Smashbox • Lip Brilliance in LightBox • Lips

millercat on 6/8/2010 9:19:00 PM more reviews by millercat

Age: 44-55   Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Coarse   Eyes: Blue    

Lightbox comes with 3 shades; the first is an ecru pearl /champagne color, the second more of a red-brown and the third I would call berry. They are shiny and sleek looking on. Whenever I wear these Lip Brilliance colors I receive complements. Women always want to know where to purchase. I bought Lightbox a few years ago at Sephora and lost it sometime last year. When I tried to purchase it again I found it was discontinued. I finally located one at allcosmeticswholesale.com in their clearance section for $5.49 (originally $28). Needless to say, I was ecstatic!

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*TOP REVIEWER* sharopooks on 3/18/2009 2:06:00 PM more reviews by sharopooks

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

Pardons but I gotta bring the ratings down on this product. For the record, I give the Lip Brilliance formula overall 5 lippies - I love the "pigmented like lipstick, in a non-sticky gloss" concept & the cute packaging. But I cannot rave about these colors. I absolutely fell in LOVE w/ the cool-hued Skybox trio & was hoping this, or the Transparencies palette, would be the warm-shades equivalent. Not so. The Smashbox site says this trio consists of "shimmery champagne/ creamy reddish brown/ creamy rose." The champagne is decent, probably best used on me to top another color (I'm an Asian GGG/MMM so I prefer more color). The "reddish brown" is a big disappointment, it's a chocolatey brown, soft & not dark, but w/ no red at all. So it gives that cocoa l/s dead look when on me (a bit of red would've redeemed it as I ADORE red/browns usually). The rose is an okay neutral peach on me ("my lips but not necessarily better"). Overall, these are neutrals that just don't work on me, esp for the price, & had I not discarded the packaging material, I'd have returned this (Smashbox's site requests original packaging for returns). But if I combine the deep shade w/ the medium, I get a passably good warm rose shade - nice enough for day/office but certainly not something I'd wear if I was aiming to be especially attractive on a given day, haha! That's the only way I can get some use outta this. Glad it worked for so many other MUAers but it's a "no" fer me. Am hoping Transparencies works better for me!

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*TOP REVIEWER* evakser on 1/29/2008 7:45:00 PM more reviews by evakser

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

Super, super stuff! I've never bought lip gloss or lipstick in a pan before- I usually stick to the lip gloss with wand or clicky pen, and regular twist type lipstick. This is very different, it's a trio of 3 colors in separate pans. Has the consistency of a lipgloss with the holding power and coverage of a lipstick! Cool... Goes on smoothly, gorgeous, blendable, neutral colors, staying power is good, longer than you'd expect! Not too sticky, no particular flavor detected, great shine. Cute retractable 2-sided mini lip brush. Great compact packaging, with mirror. Makes me happy! Love this, and will likely get another one when I make up my mind as to which color combo! Very nice, would repurchase!

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YaseenAliha on 11/3/2007 11:51:00 PM more reviews by YaseenAliha

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

Any indo/paki females should just go out and buy this. It works for all our skin tones. Dab the lightest shade on the center of the upper and lower lip. Its a bit expensive but you get 3 shades so i guess its not that bad...right? I think its worth it and i'm not gonna take a lippie off for that because i dont want to deter any potential buyers.

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Minzi on 4/18/2004 9:50:00 PM more reviews by Minzi

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Hazel    

The staying power of these glosses is amazing. I like the 'medium' toned one. I wear it with MAC's stripdown lip liner. It truly lasts a very long time. I spend time during the work day in sales offices, talking to colleagues and in meetings for 2-4 hours at a time, no time to touch up, and when I come out - this color is still there, and looks good. Not as good as when I started, but better than decent. I did not know where were so many other Lip Brilliance products available, I will be checking out the rest. Four lippies only for the price, a little expensive..the packaging and the lip brush are great.

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sheep23 on 3/9/2004 3:27:00 PM more reviews by sheep23

Age: Unknown   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

Terrific colors, upscale packaging and excellent product. LightBox was my first lip brilliance purchase and it won't be the last. All three colors do complement each other well, and very neutral indeed. To me, they're more like lipsticks with glossy finish and long lasting coverage. I especially love the champagne gold color, but the deeper brown looks absolutely fantastic when layered with the 35mm gloss. Not to mention I LOVE to carry it in my purse as the compact looks so chic. The brush is also top quality with firm bristles. I plan to buy this in Transparencies next.

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*TOP REVIEWER* lenah on 7/29/2003 1:44:00 AM more reviews by lenah

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

Absolutely gorgeous...you must go and buy this now! Lightbox comes with a shimmery gold/beige, medium/deep warm chocolate, and a medium pink YLBB. The packaging is perfect--sleek, compact, oh so stylish. The mirror is huge, the lip brush is *wonderful* and the actual colors last a while, and are easily blendable and layerable. They last a decent amount of time. They are not as thick as I would want a gloss to be, so I layer a clear gloss on top. All in all, totally worth the $26!!!

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*TOP REVIEWER* valleychic on 11/10/2002 6:40:00 PM more reviews by valleychic

Age: 30-35   Skin: Very Oily, Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

Absolutely fabulous. You get the staying power of a lipstick and the shine of a gloss. The 3 colors in this are a shimmery gold, a chocolate brown ( a little goes a long way ladies) and a pinky nude. Very creamy texture and it lasts. A definate staple of mine. My lemming for Stage 2 is going to win.

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*TOP REVIEWER* ziebam on 10/21/2002 11:50:00 AM more reviews by ziebam

Age: 30-35   Skin: Acne-prone, Olive   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

Another superb product from Smashbox. Lip Brilliances are designed to be a combination of staying power of a lippie but shine of a gloss. The color combinations all work great together. Light box was my fist purchase and the colors give a great nude JLo mouth! Great black packaging at $30 is a steal!

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*TOP REVIEWER* makeupdiva23 on 10/18/2002 4:35:00 PM more reviews by makeupdiva23

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Coarse   Eyes: Green    

I love these! After months and months, my lemming took over and I bought all three of these. LightBox has 3 colors: A pinky/nude, a shimmery gold/champagne, and a deep, chocolate brown. Not a bad price for under $30, you get three super creamy, moisturizing, long lasting lipstick/glosses and it comes with a wonderful brush. The best part is that all of the colors blend wonderfully, so you can create your own colors too!

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