Lipsense. I’m sure you’ve seen the proof videos — ladies taking a finger or two and dragging them all over their lips…and nothing budges. They’ve been popping up in my Facebook feed for months and I’ve been so intrigued. They seem like the answer to all our dreams for a no-budge lipstick. But are they really? Let’s dive in to all the ins and outs of this magical product!
SeneGence LipSense
What You Get for the Price:
Let’s break it down first. To be able to use the product you have to purchase a color, a lip gloss, and a remover. Without the gloss the LipSense lip color will be impossibly sticky and won’t work. And trying to remove this at night is almost impossibly without the Opps remover. So in order to give this concept a try it costs $55. Or, purchased individually: lip color is $25, lip gloss is $20, and remover is $10. So this is NOT drugstore! 😛 I personally think it’s a bit weird that you don’t save at least a few dollars purchasing as a set…but maybe that’s just me.
The shade I received was Praline Rose
The shade I received was Praline RoseThe swatch on my hand was only one layer. These products are meant to be applied in very thin layers, so don’t be alarmed that the swatch barely shows up on my skin. They recommend using three layers to get the truest color and best wear results (See picture below for what three layers looks like). To reiterate: you have to apply three layers — waiting 10 seconds between each coat — and then wait a full minute before applying the lip gloss to seal it all in.
How Does It Apply?
The LipSense lip color product feels very thin and liquidy — almost like you are putting water on your lips. If there are any cracks or dry areas on your lips I noticed that it could burn slightly. Nothing extremely painful, but definitely a little uncomfortable/noticeable. Within ten seconds it seems dry and I felt a slight tightening sensation on my lips. Each layer increases that tightening feel. Once you apply the gloss, though, your lips feel a lot better. Even with it, this is still the kind of lip product that you can feel on your lips all day.
How Long Does it Actually Last:
How Long Does it The claim for these lipsticks are that they can last anywhere from 4 – 18 hours. Now…to me, that’s a very wide range. And 4 hours is still reasonable for many liquid lipsticks… Anyways, for me it easily lasted 4 hours. Once I started eating or drinking it would wear away at the corners and inner rim of my lips. Reapplying wasn’t really an option unless I wanted to completely remove the product and reapply…and for me I didn’t think it looked bad enough for that so I just left it as is. I wore this consistently for a week and could go the whole day with the majority of the product staying in place. Just the corners and inner rim consistently wore off after a few hours.
The “Adjustment Period”:
Something I was not aware of before trying out LipSense was that there is an adjustment period that can take a week or more to go through. It has something to do with your lips being used to waxy lip balms and lipsticks. Since LipSense is a non-wax lip product, with consistent use it will penetrates your lips with true moisture and the wax-junk-buildup in your skin will eventually exfoliate off. Once this happens (can take a week or two) the LipSense product will work the best and staying in place the longest. During this period the lips can look extremely dry and be flaky, which is what I experienced. At the end of a week my lips were starting to look a lot better, but the length of weartime I got with LipSense didn’t change.
So…Is It Worth the Hype?
Yes and no. I know, that isn’t really an answer, but hear me out!
If you aren’t a makeup junkie and prefer to just have a few staple lipsticks to use…I think you would LOVE LipSense. They have a shade for everyone, and once your lips have adjusted to the product they will last for hours. No more worrying about smudging, fading, or flaking. It really is a fantastic product!
For beauty bloggers, like me — or any makeup junkie — it just isn’t for me. The main reason is because you have to stick to just this line of lipsticks for an extended period of time, to be able to get truely long wear. And if you use other products that contain wax, it will — once again — mess up how your Lipsense lipstick performs. Since I am a beauty blogger…and receive or buy new lip products constantly…I just can’t commit to one brand of lipstick. Using Lipsense alternately with other lipsticks just gives me average wear for a liquid lipstick. And since I don’t particularly like feeling the product on my lips throughout the day, and the pricetag is on the high end of things…LipSense just isn’t for me.
Purchase from Glea’s Glam Looks
What do YOU Think about LipSense? What is your experience with this product that is quickly gaining ground on social media?
