Cargo • Pago Pago Gloss • Lip Gloss

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stars_and_oceans on 7/20/2007 10:05:00 AM more reviews by stars_and_oceans

Age: 19-24   Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

Years and years ago, on my first trip to Sephora with my mom in Chicago, she told me that I could pick out one makeup item in the store and she would get it for me. I was twelve or thirteen, and this lipgloss was the coolest thing ever since it was bright pink and orange and looked like so much fun! Well, I still love it even today—it was a good choice! The colors are definitely not as dark as they seem in the tin—they are bright, but they are quite sheer so you don’t look crazy or anything. Staying power isn’t fabulous, but I honestly don’t expect it to be with a lipgloss. They aren’t sticky and they feel really good on my lips! A bit expensive, but they last a long time, so it’s ok I suppose. Also, no icky taste or smell! Love it!
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riomarie on 7/14/2007 8:13:00 PM more reviews by riomarie

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Hazel    

LOVE LOVE LOVE this lipgloss!
for me, the color stays wonderfully. i like the darker side the best. i thought they were just full of it when the display said it wasnt sticky or whatever, but so right! its got the glossy look without that nasty goo feeling a la MAC.
the best part is i dont even like lipgloss that much. i usually use benefits benetint lip balm but pago pago is right next to it in my bag.
im going back soon to pick out another set of colors. =)

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*TOP REVIEWER* stingrae1625 on 2/12/2007 11:00:00 AM more reviews by stingrae1625

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Hazel    

I bought this combo (a cool/neutral melony coral and ubercool watermelon pink) last year for the summer and I love it. The feel is fantastic - slightly sticky, but not goopey, and not too thick or too thin. I also DESPISE glosses that smell/taste like lipstick, with that heinous chemicaly way about them. I like flavored ones much better, but if it can't have flavor, this is the way to go! Absolutely NO taste or smell, good or bad. I look absolutely terrible with "lipcolor" on, so I always stick to glosses that aren't too highly pigmented, and this is perfect. If you want full pigment, get a lipstick. I like to use the pink as a base color and then dab a bit of the orange on the centers to make my lips juicy and summery. These colors look much better on me in the summer when i have a tan or when my hair is colored with an ashy dark brown rather than my natural reddish-golden medium brown. My skin has golden and olive undertones, but I'm super pale in the winter, which is why this doesn't look the best on me then. In the winter, I stick to the more subdued Chattanooga duo. The packaging is decent, I think...for a duo though, it makes sense. I use either a brush or my finger to apply...I actually find the finger easier..

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Dina_K on 8/9/2006 4:04:00 PM more reviews by Dina_K

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

This is another nice cargo gloss. Yes it's sheer, but that's why it's good to test a new product before you buy. I love wearing this in the summer, with a tan, when I'm at the beach (even though I need to throw this in the cooler so it doesn't melt... wish they made tube glosses too...) or just shopping or hanging out during the day. I like my lips to be on the natural side, color-wise during the day in the summer, but really glossy. Not really a great color for night, though, in my opinion.

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sunflower22 on 1/19/2006 8:21:00 PM more reviews by sunflower22

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Blue    

These are really pretty colors- although they are very sheer when on. The lighter one looks more like a clearish lipgloss with some light pink shimmer and the darker color is more of a wash or stain. I like the texture- but it seems like I saw the bottom of the container way too quickly. Oh well- I'll definitely be buying another!

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AngieJolie on 7/17/2005 12:56:00 PM more reviews by AngieJolie

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Green    

Well... i'm torn with this product. Nice colors in the tin however they are very sheer on the lips. The fushia works sort of like a stain and the orange color is really sheer: i use the orange just to moisturize my lips. The staying power is ridiculous: worse than Vaseline petrolium jelly. My lips are naturally red so the combination of both colors tends to accentuate the brightness of my lips in the summer. I'm not complaining about the packaging because there's a lot of product and it seems that it takes forever to finish a tin.

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*TOP REVIEWER* hersheykiss1313 on 6/23/2005 8:24:00 PM more reviews by hersheykiss1313

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Dry   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

The bright pink and orange colors were beautiful in the tin, but they went on so insanely sheer and the staying power was so bad that I gave it away to my best friend (who loves it, not sure why). This is much better in theory than in actually use.

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danger_kitty on 4/7/2005 11:30:00 PM more reviews by danger_kitty

Age: 19-24   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

2 colors in one tin. One is a shimmery orange and the other is shimmery pink (the pink more suited for blue undertones) on lips, they're sheer with a nice shine. The texture is like softened butter and feels good on the lips. When my hair gets caught on my lips, it doesn't leave a nasty film on it. The tin top comes off easily so it's best to tape it or keep it in the box. My main complaint is that it is too expensive. I bought this when it was still being sold for $15 but now it's $19 a tin. I guess that's the price you pay when they expand to create more colors, because the colors are pretty.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Eleven on 9/19/2004 11:15:00 PM more reviews by Eleven

Age: Unknown   Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool   Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

These colours look so lovely in the tin. As others have described, one is a light shimmery orange (but not so warm that it doesn’t suit my cool-toned PPP skin) and the other a shimmery pink rose (this is just gorgeous). They go on quite sheer, though. I wish they were more pigmented. Also, the lasting power isn’t fantastic but the trade-off is that for those people who don’t like sticky glosses these are great. In Australia these retail for AUD32 which is a little more expensive than I’d expect. The tin is great but isn’t too practical to fit into tiny handbags or pockets for touch-ups. Also, for this texture I’d prefer to apply with a lip brush. Probably wouldn’t buy any more of these.

