Juicy Bombs

 Hello,

lip products are definitely my soft spot. I don't have big juicy lips myself but with a little help of a lip product that can happen. I hoped these would be nice since I usually have a good reaction to their lippies. I placed them in order of how I thought I would like them, from least to my favorite shade.

These are my first Essence juicy bomb lip glosses and instead of getting just one I purchased a whole set of five around last Christmas, since it was a holiday special. I think they are all limited edition shades and when I will use them up they will be gone. They have unique scents for each shade and I really like that touch. 

First one is Roasted Almonds and it has an artificial nutty/cookie scent, not unpleasant but it also disappears fast like all of them do.

Bright red is Candy Apple and has a sweet, juicy apple scent.

Tangy Tangerine with sweet tangerine scent, it is not citrusy or zesty and I really like it.

Second to last is Candy Cane and the only two toned shade and it has that huba buba chewing gums scent but with a slight artificial scent to it, nothing too much but enough to detect it.

Mellow Marshmallow has almost the same scent of chewing gums like the previous, minus the artificial scent. 

First swatch is Roasted Almonds and has a clear base with yellow/golden sparkles. I like to wear gold jewelry but I don't like gold or yellow make-up on me so this one is my least favorite because of the color of the sparkle. The particles are big and noticeable. I would like it better if the glitter would be smaller or less yellow.

Candy Apple is the only one with a distinct base and red lip gloss can be tricky because of the bleeding over the lip line but fortunately I can apply a very thin coat and it gives me just a bit of a reddish tint with barely there shimmer, still better than yellow glitter.

Middle one is Tangy Tangerine with a slight peachy base with tiny peachy and golden shimmer. I really like this one and I would say that this one and the next two are my favorites but I decided to sort them in order and since I prefer pink over peachy tones this one ended in third place. 

Next one is Candy Cane and it is the only two toned one with pink stripes in the tube. So far, when the tube is still relatively full, stripes are visible but I assume when I will get it somewhere half way through they will merge and there will not be such a distinctive line. On the lips the two colors mix and it is fine. In general they are all on the sheer side.

Last one is Mellow Marshmallow soft pink with the same shimmer then Tangy Tangerine but this one with pink and gold mixture. 

When I apply them they feel plush and I thought that they will last longer but after around 20 min the texture becomes thiner and starts disappearing. I would say that the wear time is around one hour and then I reapply. Not the best but since they are in tubes I find them easier to touch up than doe foot applicators.

If I briefly compare them with Essence extreme glosses those last longer but I prefer the tube design. They both have multiple color options and equally fast they are discontinuing shades and replacing them with what is hot right now. At the moment that is red and deep brown, not my shades but at least I will not be spending on them and rather use what I already have. Win win situation for me ;)

Thank you for reading and have a nice day