Glo Skin Beauty Satin Lipstick - Bare It All

A classic lipstick with a satin finish: full color, but with a soft sheen rather than high-gloss or flat matte.

Why it works

Lipstick that stays on for hours usually comes at the cost of comfort. Otherwise, it stays soft, but ends up on your cup after the first sip of coffee. Glo addresses this with kaolin clay in the formula: it absorbs excess oil, allowing the color to set without needing a drying top layer. Meanwhile, shea butter and castor oil keep the lips supple, while vitamin E and green tea extract protect and soothe.

The texture is creamy and glides on smoothly from the tube. The finish is satin: you see a sheen, but no mirror-like reflection. The color barely transfers, melts, or bleeds.

About this color

Bare It All is a neutral nude from the middle of the spectrum: neither warm nor cool, right between beige and pink. It is the safest color in the range and the easiest to order without trying on, as it suits almost any skin tone.

For whom

For those who want a real lipstick rather than a tinted balm: coverage, clear color, and something that lasts through the day. Satin is also the middle ground for those who find matte too severe and gloss too slippery. You get the longevity of a lipstick with just enough shine to keep the lips from looking flat. It is also suitable if your lips tend to feel dry quickly, thanks to the shea butter and oil in the base.

How to use it

Straight from the tube, or with a fine brush if you want a sharp edge. The latter makes all the difference with a dark color. If you want it to last longer, fill in your entire lips with a lip liner first, including the middle, and apply the lipstick over it. A common mistake: people press their lips together after application. That just pushes the color to the edges. Instead, blot once with a tissue and apply a second thin layer.

A final tip

The question I get asked most often is which color suits someone, and the answer almost never lies in the color itself, but in the undertone. Hold the tube against the inside of your wrist in daylight: if you see bluish veins, cool colors will suit you better; if you see greenish ones, then warm colors will. That trick takes five seconds and saves more than an hour of doubting. And one more thing: a lipstick lasts longer than you think, but not indefinitely. If it smells waxy or no longer glides smoothly, it is time to replace it. I personally count on about two years.

Are you unsure if this color is the right one for you? Feel free to send me a message, and we can take a look together.