It's been drizzling non-stop since this morning, and the cold and gloomy weather gave me the perfect opportunity to wear my makeup darker than the usual. It's that time of the year when I rim my eyes tighter than the usual, and the plums, berries, and oxbloods in my lipstick collection are worn more often.
Today, I whipped out this chocolate brown lip gloss from my makeup stash - after being relegated to the bottom of the pile for months. I've had this lip gloss for quite sometime now
(received this as a gift from Tita Mac, one of my favorite online sellers of branded US goods), but never had the chance to blog about it.
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Lip Gloss from the Gap. |
This one's from the
GAP (
apparently, the popular clothing brand also sells makeup), and I believe this lip gloss comes from the
Color+Shine Lip Gloss Trio, which is available in GAP stores only. I did a bit of research on the pricing and found out that these glosses sell for around $12. Hence, each lip gloss costs only $4
(around Php 174).
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Chocolate brown. |
The packaging is pretty simple, and there's no shade or name indicated on the tube. But as you can see it's a dark, rich shade of burgundy brown. The color reminded me a lot of the lip products from
Bobbi Brown's Black Velvet Collection.
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Doe-foot applicator. |
It comes with a doe-foot applicator, and the plastic tube even has a mirror at the back.
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Mirror at the back. |
This lip gloss has a minty, chocolate scent and leaves a cooling sensation on the lips when applied. I especially love how crazy pigmented this lip gloss is, considering that it's, well, a lip gloss. When swiped, you wouldn't even think it's a lip gloss because of its opaque texture and satiny matte finish.
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One swipe on the left, two swipes on the right. |
It's formulation is rather thick but not too sticky, and does not feel icky on the lips. And considering that it's a lip gloss, its wear time of four hours
(at the most) is pretty decent than some of the lipstick brands that I've tried.
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GAP Lip Gloss when worn. Excuse the zit near my chin. |
What I love:
- The yummy chocolate scent.
- The tingling, cooling sensation on the lips when applied.
- Highly pigmented.
- Opaque texture.
- Decent wear time.
- Affordable price.
What you might not like:
- Not sold individually.
- Available in-stores only.
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Products Used: FACE: Laneige Snow BB Cream, Missha Under Eye Brightener, Skin 79 Skinny Mirror Pact. EYES: Ever Bilena Eyebrow Pencil in Brown, BYS Waterproof Eyeliner, Tony Moly Lovely Eye Liner Pencil, Fairy Drops Volume Burst Mascara. CHEEKS: Tony Moly Cristal Blusher in Pleasure Peach. LIPS: GAP Lip Gloss in Chocolate Brown. |
Have you tried this lip gloss before, or any other makeup from the GAP? How was your experience?
8 replies:
That is SUPER nice gloss - I think. I'm a guy, so I can't be totally sure. It looks pretty great, though.
Love that color lipgloss. I have one like it. I also love the mirror on the back, helps me to easily reapply on the go.
-- Jessica
Love the HIGH GLOSS would make a sweet stocking stuffer this Holiday.
I really like lipstick with the spongy wand. While this color is too dark for me, it would look great on my cousin!
I love the color on you. It would be too dark on me too.
Looks like a very beautiful color for the winter season, love deep reds
I love this lip gloss in this color and the shine is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
I love this lip gloss in this color and the shine is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
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