The moment I first saw this beauty in Allana Davison’s Vlogmas, I just knew I had to get it!!!
Jewelgasm is one of the two releases from Charlotte Tilbury’s Glowgasm Lips Collection. Both are pH changing lipsticks, however Glittergasm (which I didn’t pick up) is transparent with glitter particles in the bullet and didn’t quite catch my fancy as much as the crimson jelly-like Jewelgasm did.
Now you might be wondering, why in these mask-wearing times would I bother buying a €28 lipstick which nobody is actually going to see? Well, what can I say? It’s so pretty (heart-eyes emoji) and a nice little pick-me-up in my makeup routine which I’LL KNOW, is there!
Plus, since Brexit I wanted to find out how easy it was to order directly from Charlotte Tilbury’s website (as I had never done so before). And I can happily inform that in that regard I have zero complaints! Shipping for Europe wasn’t stupidly expensive, it didn’t involve weird post purchase VAT calculations (as tax was already included in the €28 price tag) and it arrived at my doorstep quickly and efficiently!
Now let’s move onto the actual lipstick, shall we?
As I’ve mentioned, she’s a beauty! But other than packaging, she is very much your average “pH changing lipstick”. All of them tend to change to that distinctive “bright pink” on me anyway. Compared to my much cheaper pH changing lipstick from BarryM, the Colour Changing Lip Paint in Genie, I can’t say I notice much difference in the final colour payoff.
To note, I don’t actually own or have tried the original colour changing lipstick (that started this whole craze) from Lipstick Queen in Frog Prince, as I’ve been perfectly happy with my BarryM dupe.
Now for application, do be warned, all colour changing lipsticks are stainers!!! So, if you smudge out your lipstick lines with your finger to get a more blurred effect, said finger will also be stained bright pink for the rest of the day (no matter how many times you wipe it off or wash your hands). And this Charlotte Tilbury one is no different (learnt that the hard way!).
But when it comes to lips this is a nice feature as once the hydrating properties of the lipstick have worn off the stain remains and leaves behind that beautiful wash of colour no matter what.
It’s a give and take I’m afraid.
So, is it worth it?
For me yes! I love the wear time, although the colour does tend to cling to any dry patches but I’m generally ok in that regard thanks to my daily use of the Nuxe Rêve de Miel.
The only qualm I have with this particular lipstick is the flavour; it has a tart/tangy cranberry-ness to it which is not as delicious as say a nice neutral vanilla or no flavouring at all, but I can move past it. However, if you’re sensitive to that sort of thing, this might be your deciding factor.
Have you forayed into the lipstick department despite these mask-wearing days?
Or are you just wearing lip balm and calling it a day? If so, what’s been your favourite lip balm?
P.S. I’m wearing Essie’s Ruffle Your Petals on my nails (from the Midsummer 2020 Collection)
xxxemma