Thursday, July 14, 2011

Lip Gloss, Lip Stick, Lip Lacquer, Oh My!!

So in looking for new ideas for blog posts, it was brought to my attention that mark. offers a wide variety of lip products and that it's not easy to tell the difference between what each one does. So in prepping for this post I looked at all of our products and was surprised to see just how many we have (16 actually!!). So below is a listing of all the mark. lip products that are current, along with a description of each:

This first product is called Kiss Dry Goodbye, you can find it under skin care hook-up treatments. This is a basic lip balm. No flavor, no scent, just moisture. It's part of the hook-up collection which is essentially the core of mark. Over 7500 possibilities from fragrance to skincare to eye products and lip gloss!!

Glow Baby Glow is another of the mark. hook-up lip glosses. It has a minty flavor to it, and is a sheer, shiny gloss. I guess I would say this is your standard lip gloss. It's not goopy or sticky and it comes in 9 different sheer colors. And I'm not gonna lie I think I have them all ;-)

Glow Baby Glow Luxe. Comes in 5 shades, and is a high shine, uber glam gloss. The shades are still pretty sheer, but this is super de duper shiny! I like this for night time or special occasions, or really any day. But this is like regular gloss amped up. GBG Luxe also has a minty flavor to it.

Pro Gloss Plumping Lip Shine. Slightly thicker, and with a sweet flavor (think cookies or cake) this gloss is a little more pigmented than GBG or GBG Luxe, but still mostly sheer (good lord does that even make sense). This gloss is designed to plump up your lips to give them a fuller look. This is a gloss I would suggest for someone with thinner lips or someone who is looking to amp up their lip look for whatever reason. Comes in 5 shades.

Glow Baby Glow m.powerment. These glosses are pretty much the same sheer minty gloss as the regular glow baby glow. BUT they benefit the mark. m.powerment line, and the net proceeds from the purchase of these glosses go to the charity which helps prevent dating violence. One is a sheer peach shade and the other a sheer golden shade. Both flatter all skin tones and are a great buy!

Totally Balmed is a lip balm with SPF 15 that offers a sheer color. It has a slight minty flavor to it and comes in 4 shades. Great for the gal that loves her chapstick but maybe wants a little more color.

Calling all my high drama fans!!! This product, Lots of Lacquer, is high shine, intensely bold color. This look is not for the average gal. This is something to wear when you are going for a high drama bold lip look. Maybe a date night, maybe a special occasion. Comes in 5 shades each with a minty flavor to them.


Pro Glimmer Powder. This is a really fun product that I had never heard of before. It's a shimmery powder that you apply like gloss on your lips BEFORE adding a lip color over it. It helps your gloss or lip stick last longer and can brighten or neutralize your lip color look. Comes in 3 shades, I highly recommend trying this, it's really fun!


Mini mark it stick. This can be used a couple of ways. One, you could use it as a lip pencil if you're into that. The other way to use it is as an actual lip color that you fill in your entire lip area with. It sounds weird, but I have this in apricot and I really like it! It gives more coverage and color than gloss but it's not as full coverage as a lipstick. It comes in 4 shades and its really moisturizing considering it's a pencil. This is also a hook-up product so you can connect it to other hook-ups!

Okay this is one of my fave fave fave mark. products!! It's like a clicker pen for your lips!! It comes in 4 sheer shades, I have bare and I use it almost everyday. It goes on like a gloss, but when the gloss part wears off it leaves a stain in that same color. So you never have to worry about losing color! It does have a minty flavor to it as well. This is also one of Ashley Greene's fave products. (Ashley Greene is our brand ambassador, she also plays Alice Cullen in the Twilight movies). Love this product!!

Another Ashley Greene fave! This is a sheer gloss that you put on and in a few seconds it transforms into the perfect shade of pink gloss for your lips. It works with your body chemistry. The best thing I can compare this to is the Smashbox O-Gloss that does the same thing (but is way more expensive). It only comes in one shade, but since it flatters everyone uniquely you don't have to worry!

Juice Gems!! Each of these contains a fruit extract, so they have a slight flavor/smell that coordinates with the name of the Juice Gem. These are high shine, and slightly thicker glosses. These are super moisturizing and the colors are very sheer (even the dark berry one pictured up there). I have like 5 of them going all over the house, I just love the color and moisture they give my lips!

Lip Clicks are a pretty sweet version of the standard lipstick. First off they are called lip "click" because the cap and the bottom twisty part (very scientific name) have magnets in them so that when you put the cap on it stays on. No more lipstick mess in your bag, and no more missing caps. The colors are full coverage, and relatively sheer, but the color in the tube is the color that will be on your lips. Comes in 12 shades.

Lipclick Sheer SPF 15 is the summer version of lipstick. Just like the lipclicks they have the magnet closure so you won't lose you cap. BUT these have SPF 15 in them so they are great for summer. These colors are also very, very sheer. If you are a regular lipstick kinda gal, this should be your summer go to product! Available in 8 shades.

Kissink Lip Tintmarker. This product is like a marker you can use to draw on your lips. It has a slight berry flavor and it pretty much the color in the tube as it is on your lips. It's like a traditional lip stain in that once it dries on your lips it's there to stay for a little while. It comes in two colors, and I would recommend using a lip balm over it to keep your lips hydrated.

And finally...the Ibiza marbelized lip glosses! These are a limited edition product for this summer. They have a tropical flavor to them, and come in three shades. Each shade has two different colors in the tube and they mix together with each application. They are sheer colors and very moisturizing! I highly recommend the Chica Coral color. It's a great pop of summer color :-) Get them now before they're gone!!

Whew! So there are my reviews of all the mark. lip products we offer. If you still have questions or aren't sure which one is right for you, let me know and I will be happy to chat with you about it! I also have samples available too! Check them out at www.mymarkstore.com/mtrost