Prism Gloss: A RAINBOW of gloss flavors!

The new Prism Gloss is here and ready for sale! Please contact me if you are interested in adding this fabulous new gloss to your collection. 

I don't know what I was expecting when I got this gloss. I think in my head, I had more of a image of a mix between Opal Gloss and all of the glitters. 

I am SO happy to report that I was wrong. 

When I saw this gloss in the tube for the first time, the first reaction I had was, "wow, it's gray" and then second, "hey, that looks like my holographic nail polish top coat!" That's literally the first thought I had. What a spectacular combation of glitter colors....and you can see them indoors and in broad sunlight. I studied my hand over coffee, and clearly visible is pink, silver, gold, fuchsia, purple and iridescent glitters. Very, VERY cool effect. The suspension is blended a little more thoroughly than Diamond Kiss Gloss; you can't see any swirls of frost or glitter in it. It's a creamy application and the base reminds me a lot of Pearl Gloss in that it goes on very smoothly and evenly, but doesn't have the high-gloss shine of Glossy Gloss. 

Out of the tube, it's the same...creamy, buttery gloss. No streaks, no weird separation, nothing but pure glittery holographic goodness. 

I tried to think of a great color to compare these against, toyed with Blu-Red and Mod Magenta, seriously thought about Purple Reign and Violet Volt, and in the end decided to go with Blackberry as I thought the black would make all the various colors of glitter most easily visible. 

I'm glad I was right, although I think that this gloss would look beautiful over every color. I did notice that the gold shows up the most on my lips over Blackberry, but on my hand the multi-dimensional effect was visible. 

So here is PRISM GLOSS over Blackberry inside!

And here is Prism Gloss over Blackberry outside in the morning sun!

And on my hand over Blackberry with Diamond Kiss Gloss as a comparison:

Like diamonds and prisms, this gloss is special and limited edition. Don't miss out on your chance to get yours. 

Prism Gloss retails for $22. 

Thanks for reading!

Mod Lipstick: Latest trend and en vogue

In keeping with the times of what is fresh, trendy, hip, and happening, SeneGence released the Prisms of Color collection on March 1.

When Violet Volt and T.E.A.M. Wicked were released, I didn't really bat an eyelash. I like Urban Decay and Kat Von D is one of my favorites. Too Faced released their Life's a Festival collection which is inspired by unicorns, and the style out there right now is that the more colorful and out there the colors are, the better. And the lip shades that are on the market in SeneGence's price point are what is in style right now. While it's not for everyone, it does seem that this is the style. Too Faced has released Mermaid Tears which is a mermaid sea-green with hints of purple sparkle that shade-shifts depending on your temperature. Urban Decay has Control, their vivid electric blue turquoise lipstick that is bound to turn heads. Kat Von D has Echo, a satin navy blue liquid lipstick. And yes. People are wearing them! I was at Specs a few weeks ago and the cashier checking me out was wearing royal blue lipstick....and she looked GOOD wearing it too!

So...kudos to SeneGence for coming up with colors in keeping with the other prestige cosmetics. I don't know how often I would want to wear a bright turquoise LipSense, but darn it, if I do, it's a relief to know it won't be smearing all over my teeth and face.

And as for these bright colors? Hey. Go big or go home. Do it right or don't do it at all.

Yesterday my new colors finally arrived, and since I have two readers who want to see me wearing each color before they will decide if they want them, I decided a full review of every color is in order. And honestly, I have to admit I'm curious as to what I will look like wearing matte turquoise. I've been brave and worn Violet Volt, Blackberry and T.E.A.M. Wicked, but turquoise lip color? Yup, I'm VERRRRRRRY curious.

So, in this post, I will review all five colors and swatch what each one looks like in comparison to the closest contenders. Over the last week, there has been a lot of rumors circulating about true swatches, whether or not pictures are photoshopped, what they really look like. Are these colors really dupes of Volt and Wicked? Is Mod Magenta really the current version of Neutral? Want to find out before you spend your money on a color that you don't like? Keep reading, and let's begin.

