Last year YSL launched a now staple product in many of our make-up bags - YSL Glossy Stains which are utterly fantastic and as many will know I am no loyal fan of lip glosses.
However YSL Glossy stains don't come cheap at £22.50 a pop and since their initial release the high street has been calling out for something a little more budget friendly. You asked and L'Oreal answered in the form of L’Oreal GlamShine Stain Splashes.
Can I be honest and say that the packaging of the L’Oreal GlamShine Stain Splash's utterly confused me for a good five minutes being the utter dumbo that I am I spent an age pulling, tugging and twisting the top part of the product to no avail. After a kind tap on the shoulder by a sales assistant a few blushes and a stuttered thank you I finally came to realise that the applicator is in fact located in the base. Hey I never claimed to be sharpest tool in the box! Anyway within the base is an almost identical petal shaped doe foot applicator which I'm not always a fan of but for this kind of product they work exceptionally well.
To the best of my knowledge (please do feel free to correct me in the comment section) there is eight shades in total of L’Oreal GlamShine Stain Splash within the UK? Truthfully the colour range is a little hit and miss and unlike some of the other L'Oreal lip products you'll spend longer finding a shade you like rather than narrowing it down to a favourite because your budget won't allow to purchase one of each.
In the end I went with Lolita which is a light pink based mauve shade that is very similar to MAC's Angel only as it is a gloss it is far sheerer in finish.
Lolita is fairly cool in tone with a slight blue undertone but other than it helping to give the illusion of whiter teeth. I wouldn't pay too much attention to the leaning of any of these gloss shades as they are sheer and work with your natural lip colour rather than mask it.
In my opinion other than the fact that the L’Oreal GlamShine Stain Splash's lack the pigmentation levels that their counterparts YSL Glossy Stains can offer but othet than that they are pretty much identical in formula making them the perfect dupe product.
If you want a decent level of colour pay off you do have to apply the L’Oreal GlamShine Stain Splash in layers - I find three coats works quite well for me but it will all boil down to preference.
Both stains offer a thick and moisturising, but comfortable to wear glossy sheen to the lips.
I do want to mention that I do find both formula's to be slightly sticky however I find that to be the case with 99.9% of all lip gloss products and consider it to be part and parcel of a lip gloss product.
However what separates the L’Oreal GlamShine Stain Splash's from other glosses is the lasting power you can eat, drink and dare I say it even kiss (winky face) and it stays put with the glossy finish intact for over two hours. Both are a revolution for the lip gloss world and once you try this sort of formula it is very difficult to go back to bog standard lip glosses.
If you want to read my thoughts on YSL's Glossy Stain offering please click here - link.
L’Oreal GlamShine Stain Splash in Lolita £7.99 via Superdrug and part of their buy one get one half price promotion - link
This is probably the most wearable ClamShine Stain Splash I've ever seen... so sad that this shade is not available in Sweden :/..
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I was looking at these during the week but I didn't by one. They sound great, though. I enjoyed reading your review :)
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These look so lovely and the packaging really is gorgeous. Your review was really helpful thank you! Xx
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I didn't expect this color at ALL I was expecting a more pink/beige shade. The colour is nice but I feel it lacks a bit of coveage xx
ReplyDeleteI like that you can build it up to a more pigmented shade x
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I've tried the shade Juliet and it's quite a pigmented red (haven't posted about it yet but will be soon)
ReplyDeleteLolita looks more daytime wwearable though :)
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Can't wait to pick up some of these! The red looks gorgeous too
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I own this shade and I love it!! I wanna get Juliet soon :)
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These look awesome! Can't wait for them to be available in Chile :)
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I really like the look of these but wasn't too impressed by the colour range in store.
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I find that Juliet applies with full coverage... Maybe it depends on the shade :)
ReplyDeleteI brought one of these but was not a fan, they don't have great pigmentation, great review !:)
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i really want to try these but don't know if they'd even compare to ysl
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I have this and I think it is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteIm never going back to usual sticky glosses.
love the colors!
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Super pretty shade!
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Love the look of this colour and they look so much more expensive than they are!
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Such a gorgeous shade! I wonder which it translates to in the US line? I know our product name is different along with the shades. I have Pink Resistance which is a really wearable almost nudish coral.
ReplyDeleteWhy do brands do that, it makes life so confusing haha! Your shade sounds lovely I must investigate :)
DeleteI really hate these. I don't have pigmented lips at all but none of the colours seemed to show up on my lips. When i tried to layer loads on, my ups jus started to sting and it tasted vile.
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Oh no that doesn't sound great at all, I've only tried this shade and do find it sheer but not too bad if that makes sense?
DeleteI was hoping the applicator would be different than the YSL I find it too big.
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Yeah it doesn't really allow for precise application does it?
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