable to wear and has a second skin-like finish that’s super smooth.

Let’s take a look!

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