To start, whenever I swatch colors, I always start from lightest to dark. And in keeping with the matte fashion, I am wearing each color WITH Matte Gloss for consistency.

First, let's look at Pop Art Pink. My first reaction when I saw the release of this color was a

combination of reactions. Party Pink? Pink Ice? Mauve Ice on steroids? It reminds me of Bubble Yum meets Twirly Curls Barbie.


The reality: It is nothing like Party Pink or Pink Ice. In fact, in comparison to those colors, Pop Art Pink is definitely more on the lavender side. It's brighter than Goddess. The finish is more matte than Fleur De Lisa. 

These tubes are the closest contenders in appearance while in the tube. Left to right: Goddess, Mauve Ice, Pop Art Pink, Kelly's Krush (retired), Peace Pink (retired) and Violette. 

On the hand, they look different of course, but Pop Art Pink is still the brightest and the most matte. 

The application was very even and smooth. Three coats in one direction gave perfect coverage. The color to me was pretty accurate of what I expected. It's a bubble gum pink color leaning more on the lavender side. The finish dries down very matte and the color applies evenly with no streaking or patching. It's not a color that I would find myself wearing because I lean more towards darker colors, but overall this is a pretty color and perfect for fans of brighter pinks and candy-toned colors. 

Mod Magenta was probably the color I was THE most excited about being that it is just up my alley. It's dark. It's rose-colored with a kick. Light colors don't traditionally look good on me, and I don't know that I can wear purple, navy and turquoise on a regular basis to work, so I ordered an extra one of this one to commission for myself. Before I got it, I envisioned a combination of Neutral meets Roseberry. 

Reality? I was wrong again. This one leaves Neutral in the dust. I don't think I have been THIS excited about a lip color in the entire time I've been a distributor, but this one, I'm keeping just for myself. 

I lined it up next to Kiss For A Cause, Fuscia (retired), Neutral (retired), Plumeria, Strawberry Shortcake and Razzberry. 

On my hand, definitely darker than the hotter pinks (Kiss For A Cause, Fuscia, Razzberry) and the pink-toned reds (Strawberry Shortcake and Plumeria). I love my Neutral, but Mod Magenta is so rich in pigment that Neutral in comparison looks, well, brown. I did not see that coming!

Edited: After this blog was published, I had a request to stripe it next to B. Ruby so here is an extra picture.

The application was very smooth and it is a beautiful ruby-colored reddish pink with no purple tones
to it or shimmer. It dried very smooth and very matte. I didn't realize until this morning that the close-up of my lips shows a little streaking, so when I use this color the next time, I will possibly touch it up after the third coat dries with a little extra on the top lips, but it is a beautiful jewel color and I am so excited to be adding a color that I really love to my collection. It reminds me of ripe raspberries in summer. 


Lilac Lacquer, despite all the excitement I read on line about it, quite frankly just looks like a lighter version of Violet Volt. I've worn Violet Volt. I got great compliments on it since I matched my outfit and makeup to it although it really did give me the appearance of eating a grape Popsicle. So my initial thought? Violet Volt, but lighter. Lavender? Smooth? Okay.

The reality: My expectation was dead-on accurate. If you like purples but Violet Volt is too intense of a purple shade, this is probably more up your alley. If you have Violet Volt and like a lighter one, this might be a good add for you. But if Violet Volt delivers all the purple goodness that you love and you don't want one lighter, this might be a tad of a waste. I didn't try layering Icicle over it, but I suspect that Violet Volt could be lightened with a coat of Icicle or a layer of Snow in between coats one and two. In other words, if Violet Volt is grape Kool Aid, Lilac Lacquer is a field of lavender. 

I did compare Lilac Lacquer to the other similar purples and also included Amethyst and Silver Violet ShadowSense for grins.

In the below pictures, I am wearing Lilac Lacquer in the one with the headband and Violet Volt in the picture where I am fully made up. 

