Mouthing off about Light Beam
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under gifts, lipgloss, wedding
I have to mention my experience with a new lip gloss. I’m a lip gloss fanatic (I won’t say ‘junkie’ just because I don’t endlessly apply, I’m just obsessed with the stuff, k?).
I got a tube (or cube is more accurate) of Rimmel’s Light Beam gloss, and I LOVE it! The packaging is absolutely worth mentioning because a) it’s a short, rectangular cube-y thing, b) it has a built-in mirror (yes!!) and, c) it has a light. What do mean it has a light? Well, it literally has a light inside the cap. A little button on the top of the cap is expertly concealed, but curiously placed so that you DO notice it.
When I got mine, I did the monkey-thing where I spotted the button and of course pushed it…and voila! The beautiful beam of light revealed itself. So great for applying lovely gloss in darkened rooms, like elegant restaurants (when you need a bit of help deciphering the menu), the Opera, or your favorite nightclub when you desperately need lovely lips and you don’t want to excuse yourself to pop into the Ladies Room.
Not only is the light in Light Beam fun and fantastic, but the gloss itself is quite nice. It’s very light (no pun, really) and subtle. The gloss appears to have a color (or more of a tint) to it, but it translates to a soft sheen with little-to-no color transfer when applied.
The flavor is simply devine. Sweet (but not yucky) and citrus-y. Like you just finished eating a juicy orange and the flavor lingers on your lips. Mmmmmmm.
Bonus alert: Rimmel Light Beam makes a fab lipstick or thick lipgloss base coat by priming your lips with a touch of shimmer, a boost of moisture and a lick of flavor. The best! $10.99 at Ulta.com
August 6th, 2007 at 7:48 PM
thanks for featuring an affordable option for great lips, i also just bought the new flirt cosmetics squeeze me super shiny lip gloss. it’s really good quality, and affordable too. fyi: they have a contest going on where they give away free makeup every day this month http://www.flirtcosmetics.com/wink
August 9th, 2007 at 7:15 AM
I need to get that!!! I keep seeing blogs reviewing it, and I saw it at the store and was walking around turning the light on in fascination. I think I will go back and buy it this time!:) Jeni
August 24th, 2007 at 11:23 AM
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October 19th, 2007 at 5:23 PM
AH. How funny!…I literally just put some on and then clicked on your blog and i think you know what I saw next. Too bizarre. I don’t know how I feel about the actual gloss, but I do get easily distracted from playing with the light.Beauty Editor of Glam.com/GlamBlushbeautyeditor@glam.comhttp://blogs.glam.com/glamblush/