As a lipstick hoarder, I couldn't say no to these gloss bars from Tony Moly. I love lipsticks that add a noticeable wash of colour on my lips without that obvious I'm-wearing-lipstick look, hence these were perfect. They add a lovely bright pop of colour without leaving a shiny waxy film on your lips, just a slight shine as if you're wearing a lip balm.
I bought two different colours: Juicy Cherry and Juicy Orange. Their little faces always make me smile, too. The cherry gloss looks annoyed whereas the orange bar looks angry. What's not to love?! XD
The orange gloss bar is a vibrant warm orange that contains tiny particles of silver shimmer (you can just about see them in the picture below) but they aren't very visible when worn and the cherry gloss bar is a solid red-pink colour. They smell yummy, too! The orange reminds me of sherbet and the cherry like some other sweet whose name I cannot remember right now. It's a sweet smell though and that's the important bit XD
Swatches under flash and natural lighting. Don't think I need to label which is which. These were all just two swipes of colour. These gloss bars can provide sheer washes of colour but are buildable to quite a high intensity. I wore a couple of swipes of the orange gloss bar on the centre of my lips today, blended the colour outwards and achieved a lovely gradient lip.
As I mentioned earlier, these gloss bars are like a lip balm. They give a nice wash of moisture but aren't overly slippery. I do find the effect wears off after an hour or so, but the colour fades evenly so you can reapply the gloss bar or just a normal lip balm over it.
The gloss bars are dispensed by the usual twist-up mechanism, and its small diameter makes it easy to apply without going over your lipline accidentally. My cherry gloss balm does have a habit of not winding down fully though if I twist up too much product, so I have to push it down manually sometimes TT
And finally some lip swatches all taken by a window. The top picture is my bare lips just so you can compare colours. The middle is Juicy Cherry and the bottom is Juicy Orange. All swatches were two swipes of colour also.
I think I paid $79 HKD each for these gloss bars, which I think is a pretty good deal and would definitely repurchase them.
Jia
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The packaging is soo cute, love the bunnies! I also like the one with peachie color ^-^
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i know, so adorable! ^^ ah the peach one looks very pretty too!
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i absolutely love these gloss bars! i have one in the orangish color - nice review! :) i'm a newborn beauty blogger and it would be awesome if you checked it out :D eymbeauty.blogspot.com
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