So excited to try this when it first came out but I was disappointed. For a drugstore brand it was a little price but also is didn't last as long as I would have thought it would. It also flaked about 2 hrs after applying. I would not buy it again.

You need to apply both the balm and the gloss together, if you don't you're in for a real treat... your lips will feel gross. Even when you apply both products I found this dried out my lips so much. Not worth the price you pay for dried peeling lips with color.

Ok, for $13, I expect more than house paint for lips. This is NOT a gloss, ladies. Not even close. A gloss does not dry after application, no matter what the label says. And man, when it dries, your mouth also dries up like the freaking Sahara. That top coat doesn't do a damn bit of good to keep your lips moisturized. It just sits on top of the house paint on your lips and makes it look glossy. When in actuality, that colored layer sits under it sucking every last bit of moisture out of your lips. You'd look like an old prune mouth if you used this stuff every day.

Once the colored coat dries, if you smile or do anything else human beings normally do with their mouth, it cracks. Like house paint! Take some house paint, apply it to your lips, let it dry, go about your normal day, see what happens. You'll get exactly the same effect. THAT is NOT an attractive look. $13.00?? Hell NO. Not even for $1. I've got $1.99 lipstick (NYC) that is of better quality than this rubbish.

Does it last? Unfortunately, yes. I had to use waterproof eye makeup remover to get this sucker off. My lips were all chafed and red afterward. Looked like I had been sucking on a tail pipe.

This DUD went back. The woman at the store tried to argue with me about it. Hahahaha NOT a good plan, lady!