Review: Clarins Instant Light Perfecting Lip Perfector

I thought all lip glosses are the same. So when I bought the Clarin's Beauty Perfectors Kit, I thought I didn't need another lip gloss. Not that I have a lot of lip gloss, it's just that I don't like them turning funky before I have the chance to finish the bottle/tube.

Nonetheless, curiosity got the better of me so I opened the tube of Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in 00 Rose Shimmer to try.

From the Clarins website:


A melting gel with a deliciously sweet flavor and 3D shimmer, for luscious, smooth, shiny lips and a natural-coloured, luminous smile. It nourishes, repairs and protects lips to leave them incredibly beautiful. Day by day they are more kissable and simply irresistible.

Active ingredients:
Extracts of Shea Butter, Wild Mango and Olive perhydrosqualene leave lips supple and well-moisturized. Derivatives of Vitamins A and E reinforce the repairing action and protect against free radicals.

At first squeeze, out oozed this pink shiny gloss. Pink on my hand? Yeah, yeah. But on my lips, it looked great. It wasn't as sticky as I thought. It's a bit sheer but can throw its weight on top of lipstick. I mean this tough pink can meld with the lipstick shade underneath to not just lighten but add some personality. This gloss even smelled good like vanilla and honey. Yummy! Oh and did it somehow improved the looks of my lips? You know I think it did in a subtle but nice way. It's now my favorite lip gloss.

Dreamworld MMU

Look what came in the mail yesterday!

My friend Nikki Z of Not Just Minerals asked if I wanted to order from Dreamworld together.



So I said yes and ordered the following foundation samples in full coverage Luna.

Pinga, deep peach with yellow undertones
Nete, yellow with beige undertones
Damona, yellow with warm undertones
Pele, yellow with deep peach undertones
Amenti, yellow with olive undertones

As you can see from the photo above, they all have some sort of yellow mixed in. I know that I have yellow undertones but that I also know that I am not solely yellow. Ever since I have discovered mineral make up, I have focused more on finding the right shade of foundation for me. DreamWorld is great because they offer many different foundation shades - a total of 107 shades. Whew! That's a lot. I took a gamble and tried the yellows with the different undertones. My tan has faded and suddenly I realize that I am actually a light medium shade - sort of, maybe lighter? I'm not an expert so I'm not sure.

The samples also differed in quantity. Amenti and Pele looked liked 1/4 tsp samples, Damona and Nete seemed like it contained 1/2 tsp of product. Pinga was a generous 1 tsp sample, filling my tiny pink jars almost to the brim.

So far I tried Pinga on one side of my face and Damona on the other and both seems very similar. Both look like half a shade ligther than my face but after awhile it seems to match the shade of my face. My face though does not match my neck. Derma treatments has caused my face to be lighter with some pinkish and beige undertones. The coverage is ok. It covers most of the broken capillaries on my face although a few still shows through. I don't really mind.

Nikki also threw in a glistening lipgloss and her own finishing powder mix. Yay, thanks Nikki!