Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 review

I know that stickier gloss usually makes for longer wear, but this is much too sticky for me. The pink gloss that I got shows up at just clear and glossy. when I shake my head, many many strands of hair stick to my lips. I am so glad that I just had a small sample to use up, and that it's almost gone. Usually I feel guilty when I throw out something that is still usable, but I think I will get rid of this one, as it's close enough. The wear is ok, several hours, but the icky sticky factor is too high, I would never re-purchase this. My heart still belongs to Juicy Tubes. Even though I dislike re-application, I would rather have a thinner, less stick gloss to re-apply than deal with this. Zero stars, sorry Clinique. It's just not my cup of tea.

Clinique Allover Colour Mixed Berries Review 29.50

The full name for this product is Fresh Picked Allover Colour Limited Edition Mixed Berries. This palette has powder in shades of slightly browned pink. There are 3 tones, and they can be swiped to your preference for a more dramatic or more subtle cheek hue, or even for a highlighter, if you choose to only use the lightest shade.

I decided to spoil myself for my birthday and get this. I got it at Bloomingdale's gift time, so I also got a very cute little gift set with it, which is proving very useful.

I wanted a blush that was also pretty to look at. My Laura Geller in raspberry sugarfree is beautiful with great staying power, but it's very pigmented and I wanted a light option. So I love that I can choose to go lighter or darker on the same gorgeous palette. The embossed berry pattern will not last forever, but I love it nonetheless. Also, I figure if I'm going to be using the same blush for years, It's ok to pay a little more if it will make me smile.

I was a little disappointed to see that I had paid $30 for a blush that had talc as it's first ingredient. The staying powder is moderate, not as good as the Laura Geller, but better than most drugstore brands. Clinique eyeshadow slides right off of me, so I was happy to see that this, while it fades a little, does last all day.

Clinique Lipstick Retired

I love this color but the texture has changed and I definitely do not NEED to hold onto it, as I realized recently that it takes probably 9 months of daily work use for a lipstick to wear down to the base.

I have retired my Clinique Gilded Pink. Beautiful metallic goldy-pink. I guess it's been discontinued but I'll find something. It's like Lancome Metallique in that I thought of it as neutral but kicked up a nitch, to be paired with stronger eye looks, or for work.