Lancome Juicy Shaker Lip Gloss in Berry In Love – Review

I have been so damn excited for this Lancome launch since I heard about it before Christmas, so a few Sunday’s ago when I was in Selfridges with my friend Poppy, I knew I had to look at it. They had only been released in Selfridges at the time, and luckily the Birmingham store had them in stock a few days early. I had my eye on tw0o, and left with one of them.

I had my eye on Berry In Love since seeing the press release of the Juicy Shaker’s so I knew this was one of the ones I wanted to swatch on the back of my hand. I also eyed a gorgeous blue shaded called Mint To Be, which I would love to get my hands on as it’s limited edition!

The girl who served me was so lovely, and when I asked if I could try the product she applied it for me, and I really liked how it looked… So I was naughty and bought it. But this is my last treat for a very long time! So… Was it worth it?

I have mostly pros, but a few cons with this product, which I am going to talk about in this review. First of all I have to talk about the packaging.

How adorable is it? This is probably the first thing everyone is noticing about the product, it certainly was for me! It’s meant to be a little cocktail shaker, and as a huge cocktail making fan (is that even a thing???) I just fell in love with it. As you can see it’s silver, just like a cocktail shaker, and has the Lancome name around it, with the Lancome flower on the top. Not all of the packaging is silver, with the bottom part of the bottle being clear so that you can see which lip colour you have.

The applicator for this is very different, and I haven’t personally seen anything like it before. It reminds me of a little sweetie due to the cone, and sponge style shape. It was white when I first opened the product, but now it is sodden in the shade I picked up. Like most lip gloss products this has a screw top, which feels nice and secure when you do the top back up.

As I’ve already mentioned, I picked up Berry In Love which is a gorgeous purple shade, which has some slight purple and blue shimmer running throughout. All the shades are said to have their own unique scent to them, of course depending on the flavour. Mine being berries related, mine smells just like it, and it’s not an intense or strong scent, it’s just light, and perfect. You can’t taste it when it’s on the lips, but depending on the person, you may be able to smell it whilst it’s on the lips. I can smell it a little bit, but it isn’t anything offensive.

Image taken from lancome.co.uk

The shade I picked up is also the same shade that Lupita Nyong is wearing in the advertisements of the Juicy Shaker’s.

This isn’t like a normal lip gloss mind, and I don’t just mean about the unique packaging. This lip gloss contains nourishing lip oils such as sweet almond oil, omega 3, and cranberry oil! Meaning your lips don’t just look great, but they’re being nourished too, to make sure they stay in great condition. Due to what the lip gloss contains, it also means that it isn’t sticky or drying.

When you first get the bottle the pigment of the lip colour, and the oils will be separated in the bottle, so you need to shake it up really well to get them both merged together again. There’s a little ball inside that helps mix the two together, and it clicks around when you shake it, which I love! It really adds to the whole cocktail shaker style of the product.

There is both a lot of pros and (in my opinion) a con to this… I’ll go on to talk about the pros first.

One of the pros is how this feels on the lips. I wear glasses, so I hate when you wear a sticky lip gloss, your hair gets stuck in it, and then blows onto your glasses and you’re left with a lovely streak of your favourite gloss. Lovely! But with this it has a texture similar to water to be honest, and it feels really comforting on the lips, and hydrating. I love it for that, as it means if my lips are sore I can still rock a bit of colour whilst keeping my lips hydrated.

Another pro of this product is how it looks on the lips when applied. It’s nothing intense, which is to be expected with it being a lip gloss. It’s just perfect for spring and summer, for days when it’s warm outside and you don’t want to be caked in make up. Of course I only have one so I can’t compare the pigmentation to other shades. You’re meant to dab the product on with the applicator, and the more layers you apply, the more intense the colour will get. I find that dabbing the colour onto the lips work better than applying it like you would a normal lip gloss in a sweeping motion. I also found the longer I owned the product, the more product the applicator began to pick up, thus more product and pigmentation on the lips.

This is where I go onto the con. This cost me £18.00, and personally I don’t think it is worth that money. If you ask me, the majority of the price is for the packaging and the name, which sucks because I don’t want to be paying for the pretty packaging. I would expect to pay say £12.00-£15.00 for something like this. I know it’s Lancome but I never really remember their products being this much money! For a lipstick, yes, but not for a lip gloss.

Due to the consistency of the lip gloss, it doesn’t stay on the lips all that long. It might leave behind a slight stain, but it isn’t anything special. I’ll apply it before I drive to work, and by the time I’ve arrived there, walked to work, clocked in, got ready, and headed down to start my shift, it’s gone. Which annoys me. It shouldn’t have vanished in all of half an hour!

This being said, I do still really enjoy this product and I’ll probably start to use it over purple lipsticks, such as Rebel by MAC (review here) to give them a bit of a pop and some gloss.

As I’ve already said, I want to pick up the limited edition blue shade called Mint To Be. It’s a gorgeous bright blue shade, which when applied to the lips leaves a clear and slight blue shimmer. It’s great for making teeth look whiter!

Overall this is a great product, especially for young girls and teenagers who are just starting to experiment with make up. I know my mom bought me the Lancome Juicy Tubes lip glosses when I was first starting to wear make up, and I loved them (I still own them… They should probably be thrown away now…). These might be great for women who want a bit of colour on their lips, but if you’re expecting a lot of pigmentation from these, then you’ll be disappointed as these aren’t anything mind blowing… Sadly. These will make for a great present from a summer holiday this year, as I’m pretty sure they’ll be cheap as chips in duty free, and tax free areas.

