Before this, my favourite lipgloss was the Buxom Lip Polish, so it's no surprise that I love this product. I'm not a huge fan of glitter, and this is basically the exact same thing with more shine and no sparkles -- perfect! I have EXTREMELY dry lips, and this is the only gloss that lasts any more than 15 minutes. I usually like to layer it on top of a lip balm, since my lips are generally flaky/chapped without. The gloss goes on super smoothly, has a nice cooling tingle, and your lips look super full and shiny. Layering it on lipstick looks great too!

I am a huge makeup fanatic and am known to spend hundreds at Sephora, so in my opinion I think it's quite affordable for the quality. Splurge, it's worth it!! better yet, get value sets when they're available :)

More the most part i think lip plumpers are more of a gimmick. Before I tried Buxom, the only other lip plumper I had tried was the DuWop Lip Venom and that had a very uncomfortable sting to it. Buxom is a brand whose lip products are known to be plumping. Their line of Big & Healthy lip creams are thick lip glosses with plumping action. Like most other lip plumpers I've tried, there is a tingling sensation when applied to the lips; however, I noticed that with the Buxom Big & Healthy lip cream, the tingling lasts WAY longer than any other lip plumper I've tried - I'm talking like 2 to 3 hours of tingling. Basically, until the gloss wore off my lips, I felt the tingling. I did notice a little bit of plumping action to my lips, but for the most part I just felt it. As an actual gloss, I really love the colours and texture of the big & healthy lip creams. The current one I own is in the shade "White Russian" which is a creamy, pinky-nude. The formula of these is quite sticky and opaque, which based on personal preference, could either make you love or hate this product. I personally love the opaque creaminess of the Buxom Big & Healthy lip cream. This is actually the only range of lip plumpers/glosses I've tried from Buxom so I don't know how other ones fair.
I purchased this product to use as a gloss, not as a lip plumper. I think the plumping action of most lip plumpers is either a) short lived or b) makes your lips feel uncomfortable or c) doesn't work at all. I think there is a little of all 3 in terms of the Buxom Big & Healthy lip creams but I do like it as a gloss.

I first saw this set on tv in QVC and I wanted them so bad after I saw them on the models. The colors looked so pretty and neutral, not too much. Right away I was begging my husband to get them for me but I didn't get them right away. They were around $26-28 dollars and I hate paying more cause of s&h;. I went in to Sephora store here in San Diego and they didn't had the Winter Escapade set. I'm so glad I didn't get them right away, like two weeks ago I got an email from Sephora's online special offers they send out and they had the set on special for $19 bucks! I called the Sephora inside JCPenny in Fashion Valley here in SD to see if they had them to not buy online and not drive all the way over there for nothing and they had them. I was soo happy, so I got them now and I got them at a much better price! All worth it!

My husband never really tells me if he likes something, like a lip color, etc...& he likes these, he likes how they tingle cause after I kiss him he gets it too...& how it feels fresh and minty for a while. I gotta say that my favorite ones are Joy & Holly.

This particular Buxom Babes lipgloss came in a set of 4....a collector's set called "Winter Escapade". I originally bought it to be divided up for stocking stuffer's. I ended up keeping one of the colours for myself because I loved it so much. I put it on and was amazed at how long this lip gloss lasted!

I have never used a lip gloss with such staying power before. This stuff lasts and lasts, even while drinking from a water bottle I was amazed at how long this formula stayed on. I am not sure if all the BE lip gloss's stay on like this, or if they have the really minty bite to them like this one does. But the staying power of this particular one is enough to make me want to try other lip gloss's from BE.

This set of 4 is gorgeous by the way! Very nicely packaged, it would make a super gift for anyone that loves a high quality lip gloss. The colour choices in this ensamble are fun....full of sparkle for the winter, and can be worn alone or over top of your fave lipsticks to add some glittery shine. All named after the winter festive season...."Merry", "Hope", "Holly" and "Joy"......reds, neutrals, pinks and clear...all with high potency shine and glitter!

I am not usually a fan of glitter or sparkle.....yet somehow this set works for me, even tho I am just keeping the one. They aren't cheap or cheesey.....and they feel amazing on the lips. There is that strong minty bite, and most importantly........ the formula lasts!