[SHIVER!] If I’d known the kind of havoc a cookie could wreak, I would have put down that first Girl Scout Thin Mint. Every season I gobble ’em up like they’re going out of style, and I rue the day the first one came out of the oven.
Today I can’t help but ask, “Has Urban Decay been talking to my muffin top?” I ask because I think their new Lip Junkie line of fall glosses ($19 each) smell EXACTLY like Thin Mint cookies (they also taste kinda like ’em too).
Coincidence? I think not!
Urban Decay cooked up these 11 moisturizing non-sticky shades to plump lips over time. One week in and I can’t report Angelina Jolie lips yet (or any noticeable increase in lip plumpness, for that matter), but that may be too much to ask of a gloss.
The main reason I wanted to try these wasn’t large, luscious lips (although I intend to keep testing them). What I was really interested in were the colors. Of the ones I’ve tried, Crush (a creamy hot pink), Wallflower (a creamy neutral pink), Runaway (a shimmery coral) and Perversion (a shimmery dark berry) pack the most pigment.
All of the colors spark a slight cooling sensation, which I’ve found refreshing on hot days, and last about two hours on my lips before requiring another application.
Crush
Heavy
Jilted
Love Junkie
Midnight Cowboy
Peroxide
Perversion
Runaway
Wallflower
Wearing Runaway
Wearing Perversion
Wearing Wallflower
I feel like a few of the colors look similar, but if you’re into sheer shades, a vanilla mint taste/fragrance and don’t mind having to reapply throughout the day, you might want to check these out. Available at Sephora stores and online at sephora.com. Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: B
You might like Urban Decay Lip Junkie Lip Gloss if…
- You prefer non-sticky glosses
- You like the taste and scent of vanilla and mint
- You want a sheer and shiny moisturizing gloss
- You don’t mind having to reapply throughout the day
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Liz says
July 13th, 2010 at 5:23 pmMmm, sounds delicious. I wouldn’t know whether to eat the gloss or put it on my lips. Great shades, though, and Runway looks fab on you!
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Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:45 pmWhenever I open up a tube I’m sorely tempted to gobble it up. 🙂 It smells that yummy!
Kajal Couture says
July 13th, 2010 at 5:35 pmI love the colors! But since they don’t last too long, I’m not sure they will work for me.
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Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:45 pmHey Kajal Couture,
You might want to try ’em anyway… you never know, they might last longer on you!
Jen says
July 13th, 2010 at 5:39 pmThe packaging is so pretty! But I need another lip gloss like I need a hole in my head. Hmm… maybe just one. 😛
Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:43 pmHa ha… I am the same way. Yet I can’t stop! I think I suffer from lipgloss addiction.
Which color are you thinking of picking up?
Jen says
July 14th, 2010 at 1:26 amEither Crush, Jilted, Love Junkie or Perversion. LOL, umm… I need to narrow it down, obviously.
Rae says
July 13th, 2010 at 5:43 pmOkay. These wouldn’t be at all exciting (sheer? Not long-wearing? Hello, boring!) if not for one thing: THIN MINTS. I absolutely adore thin mints!
Obvs, I have to check out this line 😛
.-= Rae’s last blog post… The Body Shop expands on my favourite line- =-.
Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:43 pmThin Mints are my cookie crack. Do you ever freeze them? They taste really great frozen.
Nina says
July 13th, 2010 at 5:55 pmI swoon for the packaging and the colors of these glosses — lovely!
Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:42 pmThese are REALLY cute! Do you think you might get any?
Nina says
July 14th, 2010 at 5:31 amI like Crush, Runaway and Peroxide. 🙂 So pretty and seems pretty versatile .. and minty! 🙂
dani@callitbeauty says
July 13th, 2010 at 6:00 pmi know i should be commented on the glosses but… i got distracted by your teeth. they’re so STRAIGHT! and WHITE!
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Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:41 pmI gotta give ups to have my parents and my orthodontist, Dr. Chong, LOL!
Amber says
July 13th, 2010 at 6:10 pmI am amazed and envious at how good you look in seemingly every lip color ever.
These sound delicious but I don’t dare until I use up my Philosophy gloss that tastes like glazed chocolate doughnuts…
.-= Amber’s last blog post… Smoothie of the week- when good strawberries go bad =-.
Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:41 pmYou’re so good about finishing your glosses.
BTW, I realized today I’m almost halfway done w/my newest tube of Nymphette and I totally thought of you.
