Sorry to anyone who finds close up pictures of lips a bit freaky, this post has them - so look away now if that's not something you want to see.




But, in the interest of doing a thorough review I thought that this is a product that really needs pictures to see if it does as it says. I was sent a sample of the Sexy Mother Pucker XL -Extreme Plump lip gloss from Soap and Glory, the gloss promises:


"To immediately plump, buzz, tingle and zing." Plus contains a (tongue in cheek) warning that users should try the normal strength Sexy Mother Pucker before moving on the 'extreme' XL version. I haven't tried these... but felt daring so went straight to the extreme version (what can I say, I'm a rebel)...



So, without further ado, lets move onto the pictures. Below are my normal lips with no make-up on whatsoever.




The next picture below was taken immediately after application - the lips look glossy, but probably no more plump than before?





The next picture was taken about 10 minutes after application - the tingle sensation feels like it gets more intense for about 15 minutes after applying. I would say that my lips do look plumper now.



So what was my overall view?


This is a fun product, starting just with the packaging - it's fun and stylish and I would be more than happy to pull this out in public. The tube means application is a breeze - with a simple plastic angled applicator, where the gloss is dispensed in the middle.


I don't love the smell of the product, but I don't hate it so much that it would stop me using it - the smell is a bit cinnamon and a bit plastic. But as I said, not so bad I wouldn't use it (which has happened with some products before).



Whilst this doesn't leave me with trout-pout lips, but does give them a bit of a boost - and I would look stupid with giant fish lips anyway. I will use this again, but over a lipstick as think the clear gloss is a bit plain on it's own.



The other thing that is worth a mention is that I find the gloss lasts a long time and lips feel nicely soft for ages after use.


The gloss is available from Boots and the soap and glory website for £10.






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