Lip gloss review: L'Oreal, Revlon, Clinique -- the OK, the liar and the fugly
I've been puckering up in the name of research. So many lip glosses. So many promises. So many dollars wasted just to find out they don't last.
So I tested out three long-lasting lip glosses: Clinique Long Last Glosswear, L'Oreal "6-hour" Infallible and Revlon ColorStay Overtime Sheer. I developed a rigorous regimen: The water glass test. The Diet Coke test. The "honey, I'm home" test.
And the results are....
The OK: Clinique's Long Last Glosswear SPF 15, $14: Applies thick and sticky as honey, with a high gloss and just enough color. But the "long last" claim is a joke. My first application didn't survive two bites of an Egg McMuffin on the drive to work. When not eating or drinking, I got about two hours of shine at most.
The Liar: L'Oreal "6-hour" Infallible Lip Gloss, $10 at Walgreens: Light at first swipe, then quickly hardens on the lips. Odd, but it does leave a rich shine. This one had the best color of the bunch, but 
L'Oreal didn't come close to delivering on the promise of "6-hour, never fail" lip gloss. Over promising is a turn-off.
The Fugly: Revlon ColorStay Overtime Sheer Lipcolor, $9.50 at CVS: Scary, scary stuff. It's a two-fer, with a flat color on one side, and a sheer gloss on the other. The shine wore off quickly, but the color was like a stain. It survived lunch, two glasses of water and an afternoon snack. What the heck is in this stuff? I wiped the last vestiges of color off in the evening. Freaky.
Have you had better luck with these products? Or gotta a winner to share? Let us know!
~ Deal Diva Letitia
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