mark. Shimmer Down Lip Gloss "Pink Spark" and "Feels Ripe"
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I almost forgot how much I love mark. by Avon's products until I received my most recent order, which included the 24K Gold Eyeshadow Quad in Golden Splendor. I picked up two of the Shimmer Down lip gloss tubes, one in Pink Spark an another in Feels Ripe.
Each tube is a highly glossy, slightly pigmented lipgloss, packed with iridescent gold shimmer. Pink Spark is a beautiful pale peachy-pink and Feels Ripe is in the same color family, but is a brighter (almost red) magenta with the same golden shimmer.
I tried to capture the colors in the shot below, but the flash totally washed them out. You can pick up the shimmer, though.
The lipgloss comes with a squeeze tube applicator. The gloss itself is thick, but not sticky. It has just a *hint* of color, and the shimmer is very subtle once applied. The gloss lasts quite a while, too, which is nice - it doesn't immediately soak in and leave you wishing for more.
The colors are very true to life in the picture below. I really like Feels Ripe - it adds just a hint of color, and Pink Spark is a perfect natural gloss. See how as the swatch thins out? You can get a good idea as to the color on the lips towards the bottom of the swatch.
Lip swatches below. Like I have said, Pink Spark is quite neutral - it really is just my lips but shiny. I do like the shimmer, which I couldn't capture in the picture(s) below unfortunately.
Feels Ripe gives a hint of pink to the lips. It actually is even deeper in real life, but I think you get a pretty good idea of it below. The shimmer stands out a little better in the swatch below for Feels Ripe.
I am going to be keeping Feels Ripe in my purse - this is a great gloss to have around. Do any of you have these Shimmer Down glosses? Thoughts?
4 comments
These look so pretty. For some reason I just haven't tried any mark products yet! :-/
ReplyDeleteFemputer - I think you would be pleasantly surprised...they really do have nice products. I swear by the lipglosses and "hookups" - they are ingenious and great products! Also, their Scandalash mascara is quite nice.
ReplyDeletei have pink spark, but it's more brown/pink than what it looks to be there. might just be the photo or my computer, though. i'm not a lipgloss fan, but i like it.
ReplyDeleteSara,
ReplyDeleteTo me, the gloss itself is a nice warm pink - not quite coral, but almost there. It's the golden shimmer that really pushes it over the edge, and I can see where you would call it brown/pink. Lipglosses are hit or miss for me, but I do like these. They are small, fit in my purse and do the job when I need to refresh after the day and want a hint of color.