Sex And The City 2 might not feature in my "top five movies of all time" list but, to be fair, it brought me a few things that I really enjoyed. Like Samantha's nails, lush set design... and my new favourite lipgloss.
No7 High Shine Gloss, €12.75, didn't feature in the film itself, now - it came courtesy of the goodie bag from Special K, who were hosting the swank VIP screening I went along to. In the tube, this gloss looks like it might be in danger of delivering an 80s-tastic frosted finish that would have been right at home in the movie's flashback sequence, but actually that's just the light-reflecting pearls in the gloss. And all they do once it's on the lips is up the shine ante. Phew! According to the tube, there's also collagen-boosting ingredients to help make your lips look fuller, together with Provitamin B5 and Vitamin E help to condition them.
I do think this gloss makes my lips look slightly fuller than others and I don't need to dose them with as much lip balm as usual, so while I initially rolled my eyes at the spiel on the tube I have to admit that it does seem to deliver. It's got SPF15 in there too, so it's good for the current fine spell. It's also super sugary tasting, which I wasn't expecting to like, but actually it's utterly delicious and kinda makes me want to eat my lips and is now one of my favourite things about it. Nom.
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Taste sensation aside, the colour and texture are what make it a real keeper: I got a shade called 'Happy' that is perfect for a pale but natural pink pout, and it's just opaque enough to disguise the natural orangey-redness of my lips, which few lipglosses are capable of counteracting.
