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Are You More Lipstick or Gloss?

June 8th, 2009 by Karen 42 Comments

Lipstick or gloss?

Do you prefer the wet look of a lip gloss or the full coverage of a lipstick?

Summer influences the decision for a lot of women, with many opting for lighter glosses, tints, stains and glazes when it’s hot outside, and the thought of full-coverage lipstick feels like wearing a sweatshirt in a sauna.

But if you were able to control everything from the weather to the dress code at work, which would you wear more often on your lips?

Are you more lipstick or gloss?

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Are You More Lipstick or Gloss? / Originally published June 8th, 2009

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  1. YadiQ says

    June 8th, 2009 at 9:09 am

    i am soo a gloss girl

    for me lipstick tends to get a little cakey – however in more serious scenarios i feel lipstick is the more appropriate approach

    happy almost your bday !!!! whens the big day this week??

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 10:16 am

      Hi Yadi,

      Tomorrow, but to tell you the truth I haven’t been very excited about it… it kind of snuck up on me this year!

      Reply
  2. shontay says

    June 8th, 2009 at 9:16 am

    Gloss all the way. I really hate when people say gloss is for girls. I love the shimmer, the liquid formula, and the brush. I have full lips and I want them on display at all times. Yummy!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 10:15 am

      Hi Shontay,

      You’re so lucky to have full lips! My BFF has the most amazing, full lips and I was always so envious. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Karen B says

    June 8th, 2009 at 9:23 am

    For me lipstick as there’s so often a lot of wind and otherwise my hair goes all over the place. Though I like a nice lustre lipstick 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 10:14 am

      HI Karen B.,

      Ah, that’s a big issue for me here on windy days. I can’t stand having my hair getting stuck in gloss, blah!

      Reply
  4. redhead says

    June 8th, 2009 at 9:31 am

    I like lipsticks because my lips are so naturally pigmented, but a nice opaque pigmented gloss is great! I find that I lean towards opacity and color rather than sheer color and glossiness, though. Stains are good for a natural flush, too!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 10:13 am

      Hi Redhead,

      I wish my lips were pigmented… so jealous!

      What are your fave lipsticks?

      Reply
  5. Simi says

    June 8th, 2009 at 10:00 am

    I love gloss! But sometimes I will wear a nude colored lipstick underneath the gloss to get the true color of the gloss

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 10:12 am

      Hi Simi,

      That’s a good trick. Another I do sometimes to get the true color to show is apply foundation to the lips first (although this can be drying).

      Reply
  6. Dao says

    June 8th, 2009 at 10:03 am

    Gloss or balm, with SPF 🙂

    Dao´s last blog post..Maybelline New York Dream Satin Liquid Foundation: I am Jealous!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 10:11 am

      Hi Dao,

      SPF is always good, especially during the summer. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Vanessa H says

    June 8th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    MAC tinted balms and and good chapstick!

    I also looooooooove Smiths Rosebud Salve, it works to keep my lips super soft..and I use it for flyaway hairs and to keep my cuticles moisturized. Love that little container!

    Reply
  8. Joanna says

    June 8th, 2009 at 10:24 am

    It depends on what I’m doing, really! If I’m going out in the evening or attending a formal event, I’ll usually wear a matte red lipstick or a more moisturising coral (I’m so upset MAC have discontinued Eager!) In the day or for a less formal event, I’ll generally wear a gloss or a balm and keep my makeup lighter.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am

      Hi Joanna,

      Eek… I love corals and have never tried Eager. Now I have to see if I can hunt it down!

      Reply
  9. Heidi says

    June 8th, 2009 at 10:53 am

    I used to wear lip gloss all the time. I’m talking every single day with several touchups to ensure hi-shine. Now, I’ve gotten lazy and dont’ want to bother with it. So it’s just lip balm. 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 11:20 am

      Hi Heidi,

      Lip balm can be glamourous, too! Maybe pop on a lip liner beneath your balm to give it a little color?

      Reply
  10. Meream says

    June 8th, 2009 at 10:54 am

    Gloss, definitely. Lipstick remind me of the ones my mother used to put on me for school events. They tasted so nasty for my young girl’s taste buds. haha

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 11:19 am

      Hi Meream,

      Ha! I remember 80s lipstick being very strong. Then again, I wore forbidden tubes of Wet n’ Wild, which cost $1 and were probably not made of the best ingredients.

      Reply
  11. Ann says

    June 8th, 2009 at 11:16 am

    both!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 8th, 2009 at 11:17 am

      Hi Ann,

      Sometimes I like to do the lipstick/gloss combo, too. 🙂

      Reply
  12. Alison says

    June 8th, 2009 at 11:17 am

    I really like the coverage and moisturisation of a lipstick, but I also love the shine of a gloss so I tend to layer a gloss over a lipstick most of the time. But if I’m having a low key day I’ll just use a slick of gloss or lipbalm.