Application-wise, Lilac Lacquer is not the easiest. I could tell in the hand swatch that it was going to be a problem when I didn't get even coverage (see how Violet Volt streaks as well?) but it was even more so problematic on the lips. I did a full three coats with Lilac Lacquer and while it was fine on my lower lip, it was patchy and had some bald spots on my upper lip. I have no doubt I will wear this color again since I felt a little more comfortable wearing this than Violet Volt (although Violet Volt WAS fun), so what I will do next time is either apply four coats or touch up the bald spots on my upper lip after the second coat before applying a final four coat. A little extra drying time would have likely helped the patchiness as well. But it's a beautiful purple for the purple girls out there. Lavender without being pink or frosty. Purple without looking like you ate a grape slush and have stained lips. Very classy, matte finish and the perfect accent to a purple eye. I noticed that it definitely made my eyes look greener, which I tend to notice happens when I wear purple makeup. 

Skyline downright just freaks me out. I will concede that part of this is that I am soon to be 43 and turquoise is what I put on my eyes, not on my lips. The color is gorgeous, no doubt, I just don't know that I want to wear it on my lips unless I am going clubbing or dressing up like a Studio 54 wannabe from the late 1970s. But....that aside, let's give it a try.

The reality: Definitely NOT as shocking or crazy as I expected. It dried down to more of a dark blue turquoise, not the bright shocking Caribbean ocean blue turquoise I expected. I think with some great blended shadows, maybe some glitter, some dark turquoise liner, and bronzer and this could be a fantastic color for going out at night. I think this would also be an amazing color to layer with, and since you can use LipSense for face makeup, you could really create some amazing face art with it. 

I lined it up next to Granite ShadowSense, Ocean EyeSense, T.E.A.M. Wicked, Denim ShadowSense and Light Sapphire ShadowSense which is a retired eye color. 

And to show the comparisons? Skyline is definitely a richer blue than T.E.A.M. Wicked and has more green in it than Ocean EyeSense. There is no glitter or shimmer; it is a completely matte finish. 

And the application ease was perfect. It applied very smooth, no streaking, no bald patches. The formula is very good. 

And lastly, Midnight Muse....my initial perception of this color was a matte version of T.E.A.M. Wicked minus the aqua sparkles. Too similar in shade to Blackberry. I'm not scared to try it on, especially since I rather like Wicked, but.....okay, let's see.

The reality: Definitely not Blackberry. Definitely not T.E.A.M. Wicked. T.E.A.M. Wicked is more shimmery, glittery. This is matte navy blue. Smooth, blended blueberry puree. No purple, no eggplant, no black. Perfectly smooth application with no streaking, patching or unevenness. If you wanted a dark blue color, this is your color. 

I lined it up next to the blues and blacks of the 
SeneGence collection including Onyx ShadowSense and Blackberry. If you have longed for a blue lip color that resembles Denim ShadowSense, your wish has been granted. 

The application was very smooth. Three coats was a perfect application. It's a very striking color but I personally like it better than Blackberry because it has more depth to it without looking like you colored in your lips with a black Sharpie marker. I could see this looking totally bad ASS with a smoky eye and navy blue eyeliner and high-volume mascara. Ready to rock it out at a concert or an elegant night out with a dark blue dress? This is your color. 

So there you have it. There are the five colors of the Prism of Colors Collection. Cool, happening and different from anything right now that is carried by SeneGence. I currently have all five colors in stock and they are ready to be shipped out immediately. I am having a special in March with free shipping, so for $25, YOUR FAVORITE COLOR of this collection can be yours and in your hand in short order. 

Make it a wonderful day and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Icicle: The colorless color

My sponsor says that Icicle is the only time I have annoyed her with my questions. And that's because I couldn't understand what this was when I first heard about it. Why in the world would you make a LipSense without pigment? So the incessant questions: "Is it a gloss?" "Is it a primer?" "Is it a color diffuser?"

