I recently had the pleasure of sampling Evohe’s latest addition to their makeup range for the purpose of providing a review. They have just released a range of lip glosses which are 100% natural – lead free – Vegan – with no nasty synthetics or preservatives!
For those of you who aren’t aware of the potential toxins in conventional lipsticks, here’s a good article
There are five colours available (from L to R are): Adam, Eve, Celebration, Rosella and Earth and the ingredients are listed below for those who love to read ingredient labels (like me).
Ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Mica (CI77019), Simmondsia Chinesis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnuaba) Wax, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (orange) Peel Oil, Tocopherol, may contain (+/-) Tin Oxide (CL 77861), Titanium Dioxide (CI77891), Iron Oxides (CI77491, CI77499), Ultramarines (CI77007), Hippophae Rhamnoides (Arctic Sea Buckthorn), Australian Bush Flower Essences.
I have to say, when I found out that they were lip glosses and not lipsticks, I was like ‘uh-oh, I’m not really a glossy kinda girl’ but I am grateful that they aren’t too glossy! So after trialling the lippies, here are some of my PROS and CONS on them …
PROS
- Looooove that it’s all natural and good for my lips.
- Simplicity of a small range. I like the ability to create different colours by mixing them
- Leaves lips soft and dewy and definitely not too glossy (Yay!)
- Cool packaging 🙂
CONS
- Might be just what I’m used to, but I find the applicator a little harder to use than normal twist up lipsticks. I find it harder to stay in the contour of the lip shape and not go over (maybe that’s just the difference between a more solid lipstick vs. a liquid lipstick). Not a biggy, just might take a little practise.
- Doesn’t seem to be as long-wearing as I’d like. I drink a lot of water throughout the day at work and I find that sometimes by late morning the lip colour seems to have faded in its vibrancy a little. This might be being too picky as there still is enough colour but if it could be improved in any way, I’d love for it to be longer wearing or more ‘colour-stay’
As far as colour preferences go – I LOVE Adam and Eve!! (In foreground of image below). I Don’t mind Earth and Rosella but Celebration is definitely NOT for me – way too pink for my liking.
Here’s a closer look at each colour.
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ADAM
– this is one of my favourite colours in the range. It gives a soft dewy natural look that is great on its own or over the top of one of the other colours to soften them. It is slightly darker than a nude look so still great for passive days but with a hint of colour.
EVE
– It’s got to be pretty obvious that this is also another one of my favourites. Not just because it’s purple 🙂 , but because it is an earthy purple and looks terrfic on! Not loud or obtrusive, but deep and rich in highlight.
EARTH
– For me, this colour is waaaay too strong on it’s own. I am personally not a dark red lip girl but I found that having a small amount of this as a base with ‘Adam’ on top makes for a nice darker brown/earthy red that I really like.
ROSELLA
– this one is a really soft peachy colour. Can go well on it’s own for those who like a shade pinkier than nude. I love it with ‘Adam’ or ‘Eve’ as it makes it a dusty pink rather than a florally pink. As you can tell, I’m not really a florally kinda gal. 🙂
CELEBRATION
– the funny thing about this one is, when first looking at the colour on the box, Craig said this would be the best one. When I put it on, my first thoughts were “Woooaaaah! So not me. Way toooo pink!” I tried putting ‘Adam’ over the top, but I don’t think I liked it very much even then and ended up removing it. It is definitely a standout pink for those who like their lips to be the centre of attention and very pink.
Evohe are also running a campaign with a great cause, where 50% of their net profit for sales in September and October are going towards supporting a woman with breast cancer. Check it out further if you want to learn more about EVOHE Sisters Breast Cancer Campaign and find out how you can contribute towards this worthy cause.
Another bonus if you want to grab some of these new lip glosses is that Evohe have a current special where you can purchase 3 lip glosses and get a free gift of a blush or bronze powder. I blogged about their mineral makeup some time ago and I have to say I still absolutely love their makeup! It is so versatile and feels great on. My skin loves it!
So there you have it, to visit Evohe’s site, either click on the Evohe banner image to the right of this post or click here.
Over to you. Anybody else tried these lippies? What did you think?
~ Diana
by Diana