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Allison @neversaydiebeauty says
Thanks for your honest review. I’ve been curious about this brand for a long time, but it was so expensive that I haven’t tried it. With my already dry lips and my propensity to use lots of different lipsticks, this wouldn’t be for me either.
Katie G says
Yeah, that’s mainly why this product isn’t a good fit for me — I always am having flaking issues and I gotta switch it up often!
Jess says
I’ve never even heard of this brand, but it’s good to hear your honest opinion! There’s no way I’d be spending that much on it tbh, although it is a pretty shade 🙂
Katie G says
They aren’t cheap, it definitely is an investment!
Laura says
I like the concept of it, but I don’t think its for me. Like you said as beauty bloggers we want to mix and mach our lip products x
Laura
http://pinkfrenzymissl.blogspot.com
Katie G says
Yes, it’s just not an option when there are so many other lipsticks to try and review — my lips would always be messed up!
Brooke Pakulski says
I had decent wear time with this but nothing super amazing. It wore in the middle first for me.
Katie G says
Yeah, same for me! And I wasn’t a fan of the fact that I could “feel” it on my lips all day. :-/
Stacie @ wacie.com says
Thanks for an honest review! I love the idea of this, but yeah, I have so many other lipsticks that I can’t commit to a system like this one.
Katie G says
Yeah, I think that’s the main thing — it works best when you can commit to it 🙂
Shipra says
I really am interested in trying this brand, but I think I’m going to wait it out since winter is drying my lips like anything!
Katie G says
That’s true — it’ll probably be better if you’re lips are in a good place to being with, lol
Christine says
I am so glad that you posted this review because I have been so curious about these products! That color is gorgeous though! I think I’ll probably pass on these, as it wouldn’t work for me if I need to only wear this product and nothing else. As a beauty blogger, that won’t work! Great review!
Katie G says
I’m glad you found it helpful! Yeah, I was bummed when I read that waxes in other lip balms and lipsticks will interfere with how well LipSense wears 🙁
Nelle says
Finally an honest review of this product! I have been curious for a while about the product and I felt like it was kind of pricey for the set, but knowing that you wearing other lip products will effect the wear of lipsense and also I am a lip product junkie ans switch all the time, lipsense would not be cost effective for me! Thanks for saving me future money!
Katie G says
You’re very welcome! I was super curious, like you, because I’ve seen them popping up looking AMAZING on social media. And I believe they are, but, like I’ve already said, it will wear best if you’re committed :-/ Glad this review helped you make a decision!
Leah C says
I’m a beauty junkie so thanks to your honest review I don’t think this is for me. I like to switch up my lipsticks way to much to invest in this. I don’t mind reapplying because I often go with another shade along the same color lines as the original. It’s fun to me. Thanks for this, I truly appreciate it.
Katie G says
Same here, I use a new one every day! 😛 Yes, I agree, I usually start with one color, and have a different color in my purse for when I have to reapply and…just gotta rotate through my lipstick stash 😉 Glad this review helped you! <3
Judi says
About 10 years ago I purchased this product. They had a booth at a fair in NJ.
Katie G says
That’s awesome! That’s how my sister learned about them, too, and she loves them! 🙂
Blaire says
I’m curious about how the Oops remover works. My experience with typical lipstick is that it wears off over time, which would make sense with a wax base. LipSense and the gloss sound almost like a paint/sealer combination, but you say some of it can wear away over time. So what is the actual process to remove it at the end of the day?
Katie G says
So with the oops remover I would just apply it like a lipgloss, give it a moment, and then start rubbing it into my lips. I don’t know the science behind it or the ingredients in either of the products, but it helps it dissolve.
For me, I noticed wear at center, inner part of my lip and also the outer corners. It’s an odd “wear off”, as it’s not like a typical lipstick wearing away. It’s more like the product starts to split after a while were the lines in my lips are. And after all the splits happen in the formula random “chunks” will start to wear away. So it’s not a lip product that gives you a graceful wear away. At least, this was my experience wearing them. By the end of the day I could typically see odd patched worn away on my outer corner and then along the inner edge of my lip. Hope that helps! 🙂