The answer: Icicle is whatever you want it to be because the uses for it are so limitless. BUT IT IS NOT A GLOSS! If you want to wear this as a clear color, you will need to top it with Glossy Gloss or one of the other fantastic glosses. I recently sold this to a customer who didn't want color, but wanted this to layer under Silver Glitter Gloss. No complaints yet and it was exactly what she wanted!

I almost hate to post an article raving about how great Icicle is because it is a retired item, but I have sixteen of them at the date of this article in my inventory. It's not a big seller because it doesn't have color in it. But, if after reading this article you decide that you just have to have it, let me know and you can purchase one of my precious Icicle children. And every time I find a distributor with more Icicle children needing a forever home, I raise my hand!

Things to use it for:

1) You can use it as a primer. That is what I primarily use it for. I apply it on my clean bare lips FIRST before I apply LipSense. It smooths out your lips, creates an even surface for your lip color, and fills in any divots, cracks or gaps. And doing this actually makes your color easier to remove, because ICICLE is the one that adheres to your lips and not the color! Distributors: This is actually a good tip for guests that want to try on more than one color; have your shoppers apply Icicle FIRST and it will make removing strongly pigmented colors such as Fly Girl or Blu-Red a little easier!

2) You can use it to fill in imperfections. I used this quite successfully on a guest at a party who had a large gap in her lower lip due to chapped lips but wanted to wear First Love. Two coats of First Love, one coat of Icicle, another coat of First Love, and a Matte Gloss topper, and GAP BE GONE!

3) You can use it to soften bolder colors. Strawberry Shortcake too red? Top it with Icicle. Sheer Berry too deep? Top it with Icicle. 

4) Are you in love with one of the BlushSense, ShadowSense or a different brand of eyeshadow like green? Try this as a sealer over that item and see what happens! I tried this with Onyx ShadowSense back when Blackberry was retired and it worked great!

It's retired, so once I have run out, it's gone but if you think that this is something that you need to have in your LipSense repertoire, please contact me right away!

Happy Halloween! T.E.A.M. Wicked is just so....WICKED!

Here we are, three minutes into Halloween, and I'm celebrating the arrival of our other newest limited edition color which is so unique and so unlike any other color in the LipSense line up. Closest equivalent is Blackberry but this one has so much more depth and possibilities! Meet T.E.A.M. Wicked! Like all Limited Editions, once this is sold out, it's gone!

This color is so unbelievably COOL. Since I had two Halloween events this past weekend, I got the chance to wear T.E.A.M. Wicked ALL weekend long! My first was in my devil costume....I have it topped with Silver Glitter Gloss for an extra sparkle. 

I love this color. It was very easy to put on. The first coat went on a little thin as I expected but after that, the second and third coat spread very well and even and there was very little streaking. I did have to take it off about five hours after the event started after apparently I was scaring some kids trick or treating...I think the blue lips with the red eyeshadow was just a little too much for them to take even though it was high noon!

The second day, I wore it as Elvira for some fun. Excuse my wig...this was the second time I wore this costume and my wig just would not poof up the way I was hoping. However, I wore Blackberry with Elvira the first time and I've showed both as a comparison. Both are dark. Both are bold. But I think the teal blue shimmer lightens it just a little bit and I didn't feel like I was wearing Sharpie on my lips at all!

Take a look at a close-up of T.E.A.M. Wicked if you want to see the teal sparkle. To me, it's more of a pale blue sparkle than a teal shimmer. If you look close you can see the glitter. It reminded me of the color of a pale blue topaz. 

The possibilities are endless with this color. You can use it as eyeliner. You can use it as makeup! You can wear it with Purple Reign, Blackberry, one of the reds to make a deep berry color. You can even use it with face painting to make a really unique look as one of my SeneSisters has so cleverly done here! But look at how it looks on different people. 

To all of my blog readers, customers and friends, have a very safe and happy Halloween! Be sure to contact me if I can make your Halloween day a little more wicked with this gorgeous Limited Edition color!

