Review Round-up: Sally Hansen ~ Lip Fix Lip Repair
Sally Hansen Lip Fix Lip Repair
played right into one of my hang-ups: my *gulp* aging, lined lips.
Years of being a filthy smoker didn't help me prevent these early signs
of aging, and I could kick myself for it! Right on the box I see a big
claim: Sally Hansen Lip Fix Lip Repair
"Instantly Fills in Liplines as it Smoothes & Hydrates Lips." Odd
use of capitalization aside, this sounds like something I want!
Right
on the box I am promised "lips that look younger, instantly" which is a
vast improvement over my "dry lined lips that make me look older". (Depressing
box, this!)This dramatic reversal of fortune is going to be achieved
via sodium hyaluronate (which helps pull moisture to the skin and then
keep it in) and "marine collagens" (a very non-specific term that
doesn't tell us anything at all except it's marine-based and probably
meant to support the tissues of the lips, thereby giving a firming
appearance).
The Verdict: This product comes in one of those twist-up pens that exudes the product from a perforated sponge tip, not unlike a Play-Doh toy. This type of applicator annoys me and I don't know why. Regardless, that's Strike One. To say I slicked this on would be completely inaccurate, as it dragged across my lips (certainly that's not helping the lines in that area!?); Strike Two. I peered at the mirror after applying it so as to get a better look at the amazing firming and line-fluffing results and saw: nothing. Well, my lips were oddly matte, but that's it. Strike Three and you're Out - as in, thrown out into the trash.
(To be fair, I gave it several tries, but the results were always the same). The matte finish may serve to be a nice base for lipstick, as the package implied, but I prefer MAC's Prep + Prime Lip and FACE Atelier's Lip Putty for that. When I find a product that soothes the savage lines, I'll let ya know. If you know of one, please tell us in the Comments!
On an very vaguely related note, if you loved Play-Doh as a kid, you may want to check out this post.
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