Amber says
July 14th, 2010 at 6:47 amI haven’t been able to find my tube of Nymphette since the weekend! I am in crisis mode, I have become utterly dependent on that darn gloss. I am pretty sure it is in the closet somewhere, just need to do a little excavation…
.-= Amber’s last blog post… Herman =-.
amy says
July 13th, 2010 at 6:18 pmCrush is my favourite but I would love Perversion and Love Junkie to be darker and more vampy.
.-= amy’s last blog post… Giving Some Love to MAC In the Groove MSF Petticoat =-.
Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:37 pmCrush is my favorite too. 🙂
TJ says
July 13th, 2010 at 6:27 pmcrush, heavy, jilted. Check!
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Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:37 pmYay, Crush! 🙂
Vonvon says
July 13th, 2010 at 6:35 pmNice interesting colors. Crush looks very pretty. I like the slightly purple tone of Perversion. Really cool names they give their glosses! 😀
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Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:36 pmI like them too. They’re so cheeky!
Agnes says
July 13th, 2010 at 7:02 pmIm loving crush & midnight cowboy! Although they are a tad on the sheer side. I wonder how these would look paired ontop of lipsticks? 😀 😀 😀
.-= Agnes’s last blog post… Lippie Swatches from my Haul =-.
Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:36 pmHey Agnes,
I haven’t tried layering them w/any lipsticks yet, but I bet they’d look great (especially the shimmers).
How was your Tuesday? I hope you had a good one!
GG says
July 13th, 2010 at 7:13 pmBeautiful! I heard these were similar to my beloved (and discontinued!) lipgelees. What do you think, Karen?
Karen says
July 13th, 2010 at 9:34 pmHi GG,
Oh, I love, love, LOVE the Lipgelees too. These are slightly thicker and a touch stickier!
Jessica Allison says
July 13th, 2010 at 11:39 pmThe shades look amazing, but I’m a bit bummed that they’re not more pigmented. What does UD use as a plumping agent in these? Glosses with peppermint or cassia/cinnamon extract are a dime a dozen nowadays, but pop in some peptides or niacinamide & I’m in!
Kylie says
July 14th, 2010 at 2:37 amNot that it looks bad on you (because it actually looks rather nice) but why must Midnight Cowboy be the “Orgasm” of the Urban Decay line? Every time I see another Midnight Cowboy product come out, I avoid it because I think “Glitterbomb!”
Pinch says
July 14th, 2010 at 4:45 amPerversion looks so gorgeous on you! I doubt I’d be able to rock it though 🙂
.-= Pinch’s last blog post… Peachy with Urban Decay =-.
Kim says
July 14th, 2010 at 4:49 amI’m amazed at how different Perversion looks in the tube vs. on you – you’d think I’d have learned that lesson after pre-judging the NARS Albatross white gloss!
I love Midnight Cowboy (of course.. inner tranny) but thanks to winning a huge number of glosses from my very favorite website, I (and my friends) are hooked up for quite a while! And you’ll be proud that I’m spreading the knowledge I’ve garnered here. When my friend looked at the tubes and said “who would wear white lip gloss?”, I immediately replied “oh, no! It’s not white when you put in on… look (applied and made pouty lips), isn’t it great?”. Another convert! 🙂
jenn says
July 14th, 2010 at 8:06 amI love Midnight Cowboy, not too much glitter 🙂
lexi says
July 14th, 2010 at 8:16 amI’ll have to check this out. Wow, UD has been really impressing me lately.
Caity says
July 14th, 2010 at 9:50 amI have an Urban Decay Pocket Rocket and it’s my favorite lipgloss ever, that alone makes me want to check out these Urban Decay glosses. I think Peroxide and Jilted look fantastic, but Midnight Cowboy and Wallflower look so awesome on you I’ll have to check those out too! Are they tubes or do they have an applicator?
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Melissa says
July 14th, 2010 at 1:03 pmSo cute! I want them all but most of all I’d like Runaway. I absolutely love Urban Decay’s fall line. I need to get me the Naked palette and some gloss in Runaway and Perversion. Great post!
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Erika says
September 11th, 2010 at 7:14 pmI just bought crush and I think Im going to layer it over clinique lipstick. super hot pink.
Pairing it with some UD eyeshadow potion, UD Twice baked and 24/7 Glide pencil in Zero and Tons of lashblast fusion. Paired with a light pink blush and some bronzer.