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*TOP REVIEWER* tshinn on 1/18/2004 10:08:00 PM more reviews by tshinn

Age: 25-29   Skin: Very Oily, Fair, Cool   Hair: Red, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

I am giving this product two lippies because the colors are so pretty. One side is a nice, shimmery rose pink and the other is a soft orange shimmer. These colors go on too sheer and the staying power is next to nothing. I would love these more if they were stronger in coverage and lasted longer.

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Maxima9 on 11/21/2003 2:50:00 AM more reviews by Maxima9

Age: 25-29   Skin: Oily   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

One color is shimmery orange, the other is shimmery rose. So pretty. Has the only orange color of all Cargo gloss duos. AGain, the texture is very smooth and not sticky. No staying power as usual, but more pigmented than other gloss duos. Would buy from again.

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CutiePie12 on 11/10/2003 11:13:00 AM more reviews by CutiePie12

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Oily, Fair   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

Nice product. Since light tint. Not as sticky as most lipglosses. It doesn't stay on very well though.

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LaRue on 7/26/2003 8:32:00 PM more reviews by LaRue

Age: 44-55   Skin: Dry   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

I got these after finding out on makeup411 that this is what they used on Keri Russell on Felicity. I would watch that show and wonder, what is she wearing, I love that!

These glosses are great - the pot is huge for the money, the two colors are beautiful - bright watermelon and bright cantaloupe in the pot but sheer when on. They are not too sticky, more of the consistency of lipbalm, which I like. I drink coffee and water all day long and reapply lippies often. I love these as spring/summer glosses and think I might get Macchu Pichu for fall/winter!

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etheriel on 6/14/2003 6:35:00 PM more reviews by etheriel

Age: 19-24   Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium   Hair: Other   Eyes: Black    

This is the PERFECT spring/summer gloss!! It comes with a bright rasberry punch pink and a shimmery coral peach, both imparts a great shine and feels like lipbalm on your lips! Both are also sheer and totally brightens your face up...and what's more is one's a cool and one's a warm color, so grab this and some other essentials and you'll be looking beautiful all summer long. Fantastic product, I reach for this ALL the time and I"m a total gloss junkie! Makes me look and feel pouty and sexy ;)

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*TOP REVIEWER* ErinK on 3/23/2003 1:29:00 PM more reviews by ErinK

Age: 25-29   Skin: Dry   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Hazel    

It is nice to have two bright but very sheer springtime colors--bright pink and bright orange--in one compact, and they look nice mixed together too. But like some other reviewers, I think the lasting power is too poor to purchase these glosses again. I consider this more of a tinted balm since it has no stickiness whatsoever. Some of the more pigmented duos are lovely, but again, I won't buy them for this reason.

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DirtyNessa on 3/15/2003 3:20:00 AM more reviews by DirtyNessa

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I love the colors... a sheer raspberry and orangey color. Looks bold, but goes light on lips and gives it a nice sheen. The only thing that keeps this review from being a perfect "5" is the thinness of the product. I prefer thicker lipglosses, and with the constant reapplying, it was kind of annoying.

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*TOP REVIEWER* DanielleWilliams on 2/5/2003 7:31:00 PM more reviews by DanielleWilliams

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

Pago Pago is a duo consisting of sheer tangerine and sheer raspberry. The glosses are lightweight and creamy, and leave my lips transparently juiced with a shot of warm weather glassiness. The packaging is streamlined yet functional. Cargo is one of my favorite lines for gloss, and I will continue to purchase and repurchase the shades I have come to adore.

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*TOP REVIEWER* JGardella on 7/16/2002 10:37:00 AM more reviews by JGardella

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Hazel    

One side is a rosey pink and the other is a melon color. The gloss provides excellent color and doesn't dry out my lips. The down side is the packaging. The tin loks so big that you think you're getting a lot of gloss, but the tins are so very shallow that I reached the bottom in a week! And a warning, do not swap for this in the summer or leave it in the heat because the colors will melt and run together and it creates on huge mess (it hapened to my Walla Walla gloss).

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*TOP REVIEWER* Dawn71675 on 4/14/2002 5:40:00 PM more reviews by Dawn71675

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I LOVE these glosses! I wanted a nice spring color, and this has two! The pink seems a bit bright, but it goes on very sheer and is very pretty. The peachy/orange color is also beautiful alone-but when combined, the two are even MORE amazing! The feel of these is very nice-soft, moisturizing, and just a bit sticky-but it's just right. I just wish they came in a wand gloss or something other than a tin-but oh well. I was going to get the Stila lipglaze palette-but this is MUCH cheaper and you get A LOT more product! This is perfect for spring and summer!

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*TOP REVIEWER* SandraWS on 4/1/2002 4:53:00 PM more reviews by SandraWS

Age: Unknown   Skin: Normal   Hair: Red   Eyes: Green    

I love these colors! Sheer and juicy, yet with color. It can't possibly get much better than this!
I really like the texture .. slick, but not slimey .. It has had good staying power, too. Great product that I'd buy again.

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