What is LipSense? The Tutorial

                                                                                What is LipSense? 

I demo and sell LipSense in person every weekend, and most people have heard of it because they either have a friend who is an independent distributor, a friend who uses it and raves about it, or they have been invited to participate in a LipSense party either at someone's house or most likely have been invited to a LipSense party on Facebook. But the resounding question I get more than any other is: WHAT is it? 

LipSense is a revolutionary cosmetic product patented by SeneGence International. There is lipstick, and there is lip stain, but LipSense is neither. It is a lip color. Traditional lipstick is made primarily of mineral oil, petroleatum and wax. It does not absorb into your lips. It sits on the top of your lips like a pair of wax lips you would wear for Halloween and doesn't really do anything to attach to your lips or to moisturize them, which is why it wipes off so easily and why a lot of daily lipstick wearers find themselves with chapped lips or dry lips on a regular basis. Lip stain absorbs into the second layer of your lips' skin and dries them out similar to putting wood stain on an unfinished piece of wood. They can also draw attention to wrinkles and lines.

LipSense does neither. The three primary ingredients in LipSense are cosmetic grade alcohol, plant and fruit extracts and pigment. LipSense is gluten-free, vegan, kosher, non-GMO, contains no lead and no animal by-products. It is also not tested on animals. Due to the fact that the primary ingredient is alcohol, the application of LipSense allows it to dry extremely quickly and not budge once it is applied as opposed to regular lipstick which will smear, smudge and feather. When you apply the first layer of LipSense with the applicator, the color bonds to the top layer of skin on your lip at a molecular level which is why you can't just wipe it off with a tissue once it's on. Each coat will dry within three to five seconds. Repeat the layers two more times, and you have a perfect lip color that will last you between four and twenty-four hours depending on how you treat it, how you take care of it and what you eat during the day. 

It is a two-step process due to the fact that the lip color itself doesn't have any moisturizer in it to keep your lips soft and supple, which is where the lip gloss comes in. LipSense is manufactured without the lip gloss in it in order to allow the color to dry down quickly and to set without moving or budging so that you have a lip color that stays on all day. The lip gloss formulated by SeneGence International is specially manufactured and developed to work with LipSense and not against it. You can wear the lip gloss alone without the color, but you can't wear the color without the gloss. Regular lip glosses won't work with it because the majority of them contain oil or petroleatum which will work against LipSense and break it down. The two primary ingredients in the lip gloss that goes with LipSense are Vitamin E and shea butter but it is designed not to mix with the lip color or pick it up off your lips, so the color and gloss stay on your lips and don't come off onto your glass. It's not unusual for the applicator to pick up some of the color onto the tip during the lip gloss application with the more heavily pigmented colors like Fly Girl, Mulled Wine and Purple Reign, but the color won't mix into the gloss itself and you will be able to use the same tube of gloss over and over and over again with colors as pale as Cappuccino and as dark as Blackberry. It is completely vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, lead-free, and oil-free. The shea butter in the lip gloss is what moisturizes your lips and keeps them healthy. All of the LipSense products are made in the United States as SeneGence International has factories in California and the United States. SeneGence is also present in Canada and Australia, but all of the products distributed in the United States are made domestically and subject to FDA guidelines and regulations. 

Now, if you are reading this article for the first time and have never heard of or applied LipSense before, you’re probably thinking (as I did!) that this is the biggest bunch of crap you’ve ever heard. In fact, there are a lot of people that don't like LipSense at all for various reasons because it's so different from anything out there on the market. Last November was the first time that I finally gave it a try and bought one after being told by my best friend that I would love it. I heard from several other people that it was the answer to my biggest gripe with lipstick which was getting it all over my coffee cups, wine glasses and teeth. I finally bought my first tube and a Glossy and I purposely selected Plum because I remember distinctly thinking that there was no way the stuff was going to work and at least I had a color that I really liked. Even after I bought it, I still didn’t wear it for a couple of weeks! I wasn't shown how to use it from the distributor I bought it from, so I continued to use all of my old lipsticks until I had time to watch videos on YouTube about how to put it on. The first day I decided to try it, I put it on in accordance with what I had learned, made my cup of coffee and went to work. 

