What They Say: "Sugar Lip Gloss leaves lips hydrated, shiny and smooth."

Jen's Experience: Archipelago's description is short and sweet, but right on the money. I love to use lip glosses -- by themselves or on top of lip color -- but I always find that they leave my lips dry and in much worse condition than when I started. This lip gloss is almost like a balm in comparison with the other products I use. Not because its thick and medicated (in fact, its texture is closer to Mac Lipglass) but because of the remarkable condition it leaves my lips in. Even if I just slather it on once a day, my lips stay hydrated for hours, not aching for another fix. And they really are smoother; I don't have any more excuses for picking at my lips. And the taste is one of the best I've ever come across in a lip gloss, very sugary just like you'd expect. This stuff is hard to find (I stumbled across mine at a local gift store during my after-Christmas shopping), so if you see it when you're shopping, be sure to snap it up!

Retail Price: $5.39 (Drugstore.com)

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