Let’s talk lips. Ever since Angelina Jolie came on the scene with her ridiculously gorgeous (and natural) big lips, having lips that look plump and luscious has turned into a huge market on the beauty scene. There’s everything from low key lip plumping glosses to extreme, getting lip injections to increase your lip volume. I’ve had some bad reactions to lip-plumping glosses in the past, ones that left a red rash around my lips and made me look like I got stung around my mouth by a bunch of bee’s! As I learned my lesson, I realized that my favorite way to increase volume is to fake it. Simply put, anything that is glossy or shimmery is going to make your pucker look fuller, rounder, and more youthful. Insert Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Pulse. This lip gloss is designed to make your lips d-a-z-z-l-e, and dazzle they will! I was incredibly impressed with how much fuller my lips looked after applying this…
It’s sheer but it has build-able coverage that I adore. You can layer this over your favorite lipstick, and if you were to put this smack-dab in the middle of your lips only on top of lipstick, you’d get a massive plumping illusion! I also like to wear two coats of this on my lips for sheer but noticeable color. This is the perfect shade of pink gloss to wear with a heavy or dark smokey eye!
The shimmer in this is to die for! It’s so great to add an unexpected pop of fun during the day or to add mega drama for the nighttime. The shimmer isn’t gritty or noticeable at all, which I LOVE. So many of my shimmer glosses have a gritty feeling to them, while this one is completely smooth. I actually felt like my lips were much more moisturized after wearing this gloss for the night, too.
Above, I’m wearing a single sheer coat of Pulse on my lips. The rest of my makeup is quite bare since I only put on some BB Cream, blush, and mascara for the day. Overall, I’m happy with the way this gloss lights up my lips and helps my complexion “glow.”
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