The first thing I noticed after a couple of hours of being at work is that I didn't even feel it being there like I do lipstick (I could always feel when my lipstick was starting to wear off) and noticed that I didn't have any marks on my coffee cup other than a shiny lip print from my lip gloss. That day I had brought a meatloaf Lean Cuisine to work. Not highly oily, but not fat-free either. I also had a Diet Coke and a glass of water. By this time, I admit, I had forgotten about the LipSense and assumed that it just came off. It just doesn't feel like you're wearing anything after the gloss is absorbed by your lips. I pulled out my mirror and LipSense and fully expected to see bare lips. 

As you can expect, I didn't see bare lips because here we are a year later and I'm writing to you all about my first day wearing LipSense. My mouth dropped open because I couldn't believe that the color was still there. All I had to do was reapply my lip gloss and I was ready to go again for the rest of the day. I only had the one color, and since I had quite a collection of regular lipsticks, I did switch back and forth, but it just wasn't the same. I kept thinking about how well my LipSense stayed on and how great it felt. I broke down and ordered a red. I think the turning point was when I selected four colors that I had to have! I decided to become a distributor after that. During the day, I'm an insurance adjuster and I inspect houses in the heat. This is the one product that I can wear year-round and know that no matter how much I sweat, it will stay on all day without having to reapply after every appointment. I can wear it swimming. The lip gloss protects my lips from the sun and the wind. I can eat with it on and only have to do a minor touch-up with a reapplication of the lip gloss. It's rare that I ever have to remove all the layers and start over again, but usually a sandwich with oil, vinegar and mayonnaise will do it every time!

There are so many things that I love about LipSense but one of the big things is that it is primarily cosmetic grade alcohol. It will not sustain any bacterial growth or mold growth. Have you ever noticed that your oil and wax-based lipsticks go rancid and start to smell and taste bad after a period of time? That won't happen with LipSense for a very long time, if ever. The expiration date on LipSense is seven years unopened, two years opened. And I know a number of distributors who have some older retired colors that are just fine. The FDA requires that all cosmetics have a shelf life attached to them and ours is two years even though I think it’ll last a lot longer than that. On average, a tube of LipSense will last four times longer than a tube of regular lipstick. If you use the same color every single day, you should expect to get about six months out of it. I just finished my first tube of Icicle which I use as a primer every day under my color and it lasted for about seven months.

To properly apply LipSense:

1) Start with clean dry lips. If you have just eaten, wash your lips off and dry them. If you wore lipstick the day before, wipe your lips off with makeup remover. Even if you just put Chapstick on that morning and you are putting LipSense on to go out that night, you need to take that off. Any kind of oil that is on your lips will prevent LipSense from adhering to your lips and the color will streak and not go on evenly. Makeup remover or soap and water will do the trick. Use a tissue, washcloth or paper towel to dry your waterline. 

2) LipSense is a liquid and it has a small mixing ball inside the tube to properly mix the color since it is not a solid. Shake the tube very well and start at one corner on your bottom lip and apply a thin coat of color from corner to corner going in one direction. With your top lip, I recommend starting at the top of the bow of your lip and going down to the corner in one direction and then repeating in the other direction. Each coat will take about three to five seconds to dry, so to remind myself to allow enough time, I usually cap the tube and shake it again before applying the next coat. The first coat will apply fairly thin since that is the first coat that adheres to your lip. The second coat will go on more opaque and intensify the color. The third coat is necessary as it is what will help the color stay on for the length of time that is part of what makes LipSense so unique. It will take a little practice if you have worn lipstick or lipgloss for a long period of time, but it is important to apply LipSense in one direction for an even and uniform application with no streaking. Remember, your LipSense has no moisture in it so don't rub or press your lips together. 

