I went to visit a friend and stopped
by the CVS near her. It's at that CVS that I saw the new CoverGirl lip glosses.
And, it's at that CVS that I saw the new Bonne Bell lipstick, lip lacquer and
nail lacquer.
Bonne Bell evokes
memories of pre-teen hood joy. I had Bonne Bell lip smackers in ever flavor
possible. My favorite two were my Dr. Pepper one and my Strawberry one. They
were perfect for the young girl who's mother wouldn't let her wear lipstick
just yet. They were glossy and had just enough tint to make you think you were
doing something.
They were
wonderful.
These were not
wonderful.
I
wanted to like them. I really, really did! I wanted them to work for
history's sake.
The lipstick was in
Calypso Coral. It was little more than a glorified Chapstick. I had to
very delicately keep adding gloss to get a hint if peach color. It wasn't much
peach color either. And I said delicately because the top kept breaking
off. I figured it melted (how I didn't know because my makeup drawer isn't hot)
so I put it in the fridge. It firmed up...for about 5 minutes. See the
lipstick in the picture? That's an hour out of the fridge. The color payoff is
little and the longevity is nil. I wore this for an hour and had to gently
reapply. An hour later I changed lipsticks. I had no interest in trying it
again.
The lip lacquer in
Bellini, wasn't any better. It was streaky and had the worst applicator I've
ever seen. Do you see those bristles? Not good at all. The color didn't last
long and I couldn't keep dipping the wand in the gloss. It seemed like it brush
bristles were getting worse with each dip.
The nail lacquer was
really the only saving grace. The color is Miami. It doesn't show very well on camera but it is a pretty color. I had to research that though
because once you open the cap, the name goes bye-bye. I wish I have noticed
that! The color is an iridescent gold color. It will be good as an overlay
color I'm betting. I'm hoping it works anyway.
And, the nail lacquer
is the only thing I'm keeping. I normally don't return lip products. I always
feel bad because I know they can't return them to stock but I don't like these!
They are horrible and I don't have room in my collection for horrible lip
colors. I had such high hopes, I'm really sad about it.
What's the last thing
that you purchased that didn't work out as well as you though it would?
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