As I said before, these retail for £18.00 each and are currently available online and in store at Selfridges, and online at Lancome’s website. I’m unsure if they are available in store at Debenhams, but at the time of this post they weren’t on the website. You can pick these up in 13 shades, with one being limited edition.

Check them out here on Lancome’s website.

Now time for some pictures of my Toby jug. 😉

Will you be picking up any of the Juicy Shaker’s by Lancome? Make sure to let me know in the comments.

Until next time, take care all and hope you’re having a great week.

Laurer Mercier Wish List

Back in May my friend Poppy took me into House Of Fraser and introduced me to some body products by Laura Mercier that I would end wanting so badly for months, so much so every time I go near House Of Fraser or Selfridges I have to pop to the Laura Mercier stand quickly to check out a few products that I’m dying to own…

When me and Poppy met up during October we went into Laura Mercier to check out said products, as she has her eye on some of these too, and I near bought something but I bought my Zara scarf instead. When I got home from seeing Poppy I began to wonder if I should show you all what my wish list is from Laura Mercier and as I’m busy this month with NaNoWriMo, I thought it would be a great idea!

I’ve had my four eyes set on the crème de pistache collection she has out and I pretty much want most of what is in this collection, so I’m going to talk about each item, as well as show you said item, prices, places to buy etc. 😀

Within her body line there are five scents to choose from, crème brûlée, fresh fig, ambre vanille, crème de pistache and almond coconut.

As I mentioned I really like crème de pistache but I also love crème brûlée too, but out of the two crème de pistache won due to its lovely sweet nutty taste, the fact I love pistachio macaroons and ice cream and finally the body products are mostly green, which I love!

Each scent offers plenty of body products to choose from, from bubble bath, hand cream, body wash and body cream. Here’s just some of the products I would really like to add to my bathroom.

Image taken from Selfridges.

On Sunday I tried out Crème de Pistache hand crème and I can say it is definitely at the top of this wish list. As regular readers will know, I suffer from really bad eczema on my hands and whilst I have my steroid cream to calm it down it’s nice to use something else in the meantime, as I’m only allowed to use my steroid cream once a day. I popped some of this cream on my hands whilst Poppy and I were looking at the Laura Mercier products and it made my hands so lovely and soft, as well as smelling absolutely amazing! It lasted ages on my hands too, even after washing them which I was really pleased about. I nearly bought the Hand Crème Sampler Collection for £20.00, but as I mentioned earlier I bought my Zara scarf instead. I’ll be talking about this set in a while. This hand cream isn’t cheap but for £13.00 it would be used every once in a while, possibly kept in my handbag for when I’m out and about but I know I’m definitely going to be picking this up either at the end of 2013, or at the start of 2014. If you don’t have a House Of Fraser or Selfridges near you to purchase this, then I have linked this on both stores online for you to check out.

Image taken from Selfridges.com.

I haven’t yet tried this out on my skin when in store, but I have tried the Crème de Pistache soufflé body crème which feels beautiful but at £43.50 a jar, I don’t think I’ll be buying that anytime soon so it’s staying on my Beauty Bucket List for the meantime. I don’t really moisturise my skin (yes I know that’s really bad) so to spend that much money on something I probably wouldn’t use much due to that, plus the price tag it would be a waste of money for now. However, the Crème de pistache body butter isn’t that much money at £26.00 a tube, which isn’t too bad in my opinion. I would use this once a week or before special occasions/outings as at the same time, it isn’t cheap and I would want to try and make it last to get my moneys worth. My skin can get quite dry but as this is a butter it would be thick and this moisturise my skin until it’s heart is content. This is said to sink straight into the skin, which is exactly what I would want, as with The Body Shop’s body butters I’ve always ended up washing them off after use as they feel really greasy and I have to wait ages to even get dressed! I’ll be making sure to try this on my hand/arm before I buy of course, just to make sure it is right for me. If you don’t have a House Of Fraser or Selfridges near you to purchase this, then I have linked this on both stores online for you to check out.

Image taken from Selfridges.com.

As I mentioned above, I would be talking about the Hand Crème Sampler Collection, which I saw when I was shopping with Poppy on Sunday. You get four of the five different scents to try in the set, these being Almond Coconut Milk, Crème Brulée, Crème de Pistache and Fresh Fig. The original sized Hand Crème is a 50g tube, whilst each little sampler tube is 30ml, which isn’t too bad. I really would like to try the Crème Brulée version of the Hand Crème so it’s great that it’s in this little sampler collection. I think these little tubes would be perfect to keep in the car, at home and in my handbag, maybe one at my boyfriend’s house too just incase I ever forget my eczema cream or my hand lotion. The only Hand Crème I wouldn’t really use from this collection would be Fresh Fig, as whilst I’m sure it’s one of the best ones for your skin, I don’t like the smell of it all that much, so I would probably give this one away to a family member or a friend. I could see me buying this for myself around Christmas time, or at the start of 2014 for my birthday as I’m usually given money to spend on whatever I wish. If you don’t have a House Of Fraser or Selfridges near you to purchase this, then I have linked this on both stores online for you to check out.

I would like to say there is more from Laura Mercier that I would like to buy, but for how much they are it would be unrealistic at this moment in time to put them on this wish list… So for now they shall stay on my Beauty Bucket List, which I’ll be making a post about in the near future. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that these lovely products will all be mine by my birthday just after the start of 2014!

Until then I’ll keep trying them out when I go near a Laura Mercier counter and dream that soon enough they’ll be mine.

Do you like Laura Mercier? If so what products would you like to own? This can include make-up too!

Until next time, take care!