Review: Menow Long Lasting Lip Gloss (From eBay)

Hey my loves! Today I'm bringing you a quick review on a lip product I stumbled upon on Instagram. I was caught up with the hype of the Lime Crime Velvetines and endlessly searching for a scam-free alternative when I saw an Instagram post claiming these long lasting lip glosses were just as good. After I checked out a few reviews, I decided to log onto eBay and purchase some of these too-good-to-be-true lip glosses.

First of all let me say that most of the reviews were comparing the Menow (or M.N) lip glosses to liquid lipsticks. This intrigued me even more because I was on a matte lip kick for the longest (along with the rest of the world.) And secondly, these are dirt cheap! I bought 2 different shades from 2 different sellers on eBay.

The first shade I bought was #18 from seller luckyauction2011 for only $1.34 with free shipping! I was so excited because this color was compared to the Lime Crime Velvetine in Cashmere. As you can see this is a pale pink/beige color which is a very daring nude on the lips.

M.N Long Lasting Lip Gloss #18

The second shade I purchased was #2 from seller shenhua20142014 for only $0.99 and free shipping! This color is a deep pink which, if you've read my earlier posts, you know I'm really into deep pinks and brownish pink lip shades.

M.N Long Lasting Lip Gloss in #2

On the left: #18
On the right: #2
Slightly wet when applied

Both shades side by side after a minute of application

At first I was thrown off by the price and the free shipping, but there's a catch to everything isn't there? The downside was that both items were shipped from China and took over a month to get delivered (I live in New York City). But once they finally got to me I couldn't wait to try them out.

Let me start off by saying that these products should be called Lip Varnish and not Gloss because they feel like paint on your lips. It dried almost instantly but to a very matte, nail polish like feel. And I'm not the type of person to apply a lip product to chapped lips, I ALWAYS MOISTURIZE FIRST! But in this case, I might as well not have because my lips instantly dried up. And taking it off is just as hard. They are not lying when they say "long lasting" because you definitely have to use a makeup remover (liquid) or even olive oil to take off this resistant formula.

I have to say I'm quite disappointed at the finish of this lip gloss. Yes it dries matte, but its TOO dry. Even a lip balm cant seep through the hard paint like texture of this gloss. Though the deal was a steal, it wasn't a win. Perhaps investing in a high end or even drug store brand liquid lipstick is worth the money because the formula would be friendly to the lips. 

These are just my opinions on the product and though I'm disappointed, I will keep them around just to play with and see if I can find a solution for make them feel comfortable on my lips. Hope y'all found this helpful if you were looking to purchase this item. As always, happy reading and Happy Mother's day to all the wonderful moms out there! xoxo