Zoya Hot Lips in Heatwave
Like many of you probably did, I took advantage of Zoya's Hot Lips glossy lip balms freebie offer and picked out my 3 free Hot Lips. Several shades were sold out by the time I got my act together and picked mine, but I ended up with Heatwave, Purr, and Starlet. Heatwave and Purr are creme finishes while Starlet has shimmer.
They seem like they would be pretty small. I was expecting something about the size of a mini Juicy Tube, but these are bigger. They come in short, kind of "stout" tubes that are actually 12g in the tube, so it's a decent amount of product. The first thing I noticed when I opened the envelope they came in was the smell. They have a deliciously sweet fruity scent (kind of similar to the scent of L'Oreal Color Juice glosses). I have heard they are flavored but to be honest, I don't make a habit of licking my lips when I have something on them so I wouldn't really say I've tasted them.
The way Zoya refers to these as "glossy lip balms" is a bit misleading, I think. When I think of a glossy lip balm I think of Soft Lips, which is a lip balm that imparts some shine. These are really lip glosses that happen to be very moisturizing, but they are definitely a gloss. The three I got are very pigmented. I think they look best (and work the best at moisturizing lips) when they are patted on lightly like a stain, rather than slathered on like a balm. That way you get some color and the moisturizing effects.
The texture is very sticky. If you do not like sticky lipgloss you will hate these. I personally don't mind at all, as some of my favorite lip glosses (Juicy Tubes, Stila lip glaze, etc.) are sticky ones. Other than the fact that wearing a red lipgloss to bed is kind of weird (lol) I like these as a bedtime night treatment for my lips. At least the stickiness means it's not going to wear off in 5 minutes.
I'm pretty happy with the colors I have chosen. Heatwave in reality is much more coral-looking than the photo above. I was kinda hoping for a deep cherry red like the one pictured, but it's a creamy midtone corally red. Still pretty on, though. The other 2 colors I chose are exactly what was shown in the pictures:
Zoya Starlet & Purr
They do not go on as dark/deep as they look in the tube but that's to be expected. The only thing I really do not like about these glosses is the applicator. There basically isn't one. The part of the tube where the gloss squirts out looks like the nozzle of a tube of lotion. A slant or round-tipped applicator would have been much nicer and would make this product easier to apply.
Would I buy these again? Not sure. They retail for $6 each, and while I do think that is a fair price for the product, I'm not sure I would spend the money knowing that I really do not like the applicator. There are many deals to be had on glosses whose applicators I like (ex-- Juicy Tubes are often only about $7 at the Lancome outlet), so I don't think I'll be jumping at the chance to spend the same amount on a gloss with an applicator that bugs me. I will definitely use these 3 though and I do enjoy wearing them.
Did you get your free Zoya Hot Lips? What do you think of them? What colors did you get?
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