Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip Plumpers in Venice (deep mulled wine) and Montreal (subtle, true red) are new additions to the Just Kissed lip plumper line launched as a part of the brand’s Simply Magical Collection for Fall 2012.
From Jane iredale :
Your lips look full and kissable with our top-selling tinted lip plumper. Cool mint and ginger plus special peptides give moisture and visible plumping that lasts.One swipe and your lips will be transformed with sheer natural color and a refreshing feeling. Kiss, kiss!
– Unique, time-released peptides have been shown to increase hydration and stimulate collagen synthesis
– Spearmint and peppermint oils, in combination with ginger root extract, gently stimulate circulation making lips fuller, faster
– Shea butter, sunflower oil and aloe vera soften and hydrate
– Essential oils of lemon and tangerine help to exfoliate dead skin cells
Ingredients: Triisostearyl Citrate, Avocado Oil, Carnauba Wax, Beeswax, Jojoba Seed Oil, Candelilla Wax, Sunflower Seed Oil, Shea Butter, Flavor, Green Tea Leaf Extract, Grape Seed Extract, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tribehenin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Cranberry Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate. May Contain: Mica, Iron Oxides, Carmine.
While I do like using lip plumpers to get fuller, supple lips, I am just not a fan of the strong tingling sensation that comes with it. And thankfully Jane Iredale’s Just Kissed Lip Plumpers do their job without an overbearing tingle.
Upon application, this lip plumper feels like a lightweight lip balm with a smooth, moisturizing feel and a light cooling, minty sensation. As I mentioned above, it tingles but only a little bit, however the cooling sensation lasts for about an hour. These lippies have a very different scent/flavor that appears to be a mix of ginger, cinnamon and mint. In the tube, both the shades look quite dark but the color payoff is sheer (swatches below) with a subtle glossy finish but you can get a decent amount of color with a few more swipes.
Venice and Montreal
The formula wears comfortably without being drying but the glossiness and hydration factor doesn’t last long (only about an hour or so). The color is also gone in about 2 hours so the staying power is just average. As for the plumping effect, I don’t see my lips really plumped up but the formula does make my lips look supple and a bit more fuller.
Swatches L – R : Venice, Montreal
Overall, I am not too impressed by Jane Iredale Just kissed lip plumpers ($25 each). While I like the hydrating formula that doesn’t tingle too much, the pigmentation and staying power leaves a lot to be desired.
Available at Janeiredale.com and Dermstore.com
Disclosure: This review features a sample product provided by PR for consideration only and reflects my honest opinion as always!
Wow, the pigmentation is so off, I was eyeing that plum till I saw the swatch. At $25, it’s a real disappointment.
Kath – I agree…it is a bit disappointing. Do you have a favorite lip plumper?