Wearing Radiant Lipgloss from Smashbox Wish For The Perfect Pout
Er, can you guess who’s been listening to Eric B. & Rakim?
I’m still auditioning songs for The Ultimate ’90s Hip Hop Playlist (keep those recs coming!), and today, while listening to Don’t Sweat the Technique and swatching the new Smashbox Wish For The Perfect Pout ($29), it hit me — this hip hop classic kinda reminds me of this limited edition holiday kit.
Smashbox Wish For The Perfect Pout Lipglosses from left: Luster, Candid, Baby Pout, Ecstasy, Divine and Radiant
From left: Luster, Candid, Baby Pout, Ecstasy, Divine and Radiant
Have you ever tried putting on an opaque, bright gloss without a mirror? It’s hard, right? It requires sweating over one’s lipgloss technique, so to speak. You gotta get the color even and if it goes beyond your natural lip line you look all kinds of crazy… Yes, I’ve totally done this before, and it’s not cute.
But with the glosses in Wish For The Perfect Pout, it’s all gravy, as Tabs would say. The six shimmery shades go on with different degrees of sheerness, so if I accidentally apply too much, the contrast doesn’t look as stark as it would with a full-coverage gloss. Shoot, I could probably put these glosses on while doing the butterfly (remember that dance?) and still come out looking semi-sane. Don’t sweat the technique, indeed. 🙂
Luster, Candid and Baby Pout apply with the least amount of pigment; Ecstasy, Divine and Radiant (LOVE!) the most. They all have a light vanilla scent and flavor, a medium-weight thickness and a non-sticky texture.
Check out the colors below let me know if anything moves ya.
Radiant
Luster
Baby Pout
Ecstasy
Divine
Candid
Wearing Candid
Do you like your glosses sheer, like these? Or do you prefer more pigmented colors? Let me know in the comments.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
i wish these were more pigmented 🙁
Hi Antithesis,
Have you ever tried the Smashbox Limitless Long Wears? They’ve got more pigment!
Candid and Divine look gorg! And I love you sunglasses…where/who are they from?
Hi Kajal Couture,
They’re BCBG… I got ’em a few seasons ago, in 2006 I think.
Sheer all the way! These are gorgeous!
Yay! Which color is your fave?
You may have saved me money but I’m not sure yet. This was on my list for the Sephora F&F sale, but I do usually like a little more pigment…
How pigmented are your lips? If yours are less pigmented than mine these might show up more on you!
too sheer for me…tried on MAC Nymphette this afternoon though, might have to pop back and get it this weekend
GET IT, GET IT, GET IT!
As you can tell I’m a huge fan of MAC Nymphette. 🙂
Im seriously wishing Id bought it earlier! Managed to expand my eyeshadow collection though so its all good 🙂
I firmly believe a girl can never have enough eyeshadows.
What color(s) did you get?
Wedge and Brown Down, needed some matte neutrals , and I know need to get my third palette!
These are pretty glosses… and I do prefer more sheer glosses- more verstaile!
They’re especially fab for layering. 🙂
Some of the colors look so similar! I prefer pigmented lipglosses, not completely opaque though! 🙂
If your lips are less pigmented than mine you’ll probably be able to see the nuances in color more easily!
I am totally loving Radiant!!!
That’s my fave too!
Love! I’m a sheer gloss girl. Devilishy Stylish is my new favorite. I almost bought a second when I saw how perfect it is on me, but I wouldn’t want to deprive myself of the thrill of the hunt for the *next* perfect gloss. 😉
I hear that. Nymphette’s pretty close to my dream gloss, but there’s always more room on my “perfect gloss” shelf. 🙂
It must be me but all of the glosses look exactly the same on your lips! A different sparkle but the gloss itself is just a pink-almost-clear base.
Were in trouble — I want the glosses. Soooo pretty! 🙂
All of those lip glosses look amazing on you. Plus, I LOVE the sunglasses. You look way cool.
Love the colors, but what I really wanna know is where you got that gorgeous shirt from????
I definitely like my glosses more pigmented. These are very pretty in the tube but why too sheer on the lips.
I usually prefer a little more pigment, but sometimes sheer glosses can be nice too! I love your sunnies/earrings/and top. You’re looking cute today!
I alwys prefer sheer colors….
Karen you looking fab and hotttt!!!! and you rock in this hair style 🙂
You look gorgeous! I like more pigmented glosses but these are still pretty 🙂
I’m all sheer FTW, so I definitely love them all!! Another +1 for F&F… *sigh
I like sheer glosses AND more pigmented ones! that way I can switch it up based on my mood. but I need more lipglosses like I need more bills to pay!
Hi Karen….I like my glosses more pigmented, I guess I’m just a lipstick person, but I do like the effect that glosses give. I specially love glosses with high shimmer. Do you have the Dior Backstage glosses? I have at least 5 of them!
im not a fan of these cuhs theyre not very pigmentedd
LOVE that song though. used to bgirl to it alllll the time (:
I need my glosses to be a little more opaque..
What are you wearing on your cheeks, btw?
Radiant is beautiful! they’re all gorgeous, i tend to stick to more pigmented glosses, but i do have a lot of sheer ones. i just prefer to pay less for the sheer ones LOL.
Oh I miss the 80s/90s.. that was when real hiphop and R&B was actually playing on the radio.. I’m not trying to diss what we have now but compared to then, but back then was 100 times better. Now we have a bunch of people with electronically altered voices/not a ton of talent. I mean come on.. compare Chris Brown, Usher, and Ne-Yo to Jodeci (Ki-Ci, JoJo), Dru Hill, H-Town.. etc. I think somehow the raw talent got thrown out..
I love Usher and Ne-Yo but seriously, those older cats blow them out the water (in terms of vocal ability!)
And onto the makeup.. I loveee Baby Pout. Pout is actually my favorite permanent shade so this is a nice switch up.
You mention some stellar ’90s RNB groups! Do you remember Blackstreet? This song will take you back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlrSiD2a8WY
LOL! I thought of this song right when you said Blackstreet.. and then I realized it was the link to it!! I love Blackstreet. =)
Hi, Karen! You look lovely, as usual!! And, I must ask… where did you get those earrings?!?! I’m in love.
Hi Jenn,
I got them a couple of months ago from H&M. 🙂
I’ll pass on the glosses, but I can’t stop staring at your sunnies. Where did you buy them? I don’t like the oversized ones, the one you have is perfect!