When Dawn Christian, an Independent Rep. for SeneGence, emailed me and asked me to review LipSense, I was intrigued. I had never heard of SeneGence prior to Dawn’s email. She promised me I would love their best selling product, LipSense, which boasts to be a long wearing liquid lip color that lasts 4-12 hours. Since there are many times I just wish my favorite lip color would last for hours on end, I knew this was something I had to try.
Dawn sent me LipSense in Dusty Rose, LipSense Gloss in Pearl and LipSense Ooops Remover. She was careful to include instructions on how to use this liquid lip color and noted that I should follow the instructions exactly. Since I am a girl who never pays attention to directions, I was glad that Dawn was sure to point out that I really needed to read the instructions!
The LipSense liquid lip color is basically a specially formulated lip color that tints your lips. To get a really nice deep color, you should apply 3 coats. This is a very thin formula, so 3 coats is not thick at all. In fact the lip color quickly absorbed into my lips, unlike lipstick or lipgloss that lay on top of your lips. LipSense Liquid Lip Color doesn’t contain any moisturizers or emulsifiers, which is how it is able to absorb into your lips and not come off.
The LipSense Gloss is a high shine Shea Butter gloss. Ultra shiny and ultra moisturizing! The Shea Butter Gloss is what holds the color for longer lasting wear and moisturizes your lips while wearing the Lipsense lip color. You can wear this gloss with the LipSense or on its own. I really loved this Pearl color, it really gave my lips such a wonderful shine.
LipSense Ooops Remover is a gentle color remover should you make a mistake when applying the liquid color and also, to remove your LipSense products at the end of the day.
So did it live up to the 4-12 hour wear? I decided to really give this product a run for its money. I had a 3 day craft fair that I was doing and applied the LipSense products at 9am. I did lots of gabbing, sipping my drinks, eating food and so on. I reapplied the gloss (only) around 12pm to keep my lips moisturized, without checking my lip color. I checked my lips at 2pm, to find that my lip color looked exactly, and I mean EXACTLY, as it did when I applied everything at 9am! I kid you not! I was impressed.
At around 5pm is when I noticed that the color was only slightly beginning to wear off, and in the center of my lips. Which, actually, gave my lips the look of appearing fuller due to the lighter color of my lips showing through in the center. I only had to touch up the center of my lips with the liquid color and I was good until 8pm, at which point I decided to take off the LipSense for the night. I lightly rubbed the wand with Ooops over my lips, and it easily took off the color. Fabulous!
Things I noticed, but quickly got over: LipSense Lip Color tingles a bit when being applied. I almost want to say it felt like tickling more than tingling. It quickly subsides as soon as you apply the gloss. Also, I am used to my lipsticks and glosses having some sort of fruity scent. LipSense Lip Color has more of a medicinal scent to it, again, it goes away when you apply the gloss. And honestly? After about 3 days, I didn’t even notice anymore.
Other things I loved about this product besides that it lasted for hours on end: The color didn’t rub, kiss or smear off! I was amazed.
So if you have been looking for a lip color that lasts you the day, you can surely find it in SeneGence’s LipSense Liquid Lip Color. I can honestly say I love this product!
Tags: SeneGence, LipSense, long lasting lip color, beauty, cosmetics, product review, liquid lip color
Hey, Shannon – I tried this before, and it burned the he** out of my lips the first few times I used it. But being the true beauty junkie I am, I did keep at it for a few more tries, and the sensation got lighter (or easier to handle) over time.
Nice review!
BeautifulMakeupSearch - August 7th, 2006 at 6:19 pmThanks Teri!
Were your lips dry at all when you tried it? I know that the rep. warned me that if my lips were dry it would sting.
LotionBarBunny - August 7th, 2006 at 7:49 pmGosh – I don’t remember.
Unfortunately, living in the Northeast, my lips are dry about 85% of the time, so it is a possibility.I do remember that the color lasted a very long time, and I was pleased in the end.
BeautifulMakeupSearch - August 8th, 2006 at 12:31 amLOL–I know all about it! That is why I slap on my Mint Lip tube day and night and night and day! If I don’t, then the weather gets the best of them!
LotionBarBunny - August 8th, 2006 at 3:06 amHi, I was wondering whether you’ve ever tried Lancome’s Potion of Love? I saw a review about this product, and it’s purportedly budge-proof.
I’m really keen on getting a lip color that will last me couple of hours.
If you would like to see the review, it’s here.
jenjaded - August 9th, 2006 at 10:37 amHi Jen, thanks for stopping by!
I haven’t tried Lancome’s Potion of Love. I did go to the website you linked (which is pretty cool btw) and I’ll have to ask them exactly how long it lasted. I also would think they would need a gloss so their lips wouldn’t dry out. Without the wax, etc. in the product, it leaves your lips dry. Which is why I loved LipSense’s Shea Butter Gloss.
Now you gave me one more product I need to try.
~Shannon
LotionBarBunny - August 9th, 2006 at 1:46 pmShannon, just an update on Lipsense, it is featured as Christina Aguileras must have beauty product in People Magazine this month.
Dawn Christian - April 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pmDawn