FemmeScience Body Kit ($59)

Pamper your body by cleansing with FemmeScience Body Polish in the shower or bath. This lathering gel contains exfoliating microbeads to rid your skin of dead cells and impurities. It also contains aloe, antioxidants, and even allantoin to bring a healthy glow back to your skin! Follow up with a rich dallop of FemmeScience Body Cream for a luxe, non-greasy dose of moisture. Shop here.

China Glaze Nail Laquer in “Salsa” ($6.50)

Paint your tips with a classic shade of red if you’re daring. China Glaze Salsa is that sexy shade of true-red. You can’t go wrong. It was also the smoothest, richest consistency we’ve ever seen in a polish with no chipping days in. Shop here.

NYX Mood Lip Gloss ($4.50)

Change your lip hue as easy as you change your mood with this magic lip gloss that starts off clear then turns into the most perfect rosy shade to complement and enhance your natural lip tone. Your lips are left feeling more natural and sexier than ever! Shop here.

The combination produced a peachy pink, high-shine lip look and the thicker lipstick/gloss texture made it stay put for hours.

Even though I love coming up with custom shades, I don’t know if I always want to go this route. I just want to find a lipstick to love.

I’m so excited to have added this gloss to my collection just in time for the days leading up to Valentine’s Day. I ordered the gloss in No Panty Lines — it’s the clear shade from the collection that is perfect to wear alone or dab over any other lip color.

Can you believe that the ingredients that lend to the plumping and appetite suppressing benefits are all-natural? That’s right — Purple Lab formulated Huge Lips Skinny Hips gloss with B3 (a vitamin to simulate blood flow to the lips), hoodia (an appetite suppressant), and lemon peel oil (a metabolism booster). To boot, this gloss is paraben-free. There are just too many reasons to love.

Huge Lips Skinny Hips wears like silk on the lips, is not too sticky, and will never dry out your pout. This is perfect for a day or night out on the town. I know this gloss will keep me coming back for more when it runs out!

Because I’m part of Purple Lab’s Blogger Mafia this month, you have a chance to win a tube of Huge Lips Skinny Hips gloss in No Panty Lines (clear) as well! To enter, simply comment on this post detailing how you would wear this gloss. Feel free to be creative! The winner will be chosen at random and notified by email.

It’s true — Leighton, too, loves Plumped Red. As stated in my original review of L’Oreal Infallible Plumping Gloss, the best thing is that Plumped Red will work with your natural undertone, thus leaving a perfect red tint on your own lips.

Infallible Gloss in Plumped Red is perfect if you want to purchase a new red but don’t want to spend hours perusing the makeup counters for one that will actually work with your skintone. The hours you save not doing that, you can add on to the expected wear-time of Infallible Gloss: the tint should remain for at least 2-3 hours, even after drinks or butterfly kisses.

Find L’Oreal Infallible Plumping 6-Hr Gloss at drugstores, drugstore.com, and at mass retailers.

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Plumped Pink, Plumped Plum, Plumped Tawny, Plumped Red

Plumped Pink and the plumping applicator

What I’ve found is that Infallible Plumping gloss seems to really work with your undertone to leave the most flattering hue of either shade on your lips. It seems to settle into your lips so that the consistency is that of what I would call a “lip gloss stain.” There is a soft shine, a bit of moisture, and a slight stickiness that I think helps it stay on for as long as it does. There is also a slight tingling sensation and lips appear a little fuller.

I went to lunch with a friend the day I first wore Infallible Plumping in Plumped Plum. Yes, it did kiss off on my napkin and straw, but even after eating, most of the color remained. Impressive for a gloss. I will say that I really like to layer this on – up to three layers – because I like the way this gloss looks and feels, so maybe that helps the color last at least a couple hours for me (even after lunch).

Plumped Plum looks warmer in the tube than it fares on me – on me it looks like more of a bright, cool pink. Cool pinks tend to look better on me than warm pinks, so I was impressed that this worked with my undertone so well.

