On Monave Lip Glazes

One of my readers requested that I make a review on Monave's lip glazes, and of course, her wish is my command. I've stated in a previous review that I've fallen in love with Monave's lip glazes and that these are some of the best glosses I've tried. That statement still holds true to this day. I don't like very sheer lip glosses; I want a marriage of color and shine - I am partial to opaque glosses. Having said that, Monave's glazes are right up my alley. I prefer the sheer lip glazes over the regular ones, though, because the consistency of the regular lip glazes is a little hard to spread and apply evenly. It's rather puzzling though why Monave refers to the sheer lip glazes as "sheer", when these are really substantially pigmented. They really glide like butter on the lips, impart a luscious shine and have a pretty over-all finish, almost like liquid lipsticks.



As I stated in my review, I love, love, love Honey sheer lip glaze. This is my favorite among all the ones I have, but Maple, Jellybean and Petticoat are close runner-ups (okay, throw in Butterscotch and Antique Brick!). I have a couple of Honeys though and I keep one in my purse all the time for touch-ups. I really love the formula, and to think that Debbie of Monave once told me that her friend who formulated the lip glazes almost threw away the first batch of lip glazes, deeming them a failure. Little did her friend know that the consistency and finish of the glazes were exactly what Deb (and Monave fans) were looking for. The rest is history.

I've heard a lot of great things about the lip glosses as well, and I want to try them pretty soon. In the meantime, I'll just sit back, kick my heels, and sip a pinacolada with my puckered not-so-sheer Monave sheer lip glaze-painted lips.

3 comments

cavano said...

Thanks for the review! Honey sure does looks lovely :). And I'm glad I read your review regarding the regular lip glaze, I almost ordered them.

Unknown said...

wow, thanks for posting this aileen! HONEY & JELLYBEAN look so gorgeous...

i am in search of my HG MMU & have yet to find the perfect MMU... and since i most value your thought, i would love your opinions on MMU you've tried and loved or loathed or all and any recommendations...

honestly, i am actually hoping that either MONAVE or LUMIERE or AUBREY NICOLE could be the one ^^ coz they have amazing makeup line overall, and with costly international shipping + forever waiting time, it would be so great to have 1 HG brand for all my makeup needs ^^

so i live in Indonesia (extremely hot and humid throughout the year), i have acne-prone, oily/bumpy skin, large pores (especially on nose), prominent dark spots on cheekbone areas and very dark circles!

most of my breakouts, clogged pores, blackhead and whitehead are on my nose, forehead and chin

i just can never seem to find one that gives excellent coverage + keeps me matte for more than 2 hours!

hence complete coverage, superior oil control, and excellent staying power MMU are my top priorities ^^

thank you aileen!

The Shades Of U said...

velyana- you're very welcome!

piggysmurf-nice name! =) I have entries on Monave and Lumiere (never tried Aubrey Nicole), and I've posted my thoughts and reviews about these two MMU brands. You can find the entries by clicking the corresponding brand under Labels on the right-hand margin. Thank you for valuing my opinions, I really appreciate it!