Monday, May 24, 2010

Soap and Glory Sexy Motherpucker

I'm a real sucker for lip plumpers.  Combine that with my love of all things English and puns, and this was just a must have item for me!  For anyone not familiar with the brand, Soap and Glory is an English maker of cosmetics and bath & body items.  Soap and Glory products are available here in the U.S. exclusively through Target.  The packaging is pink and has retro-styling, complete with vintage photos (another great buying point for me, I'm ashamed to admit). They also have a great website, chock full of puns and other funny stuff.

Sexy Motherpucker lip plumper is $9.99 at Target, but being the budget beautiholic that I am, I opted to buy it on ebay for $1.99 with $4.50 shipping.  It took a few days to arrive of course, but it came direct from England (thanks mrcosmeticsuk for the fast shipping!).

I wasn't actually expecting too much from the product, as I was more interested in the kitschy package, mostly as a conversation starter with my friends. The blurb on the box says "new extreme-formula lip plumping gloss with scientifically proven powerfill microspheres that explode in volume up to 10x when they come in contact with water:"  

I was very surprised when I applied this stuff!  It went on smoothly, but a bit gooey.  After a few seconds it began to feel kind of fizzy.  It wasn't that tingly/burning feeling you get with other plumpers.  This was kind of like that sensation you get in your mouth when you take a big sip of soda pop.  It wasn't unpleasant, but it was definitely different!

I took photos before application, immediately after, 5 minutes after, 15 minutes after, and again at 20 minutes after applying.  Although I don't think the results were "cosmetic surgery" different, I definitely noticed something.  The results were not only far better than I expected, they were better than other plumpers that I have tried.

The only bad thing that I can say about it is that the flavor isn't great (kinda soapy with a weird chocolate undertone).  The staying power was great.  It lasted till I wiped it off about 3 hours later.  I will definitely be getting more of this stuff!  The one I bought is clear, so perhaps I'll try some of the other colors available (all in the name of research, of course).  I highly recommend this product to anyone needing a little extra something lip-wise.

Here are the photos:

Before


Immediately After
5 Minutes After
15 Minutes After
20 Minutes After