Lipstick + Winter = Why I'm now a Lipgloss Convert

Winter sucks. It just does. When you need to start wearing waterproof mascara because your eyes water in the (-31C) bitter cold and wind, it's too much. My dry lips haven't been enjoying lipstick with this cold. Lipstick has been flaking off, and my lips peel every time I use it. I've never been much of a gloss wearer, but since my lips can't handle lipstick lately, I've kind of converted.

Here are some of my favorite lip glosses of the moment

From left to right, we've got: Marcelle Creme Lux Gloss in Rouge Velouté, Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Creme in Cherry Flip (recently reviewed here), MAC Cremesheen in Partial to Pink, Clarins Color Quench Lip Balm in Peach Nectar, Marcelle Creme Lux Glossy in Spicy Nude (reviewed here), and Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Creme in White Russian. 

Of these, I place my Buxom glosses and the Clarins as the most moisturizing. The prettiest shade goes to Marcelle's Rouge Velouté (seriously gorgeous on!) and the my favorite nude gloss is definitely Marcelle's Spicy Nude. MAC's Cremesheen in Partial to Pink is a great year-round neutral pink gloss - and it smells delicious. I've been wearing these un-layered, on their own, for the past month, with a light foundation, groomed brows, blush, and water-proof mascara. Eyeshadow is often skipped because my eyes water too much with the wind we've been having. We're all familiar with tailoring makeup to heat and humidity, but makeup in winter is a whole other story!

Lesson of the year: winter sucks. Do yourself (and your lips) a favor if you live in a wintery place right now - whip out your lip glosses, and apply generously. Bonus points if the glosses are moisturizing. Winter: 3 points (-31C weather, 30 cm of snow on Saturday, 25 cm of snow tomorrow), Annick: 1 point for lipgloss. Can winter be over soon please?! How do you change your makeup routine for winter?

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?