I’ve grumbled about the Gloss Embrace on Instagram again and again, and it will actually also come up in my Makeup Favorites of 2022 (stay tuned for Thursday!), so here we are. What’s my beef with a gloss that completely won my heart when I first tested it?! Here’s my Lisa Eldridge lipgloss update.
What it is
Blush, my shade, is a cool mauvey rosewood. The formula is wonderful: hydrating and nourishing like a lip mask with all the perks of a gloss – it’s non-sticky and leaves your lips looking smooth and plush, while giving them a sophisticated colour.
This clever multitasking formulation functions as both ‘light to medium’ and ‘medium to high’ pigment gloss (depending on the shade) and an instant restoring treatment, cushioning the lips with emollient hydrators and leaving them as soft as silk.
Lisa Eldridge
I ended my review with words like “must-have” and “run, don’t walk”. Which is a bit cringe right now. But here we are.
Lisa Eldridge lip gloss update: The problem
In my original review, the only thing I didn’t have an opinion on was the packaging. And, surprise, this is the problem.
When I had used up about two thirds of the gloss, it was impossible to get any product out with the help of the applicator. Nada. Nothing.
I do think that’s a problem that arises from a combo of formula and packaging: the nice, plushy formula is too thick, while the applicator is too short to reach the bottom of the tube, where the product pools. In my opinion, the packaging needs to be slimmer IF the formula remains the same (which I hope it does).
Because I wanted to finish the wonderful gloss, I removed the plastic stopper insert and scooped out the mass of remaining product and tried to use it up as quick as I could. Unsurprisingly, the gloss, due to prolonged air contact in the little pot I had it in, went bad before I could finish it. (No surprise there, it’s not made to be in a pot.)
Lisa Eldridge lip gloss update: Conclusion
Until Lisa Eldridge will change the container, I won’t buy her glosses again – a quietly weep into my drink, because it’s truly a stunning formula. But where’s the use in that when you end up throwing out about one third of an already pricey product?! (4.5 ml / 0.15 Fl Oz are £18.00 on the Lisa Eldridge website.)
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Ah you’re the first person I’ve seen gripe about this online, and it is also my biggest complaint! I can see so much product lurking but I can’t get to it. What did you use to remove the stopper? I tried with a knife but couldn’t get it out.
Hi Caryn, there’re more of us, I swear! 😀 (At least on Insta.)
I used a nail scissors (veeeeeeery carefully!) and then, when it had loosened up a little, tweezers. It was a process, for sure!
I had hoped she would look into it, but the new glosses just launched – in the old packaging. Meh. It’s a reason for me to no longer buy them because it drives me mad, honestly. I want to use up good stuff!!!
Anyways, good luck with yours!