So I’m going to start with my usual disclaimer about the Body Shop here.  I realize it’s owned by L’Oreal.  I am quite aware.  But I support buying Body Shop products because I feel it encourages L’Oreal to go cruelty-free.  It’s giving L’Oreal money to make products that haven’t been tested on animals, and I support that.  (Luckily, L’Oreal will have to give up animal testing ENTIRELY in 2013, but until then, it still tests on animals.) 

Anyway, I really like this lip gloss.  It comes in an adorable little pot, and it comes in GREAT colors.  I really like color #3 “hot pink” — it’s actually not hot pink at all on me, it’s just mildly pink.  It’s also nice because it doesn’t seem to melt in my pocket (though I’m testing this in winter — it may melt like crazy in the summer!)  

The only real drawbacks to this lip gloss, as far as I can tell, are that it doesn’t last very long at all, and it’s not very moisturizing.  Constant reapplying on my part, and I cycle it with other lip glosses that are more moisturizing.  But I don’t mind, because I LOVE the color so much.  (I’ve written more on why I buy lip glosses from the Body Shop — yes, they’re owned by L’Oreal, but it’s really difficult to find any cruelty-free lip gloss samples online, and I really like to try out lip glosses before I buy them.  Otherwise I’m out $12 plus $8 in shipping for lip gloss I don’t like.  So The Body Shop is where I go for lip gloss.  (That and the Gabriel/Zuzu Luxe counter at Whole Foods. But I digress . . . )

Categories : 4/5 stars, The Body Shop, cruelty free