Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Marcelle Lux Creme lipglosses

I tweeted about my new found love of  Marcelle Creme Lux glosses a few weekends ago and have since purchased more colors. I am truly in love with them. When I say they are not sticky, I really mean it. They glide on smoothly and feel as light as a balm.

From left to right, shades 42 Chiquita, 70 Lolita, and 30 Spicy Nude.


You can see the shimmer in the glosses clearly in this bottom picture. Chiquita barely has any while Lolita and Spicy Nude have a decent amount. Lolita has a golden/orange shimmer that is very complimentary to its base coral shade and Spicy Nude has a gorgeous silver/beige shimmer.


Something that often bother me with glosses is smell. I cannot stand NYX lip glosses' smell. I absolutely hate NARS lipglosses' smell. I have a hard time with MAC glosses. These do not smell of anything.

I'm not a massive gloss wearer so these are a bit of a novelty. I own maybe 5-6 glosses, all of which I never wear so my review should not be held to very high gloss standards. However, for a lip gloss you find at a drugstore, in Canada no less, this is as good as it gets.

From top to bottom: Spicy Nude, Lolita, Chiquita.

My favorite is definitely Lolita. I bought this shade on a whim one day because I was at my boyfriends' place and had not much makeup with me. We were going out to meet some friends and I thought, eh, why the heck not, a nice coral shade might be nice for spring! I was surprised to see that it was pigmented and quite flattering on me. Even better, it didn't feel sticky at all - it feels pretty much exactly how my Aquaphor feels when I've applied a bit too much. Basically, a smooth petroleum jelly feel - in a good way! As far a drugstore glosses go, Revlon is MUCH stickier than these. I cannot comment on how sticky Marcelle's regular glosses though as I do not own any of them. These are from their Lux Creme line, their regular line is simply called Lux. I also found that when the glosses wore off, it didn't leave any residues on my lips - they felt moisturized and content. The wear time was decent for a lip gloss (a couple hours) and it did not stain my lips.


I recommend you swatch these before you pick a color. I did find some shades were less pigmented than others. Like me, you might find a shade you absolutely adore (Lolita, I love you)! They did have quite a nice selection of colors available - I had a hard time picking! They retail for $9.95 in Canada and are available at Shoppers Drug Mart around the country.

Have you tried any Marcelle glosses? What's your take on them?

6 comments:

  1. Lolita is so pretty! Looks great for summer!

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    1. Thank you! Lolita is definitely my favorite :)

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  2. I'm not much of a gloss girl either, though I am beginning like I need a couple more than the two I currently own, just for variety's sake and versatility. These are pretty, and I'm very excited about the lack of scent.

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    1. I find gloss is such a hassle haha! I cannot wear gloss with my hair loose because it'll get in it right away!

      If you live in Canada, Marcelle is definitely a good option if you're not a serious gloss collector. They are quite good in terms of texture too :) And if my hair catches in these, it's not as bad as, say, if it catches in a MAC lipglass!

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  3. All three look gorgeous- but Lolita is the prettiest! I wish Marcelle was carried in drugstores here!

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    1. I wish Marcelle went international as well! They have excellent quality of product - especially in lip products. I hear their eyeliners are awesome as well :)

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