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Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Stick Swatches & Review

ByCordelia

Recently I picked up several of the Bare Escentuals Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Sticks.


The Website Claims:
Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Stick works three full-time jobs—it defines the shape of lips like a liner, fills them in with creamy velvet color, and then plumps them to their full buxom potential. It’s a three-in-one lipstick that’s quick and convenient for defined, colorful, buxom lips anytime, anywhere. The formula contains a deep infusion of antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E for soft, smooth lips. It also comes with a built-in sharpener.

Ingredients:
Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Isopropyl Isostearate, Methyl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Ozokerite, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Menthone Glycerin Acetal, Cetyl Lactate, Flavor (Aroma), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Tribehenin, Silica, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Lipids, Sorbitan Isostearate, Retinyl Palmitate, Beeswax, Lauroyl Lysine, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Tin Oxide. (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77489, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Carmine (CI 75470), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Red 6 Lake (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360).

Price:
$18 for .03 oz each, exclusive at Sephora. Available in 20 shades.

Vienna – pink lilac

Acapulco – rich lilac

San Francisco – dusty mauve

Monte Carlo – magenta

Tokyo – muted cranberry

Nantucket – peachy nude

Milan – sun-kissed apricot

Does it live up to its claims?
I’d say it lives up to two and a half out of three. It does work well as a liner. It gives lovely, creamy matte color, which I like. While it’s a bit minty and tingles, I don’t visibly see any plumping on my lips when I look in the mirror, but when I compare me wearing the lip sticks to other lip products of mine, I do feel they look a tad fuller. They’re also a bit drying if you don’t put on lipbalm first. I always use lipbalm with SPF before I put on any lip product and I think without that it would be more problematic. If you’re not a fan of the matte lip, you can always stick a clear gloss on top, though I really like how the finish looks with this product. I actually think the finish partially adds to your lips looking fuller. If you put a gloss over it, any sort of gloss, it really does make your lips look amazing.

Monte Carlo with MAC Naturally Eccentric on top, which I think makes my lips look fuller. Naturally Eccentric is a lustre finish, so it’s got a bit of shine, even if it’s not a gloss.

Monte Carlo with Inglot Gloss in 544 on top, which I think REALLY makes my lips look plump.

I don’t like that the packaging alternates between printing the names on the bottom and around the sides. I prefer the names printed around the sides, but more importantly, I prefer there to be consistency within a line of products.

I also think that the color descriptions seem a bit off on Sephora’s site. I don’t think San Francisco looks like a mauve shade. Monte Carlo looks more like a fuchsia than a magenta to me, as I think magenta tends to have more violet in it. I think Vienna is a great pink on my skintone. I also like Acapulco as well. Tokyo is a great red. Nantucket is a nice peach nude shade. Milan is a deep apricot-peach with a hint of brown.

Would I purchase again?
Yes! I bought 3 and loved them so much I went back and bought several more. Even if they don’t appear to plump my lips to my eyes, I like the lipstick/lipliner in one, the minty sensation, packaging, ease of application, colors and pigmentation. I’ve not used a lot of Buxom products, but I definitely think this one is a winner!

Have you tried anything from Buxom? What do you think of them? Have you tried these Lip Sticks? If so, what did you think?

Products purchased by me. All opinions are my own.

Cordelia Frost is the creative force behind Phyrra, a treasure trove for cruelty-free indie and goth makeup enthusiasts. She's the author of the game-changing 'Hooded Eyes Makeup Manual' a must-read for hooded eyes makeup.

Cordelia's world is a kaleidoscope of alternative beauty, gothic fashion, and life-enhancing tips, making every visit to Phyrra a journey into a more colorful and inspired self.

35 Comments

  1. Pingback: Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Sticks & Glosses - Swatches Part 2 | Phyrra

  3. Each one looks fantastic on you. I love all lip products as much as I love nail polish. I don’t have as many as polishes but it’s still scary. I have Buxom lip glosses but not in this form. You really look stunning with your flower in your hair wearing Monte Carlo. I really don’t think any lip plumping products really plump much if any. They all just tingle or even burn your lips. Thanks for posting all these shades. Now I have to resist buying these!

  4. Oooh, I like how these look kind of like a pencil, as I am rather lazy in the lip liner department. I think I may have to try some of these, thanks for the review!

  6. We bought my mom one of these in amsterdamn. She loved the little sample of it I got and it was her surprise treat. I think it’s rather expensive but it was a mother’s day gift (my mom uses a lot of expensive make up XD). I’m too cheap to pay that much at this point. I’ve used NYC and elf lipsticks and they are just as good plus I wasn’t feeling the minty taste and the tingle it gave my lips. It would be VERY painful if your lips were chapped.

  8. Love Vienna – could you please do a tutorial for the blue eye look you’re wearing in the last photo?

  9. You look gorgeous with all of them, I like milan and vienna on you the best 🙂
    The green/blue look is so pretty !!

  10. I have the Havana and Barcelona shades, but I can’t figure out if they work with my coloring. But I really like these Buxom lip sticks.

  11. I really need to get some of these — seem like a perfect thing to carry around in my purse with my lip balm.

    I’ve tried the Buxom lip glosses and honestly, they are my favorite lip glosses ever. The formula is just wonderful — not too sticky, not oily/greasy-feeling, not gloopy. I haven’t noticed any plumping but I didn’t mind that as I love the formula and colors I have.

  12. I really love these, too! =D My favorite is Amsterdam, thought from this review I see a few more colors I’m gonna have to pick up!

  13. I love these!! Absolutely love them. San Francisco is one of my favorite lip colors, with Vienna a close second. And yes, I agree – the descriptions and swatches on Sephora’s site are fairly poor.

    I haven’t tried all of the newer shades. I was eyeballing Tokyo and Acapulco, so thanks for swatching those!

    1. I wore San Francisco today! You’re welcome!
      I plan on getting more. Seriously love them.

      Vienna is great for when I want a more natural/soft pink lip.

  14. I love every shade but I think I’d pass on Milan. Even though, I feel, that all these shades would work with my skin tone, I’m just not drawn to tawny browns.

    One other thing I like is that it’s a pencil and makes it easy to use as a liner.

    1. I keep meaning to try Milan with a gold gloss over it. Yeah the pencil formula is awesome!

  15. Oooh, I like all of those colors swatched and they all look really good on you! Buxom glosses were on my to-buy list b/c one of my fave YT ladies recommended it and told me they weren’t too sticky when I asked about them. I might have to add these to my ever growing list of make up to try, lol.

    1. Thanks Marina! I think my favorites are Monte Carlo and Vienna, though I also like Nantucket and Acapulco a lot too. So hard to choose!

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