    Reply
  13. Jane says

    June 8th, 2009 at 11:24 am

    I love lipstick because it stays on longer. I love MAC’s “Hot Tahiti.” It’s sheer so you can build the depth of the color.

    Reply
  14. Daya says

    June 8th, 2009 at 11:38 am

    I like both gloss and lipstick, but most times, i’m a gloss girl. Stila’s gloss (the Jewel one) is my favorite right now because it’s so summery pink!

    Reply
  15. Jecca says

    June 8th, 2009 at 11:46 am

    Definitely lipstick all the way. I even bought three Dazzleglasses with the re-release and I have to force myself to wear them. (I do put them over lipstick when I go out to dinner with my husband.)

    I prefer the pigmentation, texture, and look of lipstick.

    I hate how gloss feels, and I hate that I still feel the gloss texture long after the color is gone. There’s no way to tell when it’s time to reapply. It’s so weird — I just can’t understand the appeal of gloss, although I know I am the odd one out! 🙂

    Reply
  16. Michelle says

    June 8th, 2009 at 11:47 am

    I like both but I tend to use gloss a lot more. It’s just easier to apply when you’re rushing out the door.

    Reply
  17. Jecca says

    June 8th, 2009 at 11:47 am

    Seconding Jane’s endorsement of MAC’s Hot Tahiti. Great color!

    Reply
  18. Caitlin says

    June 8th, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    While I love some of my lipsticks, as some other girls have said, the caking drives me crazy. Nothing beats a good gloss or a lip oil in keeping lips yummy department. The only downside, the bf won’t kiss me “with all that gunk on my lips!” LOL

    Reply
  19. Jamie says

    June 8th, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    Right now I have to be a lipstick girl since summer is here and my boyfriend REFUSES to keep the windows closed and put on the AC so I don’t want my hair becoming sticky and gross so I have to wear minimal gloss unless it’s raining and cold :(. Men, they just don’t understand. (picture rolling eyes here)

    Reply
  20. smiley says

    June 8th, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    I definitely like lipstick a lot more. Lipstick doesn’t rub off as easily when you’re eating, and you don’t need to reapply! It’s less obvious when you’re wearing lipstick too.

    smiley´s last blog post..Recent Sephora Haul

    Reply
  21. Anna says

    June 8th, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    I tend to be a lipgloss girl. Though not a l/g, I’m loving L’Oreal’s Infallible Lipcolor in Coral Sand. It’s a nice daytime/summer color. Wears well and not sticky.

    Reply
  22. Marina says

    June 8th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    I have less than 10 lipsticks and LOTS of glosses.
    I LOVE glosses 🙂

    Marina´s last blog post..Harper’s Bazaar.June 2009. Ukraine

    Reply
  23. AO says

    June 8th, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    Gloss. When I first started wearing make up I was a lipstick chick. almost never wore gloss. as I got older and glosses made a nice comeback, I jumped on that bandwagon and never got off. I have some MAC lippies but i rarely use them, I stick to their lipglass, iplustre and plushglass. 🙂

    Reply
  24. Solé says

    June 8th, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    I’ve been much more of a gloss girl for the past four or five years, but lately, I’ve been adding many more lipsticks to my repertoire, and I’m thinking it’s starting to be 50/50. Also, I often wear both! I was one of the small minority who voted for “Other.”

    Reply
  25. Marina says

    June 8th, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Glosses all the way! They’re so much more fun to wear! And they definitely look sexier 😉 I own just three lipsticks which i hardly ever use and about 30 glosses.

    Reply
  26. Heidi says

    June 8th, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    I like tinted lip balms. They’re a step up from your ordinary chapstick.

    Reply
  27. C(h)ristine says

    June 8th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    LIPSTICK! LIPSTICK! LIPSTICK! 🙂

    Reply
  28. Paris B says

    June 8th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    Lipstick all the way! I find most glosses too goopy for me and I like the color and feel of lipsticks 😀

    Paris B´s last blog post..Why do women allow naked photos of themselves to be taken?

    Reply
  29. wehkwas says

    June 8th, 2009 at 8:22 pm

    I’ve always been a lipstick girl. I’ve always felt like lipsgloss’s were much too goopy and sticky. I don’t even like really moisturizing lip balms. So yeah, lipsticks all the way.

    Reply
  30. lexi says

    June 8th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    creme o’spice or whirl liner with a swipe of gloss and i call it a day!

    Reply
  31. Kewal says

    June 8th, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    Oh I am one of those who goes through phases – at the moment I’m into glosses and collecting them like it’s the end of the world – hahaha

    Reply
  32. Sexy Sadie says

    June 9th, 2009 at 5:21 am

    Lipsticks all the way!

    Reply

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