Life as a Junicorn: Color Your Smile + Dose of Colors + Sephora LIP Review!

I recently purchased these three random lip colors and couldn't really figure out a way to incorporate them into any sort of haul or specific review, so I'm giving them their own post!

1. Color Your Smile Lighted Lip Gloss in "Coral Craze" ($24)

I had been dying to try out the Whitening Lightening Gerard Cosmetics Color Your Smile lip glosses for such a long time. So many bloggers rave about the pigmented and creamy formula, so I couldn't resist picking one up for myself. The little mirror on the side lets you apply this gloss anywhere you want! I also used a discount code (google one to find the most updated version!) and got 20% off plus free shipping. DON'T pay full price for this one!

I obviously got the coral shade, because coral. The product itself is buttery and opaque -- so beautiful for a gloss! Most glosses just look a little washed out and/or watery when they're worn on their own (as opposed to layered on top of a lipstick or lipliner), but this Whitening Lightening stuff can definitely stand on its own. The coral color is so complementary to my tanned olive skin, and would also look gorgeous on virtually any skin tone.

2. Dose of Colors Lipstick in "Coy" ($16)

This was another lip product that I had been dying to try for quite a while now. More and more indie brands are coming out with such amazing makeup -- the downside is usually the hefty price. But Dose of Colors, at only $16 a lip stick, is pretty reasonable.

For some reason, the shade of this lipstick in the tube doesn't properly register in my photos. No matter what lighting I tried to use, it never did the color justice. The photo above is more true-to-color than what I could capture. It's definitely not a dark shade -- in fact, it's the exact opposite.

I wouldn't exactly consider this a "neon" shade, but it's a very pastel and extremely opaque and pigmented color. A lot of photos of Coy make the lip stick look super orange-y and tangerine-y, but I found it to fall somewhere between a light coral and peach color. The formula is creamy and thick -- if you're not careful with application it can even become a little chalky looking (while still maintaining its shine, if that makes sense). I definitely recommend using a lipliner on your lips before applying this lip stick! But that being said, I'm in loooove with it.

3. Sephora Collection Color Lip Last in "Pink-Spiration" ($13)

I'd been looking for a dusty pink lip stick, and I thought this shade would hit the nail on the head. From the swatches I had seen of it, it looked like a perfect MLBB color -- I have pretty pigmented lips naturally, and just wanted to find a lip stick to enhance their color. The Kylie Jenner lip color trend has been crazy popular lately, and everyone is trying to recreate her look. Unfortunately, this color missed the mark.

The formula of this lip stick is great though. It's matte, long-lasting, and pigmented. It dries to an almost "natural" feeling finish, and sort of feels like you're not even wearing any makeup (which I like! I hate super-sticky lip products that glue my hair to my lips in the wind). However, this shade ended up being a little too pink -- almost leaning magenta or purple -- and not nude enough for a MLBB.

But! I just mixed a little of my Too Faced Melted lipstick in Melted Nude and it really neutralized that blue-toned color!