Kiehl's Berry-licious Lip Gloss

Heya ladies! Seems like me and Kahani are on a little lippie spree right now. So do bear with me as I ramble on on a lip gloss which is currently my latest crush. =P

So anyway, meeting Kahani's awesome find from Crabtree & Evelyn (which yes, I HAD to get) reminded me of a little tube of this Kiehl's Lip Gloss in Berry 1851 which I knew I had stashed somewhere at home.

I had gotten it along with the slightly disappointing Kiehl's Lip Balm #1 way back, but had promptly stashed it somewhere and then forgotten about. Until the other lipbalm came by and got my memory chugging along again.

Fishing it out, I decided to give it a whirl, and boy am I liking it heaps.

I don't know how many of you I've said this to, but I've always been rather averse to cool lippies. After my paradigm shift on blushers several weeks back, it would seem as though the shift is inching to include lippies as well.

This one says BERRY. That's definitely a sign.

(Evidence it's a cool shade. The stain on the cotton bud looks almost fuchsia!)

In the last couple of days, I've been thoroughly enjoying this lip gloss, which to me, has the texture of what I had hoped #1 would be - balmy. I suppose it's one I could use entirely alone without swiping on lip balm first, as I'm wont to do.

Even with the lack of rest of late, which is clearly visible on my sallow complexion, pairing Kiehl's Berry with NARS Dolce Vita has managed to give me rosy lips. Along with a little pop of pink blush, this combo has allowed me to look a little less un-dead, for which I am most grateful for.



(Gorgeous colour isn't it? If you look closely, you'll see the shimmer even in the tube.)

In the tube, and outside of it, the gloss is a rich berry shade with lovely golden shimmer, making it quite the subtle dazzler. On the lips, it appears a little less pigmented, but gives my lips a healthy dose of sheer colour without screaming "Berry!"


With ingredients which include extracts of mango and grape seed, rose hips and apricot kernel, this gloss feels extremely comfortable and smooth going on, and does seem rather balm-like. But what I love about it is that it does not feel sticky, nor does it end up getting tacky.

And at RM49 for a 15ml tube, it's also reasonably affordable.

So, Berry anyone?