3) Before applying your lip gloss, your color should be dry to the touch. There are no rules to applying your lip gloss as you can go back and forth with your applicator and rub your lips together. It is very common to see a little bit of pickup on your applicator tip from the color that you just applied, especially if it is one of the more heavily pigmented colors like Fly Girl or Purple Reign. The color won't spread into the gloss in your bottle, but if that bothers you, you might take a little alcohol wipe and wipe off your applicator. It won't affect the functionality of the gloss.

Please note when wearing your LipSense and gloss that eating anything oily or drinking anything oily will possibly have an adverse effect on the LipSense and cause it to come off, especially in your waterline. I usually don’t have problems with coffee but I have heard some people have noticed that their LipSense will come off at their waterline if they use a lot of half-and-half since half-and-half has a lot of fat in it from the cream. One helpful trick to help your color stay on longer is to apply gloss before you eat as it will seal your color and protect it from coming off. If you don’t want to do this, just apply another coat of your color after you eat and concentrate on the areas that have come off, likely your waterline or corners. Even with the greasiest food, you should not have to reapply all three coats again. 

Also, the lip gloss is not the same as the lip color. It will not stay on for 14 hours although it does last a lot longer than most lip glosses. I usually find myself applying mine after I eat, again one more time at the end of the day if I’m going to be going somewhere at night, but compared to the hourly application I had going on with my lip glosses pre-LipSense, it's not anywhere near the same rate of application. You can also wear it alone without the color which is a plus.

Now it’s the end of the day, you are tired, and you’re ready to take off your LipSense. Start with oil. You can use your Ooops! or coconut oil or baby oil. Put a very thin layer on your lips, rub them together, let them sit for a minute and then wipe them off. That will start breaking down the lip color. You will feel the lip color start to particulate...it almost feels like dead skin flaking off. That is not what is happening. What is happening is that the color is starting to break down and form little tiny particles that will wipe off onto a tissue. You can either repeat the steps with the oil or you can use make up remover to wipe off the remaining color. I do not recommend that you use alcohol wipes to take off your color as that is very harsh on your lip skin. New users to LipSense have mentioned that they have felt a tingling when they first put on their color, noticed exfoliation of the dead skin on the lips after using lip sense, and a little bit of a raw feeling after taking off their LipSense. All of this is completely normal. If you were a long time Chapstick or lipstick user, oil and wax in those products has combined with the skin on your lips to form a thin layer which will start turning into dead skin as soon as you start using LipSense. The alcohol will start breaking through that layer and

exfoliating your lips. You can hasten this process by using a store-bought lip scrub, making your own by combining honey, brown sugar, and a little coconut oil, or you can use a facial exfoliator as long as you make sure that you are being gentle and not rubbing too hard. The raw feeling can come just from the exfoliation process, so if you are noticing this in the first seven to ten days after you start using LipSense, use a mild lip balm (we make a Moisturizing Lip Balm that is fantastic!) or even just a little layer of coconut oil to moisturize your lips and help them heal while you are sleeping. 

In summary, LipSense is a simply delightful product. It is one that I am so glad is available and that I am so proud to represent. It has solved so many problems for ladies that love to wear lipstick but are tired of the constant battle of wiping it off their cups and glasses, having people point out that it is on their teeth, and reapplying over and over again. This won't come off on your loved ones when you kiss them hello or goodbye. It won't rub off on your sheets or your clothes. If you haven't tried this, you're missing out on a wonderful product that could bring you a lot of joy as only makeup can do to us diehard makeup junkies!

Feel like giving LipSense a test drive? Please come and visit me at any one of my local events or contact me to set up a private visit to pick out your perfect first color! If you aren't local to me, contact me and let me help you pick your color out! SeneGence International and I give a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee so if you are not pleased with the product in any way shape or form, simply contact me to return the product for an exchange or a refund. 

What are you waiting for? It's time to break up with your lipstick! Aren't you tired of THIS? (pointing down)