How I test lip gloss

Back when I was much younger (like 11 years old), I developed this strange fascination for lip glosses. It was probably because it made your lips really shiny and I was a kid, so of course I gravitated towards shiny things. Fast forward to nine years later, and I still haven't quite gotten over that "shiny and shimmery" fascination I had with things. The only difference is that now, I know that all that glitters is not gold…or good.



Also, my almost-love for lipgloss has diminished dramatically over the years because quite frankly, every single one that I own had a bad habit of making my lips look even thicker than they already are. However, I decided that since I'm getting into the whole "lip product addict" thing, maybe I should give glosses another chance. Maybe this time around I'll actually like them; I just have to find a way to test them out.

So without further ado, I will share with…whoever reads this…my methods on testing a lip gloss.

The Hair Test

What I do with the hair test is really quite simple. I apply a regular coat of lipgloss on my lips, put a small section of my hair (like five strands) against my lips, and then wait a second or two before pulling it away. I try to gauge the lipgloss by how easy/difficult it is to remove the hairs from my lips and how much of the product actually sticks to the strands after I've pulled it out. I'll definitely be using that method with the future lip glosses I will buy (because NYX Butter Glosses, you will be mine soon) because it seems like the best way for me to form something as close to an educated opinion as possible on this subject.

That's basically what's going to happen if a gloss fails The Hair Test.

And maybe if we're lucky, we can look THIS fabulous if the gloss passes the test.

Feeling It Out

Basically what I do here is just take a minute of doing absolutely nothing and just focusing on my lips and how it feels with the gloss on. While doing this, I ask myself a series of questions

1. Do my lips feel thick?
2. Do my lips feel like they're drowning in gloss?
3. Are my lips warm? 
4. Smack your lips. Are they super sticky, moderately sticky, or insanely slippery? 

I do this after the Hair Test. If I barely feel anything on my lips save for a slight tingly feeling and when I smack them, the gloss doesn't feel like it moonlights as a super glue, then maybe (MAYBE) I'll wear it again. 

Most definitely, I do not recommend wearing gloss when eating, because it's just going to go all over your food and your meal's going to look all kinds of unappealing then you'll lose your appetite. Unless you eat like a lady with a fork and knife. I, however, eat a bit "manlier" than that, especially when it comes to burgers and pizzas, so I don't normally wear gloss when I know I'm going to eat. 

Anyway, I hope that these two methods would help other fascinated girlies in choosing the right gloss. I'll be doing a gloss review soon-ish on my other blog soon enough.