Good thing hot pink is trendy this season so that I won’t feel awkward wearing Plumped Plum before Spring, because that shade is my favorite of the four.

Some natural light swatches for you on dark and fair skin:

These retail for $9.99 at drugstores, mass retailers, and at drugstore.com.

Editor’s Note: Product(s) featured in this post were provided by brand PR to Frappelattes Beauty & Lifestyle Blog for editorial consideration. However, please know that we would never feature a product that has not been tested and approved.

NARS Orgasm gloss is a long-time fave of mine, mostly because I absolutely love the peachy gold shade. It’s quite thicker than the other glosses, which is a bit of a turn-off for me, but the upside is that the color stays put longer. As with all NARS glosses I like to apply a good lip balm underneath to keep my lips moisturized.

Stila’s Radiant Sunset 24kt Shimmer Gloss debuted with their new Indian Summer 2009 collection. I love it as well as many of my other beauty blogging friends! It’s a red-orange hue with a perfect amount of pigment (not too sheer and not too opaque) and has flecks of genuine 24kt gold. I posted an Indian Summer look last week wearing this gloss.

Sephora’s Brilliant Shine gloss in Rosy Glow is a rosy peach shade with the finest hint of shimmer to it. It’s the creamiest formula of the three I’ve featured here and the color is so versatile that I find myself applying this one most throughout the day.

What gloss(es) are you wearing most right now?

I have no qualms about any of the above items from the Stila Indian Summer collection. Mango Crush Lip & Cheek Stain blends so well, stays put, and looks natural against my skin. (…If I could blush a shade of peach, that is. Ha!) Stila’s Lip & Cheek Stains adjust to your personal pH levels to leave the perfect hue every time.  Radiant Sunset 24kt Shimmer Gloss wears so comfortably and has never dried my lips. It’s also really pretty with fine flecks of genuine 24kt gold. Golden Noir Smudge Pot for eyes is a smokey black shade with flecks of gold, which are barely detectable on but glimmers in sunlight. I’m wearing it on my bottom lash line, but not on the waterline since Stila advises against that. I apply the Smudge Pot with a small angled flat brush designed for applying cream eyeliner.

What do you think of this look? Too plain? Just right? And how much do you love Stila (if you’ve ever tried Stila Cosmetics)? I fall in love over and over again.

The formula and staying power are nothing spectacular – you’ll need to apply about every hour to keep the color and gloss factor alive. Factor in another reapplication after you eat or after you kiss your boyfriend. However, I find the application of the Color Presso gloss to be easy… It is a squeeze tube with a pad which shape fits to the curve of your lips. Squeeze gently, apply, then spread across your lips. Also, the shades are fairly pigmented – though sheer – with a touch of fine shimmer for gloss factor. I own both Swanky (gold, pink) and Trendy (light pink, mauve).

At $13 a pop, L’Oreal Color Presso gloss is a drugstore hit.

If I could compare the consistency and look to a high-end lip gloss, Revlon Super Lustrous has the creaminess of Estee Lauder Pure Gloss with the rich look of MAC Lipglass. My current favorite Super Lustrous Shade is Life’s a Peach – a perfect soft coral for Spring. If you want to kick it up a notch for Spring, pick Coral Glow – a bolder, more sangria-orange gloss with a touch of sparkle.

A girl can never have too many lip glosses.

If you pick up one more item by Revlon, try Revlon Eyelash Curler. It is the best I’ve used to date. We’re inseparable.

I picked this up on a whim because of the sparkles and pretty color (I chose Volume Booster in “Attract”). The wand has a brush tip and the formula goes on smooth and creamy. I liken the look and texture to MAC Lustreglass. It left my lips looking full, glimmering, and shiny. The formula did begin to tingle my lips, which feels pretty cool. Whether or not this gloss actually “plumps” I will not say… What I will say is that any gloss with this much shine and sparkle will make your lips appear fuller.

Verdict: I like Rimmel Volume Booster gloss for the look, feel, and pleasant smell. The shine gives your lips a fuller look, and for the price ($5) you get what you pay for. Great gloss!