Teil II
Debbie was the first tester. She is half Caucasian and half Mexican, with thin lips. She first tested Lierac Coherence Lip Contour Fixing Care. "I liked this product a lot, because I have naturally dry lips, and the cream texture really added moisture back into my lip area. It also did appear to add a slight amount of fullness to the lips. With the moisture and softening aspect alone, I would consider this product for my regular routine."
Debbie next tried Girl Cosmetics' Lip Enhancing Lip Gloss. "The product was really sticky and thick, which I did not like at all. I don't normally wear lip gloss anyway, so something this obtrusive and nasty tasting is not up to my standards." Debbie did, however, like the shade of the lip gloss, and hoped it would enhance the look of her lips, but she didn't notice much of a change in thickness or fullness.
Debbie next tried Joey New York's Super Duper Lips. She laughed at the idea of the time it took (7 minutes), but reported, "It actually seems that 9 minutes does the trick, after which my lips did indeed look fuller. It left them feeling really soft, and the fullness lasted for several hours after the application." Debbie's only complaint was that the next day, her lips felt chapped and looked red. She continued the use of the product for four days, as we were all instructed to do, and the chapped lips remained until after discontinuing use.
Next up was BeneFit's Lip Plump! Debbie didn't mind the texture or application. The base was easy to apply, and Debbie used the two minute "drying" period to finish her other make-up. "This product was more user-friendly, because I didn't need to keep massaging and rubbing in the formula for a long period of time. I liked only having to pat it in for just a few minutes, then let it dry, before adding any lipstick." Debbie also liked the accompanying shade of lip gloss, "Classic red -- very ***y!" As for the "plumping" effect, she reports that sadly, there was no change in the appearance of her lips.
Debbie last tested N.V. Perricone's Alpha Lipoic Acid Lip Plumper with NTD Complex. "I really liked this product!" she reported, happy about its skin healing properties. "I think this and the Lierac were my favorites because they not only focus on the fuller appearance of your lips, but focus on the overall healthiness of the lips and the lip area." She liked the "slick, thin" texture of the product, and jokingly said it tasted like pound cake! She reported, "It gave me a tingling sensation a few moments after applying, and really left the lips super soft and fuller looking. Hours after applying, my lips were still very supple." She didn't see a dramatic change in the fullness of her lips, but did see enough. And added to the other benefits this product provided, she said she would definitely use it again. She smiles coyly, "Maybe even over the Lierac, for the pound cake thing, alone!"
The next product tester, Layla, is an eighteen year old Caucasian with nice, full lips. I included her in testing these products to see if they could enhance her already full lips. Layla started with Lierac's Coherence Lip Contour Fixing Care. She first reported that she did not like the scent at all. The application was "easy and quick, with no having to wait to finish your makeup." Layla liked that Lierac wasn't heavy or thick feeling, but rather light, once completely applied. "I could feel a thickness to my lips, so I know it was doing something! My lips are already pretty full, so I didn't see any drastic changes in thickness. However, using it for four days and before bed, I noticed that my lips, overall, looked much healthier. Very smooth and younger looking, even though I'm still a young 'un!"
Next, Layla tested the Girl Cosmetics' Lip Enhancing Lip Gloss. She reported that it had a nasty taste that remained until she wiped it off. Layla liked the color of the product, and said it made her lips feel thicker, but didn't look any different. "This product has an unflattering taste to it, and was really thick. I didn't like the heaviness to the product, and didn't see enough difference in my lips to use this product regularly."
Layla tested BeneFit's Lip Plump! next. She found the texture of the base coat (the plumper product, itself) "thick and sticky," which she did not like. But after a few minutes, the stickiness seemed to go away. Once she applied the lip gloss (we used BeneFit in "Groovy" for the testing) it was soft and supple. "I liked the color and the softness provided, but this product did nothing for me! With the others, I could at least feel a difference, even if I couldn't see it directly. But this product, did nothing at all."
N.V. Perricone's Alpha Lipoic Acid Lip Plumper with NTD Complex was Layla's next test. She found the taste and fragrance of the product was the most appealing compared with the others. She liked the light texture, and the fact that you can reapply the product over your lipstick, throughout the day, just for enhancement and softness. "It was definitely doing something, because there was a slight stinging sensation, and my lips felt softer than usual." There were no adverse effects. As for adding a noticeably fuller appearance, she didn't notice anything.
The last product Layla tested was Joey New York's Super Duper Lips. She followed the instructions exactly, "I held off on this one 'til the last, because of the 9 minute application, and I hate to say it, but it didn't give me any results at all!" She didn't mind the taste or fragrance, and the gel wiped off easily when finished, without leaving a greasy or sticky residue. However, as for the dramatically fuller lips they promise, "Nada!".
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