Deborah Milano Glossissimo

You know how drugstore glosses usually sport a boring tube or even worse – a kitchy one you feel embarrassed to pull out of your bag in public? This one is by no means a hi-tech one and it is quite simple to begin with but somehow it looks pretty nice. The silvery colored cap and lettering match so it doesn‘t look too teen-like. This one is plastic but doesn‘t look cheap. However, I cannot shake the feeling that the younger crowd certainly will appreciate it more than mature ladies. I can imagine that I would go for something even more minimalistic as years creep by. Glossissimo range consists of a total of 18 shades so that definitely is a nice array. However, I have found only 8 or eventually 9 shades available in Bosnian drugstores (I think the situation is similar in Croatia and Serbia). 

Ne znam da li umisljam ali cini mi se da vecina drogerijskih sjajila nikako da bude u “zlatnoj sredini” kada je dizajn u pitanju. Imamo izbor izmedju dosadne tubice ili jos gore – imamo nakiceno pakovanje koje cesto kriomice izvucem iz torbe kako bih nanijela sjajilo u javnosti (djetinjasto?). Ovdje se ni u kom slucaju ne radi o nekom pakovanju vrhunske izrade ali na nekom nivou mogu reci da mi se svidja (necu se kriti iza sirokih ledja u trolejbusu dok ga nanosim). Posto su cep ali i slova sa ambalaze u uskladjenim srebrnim tonovima, ne djeluje mi kao neki tipicni dodatak tinejdzerskim neseserima. Tuba je plasticna ali ne djeluje jeftino. Bez obzira na to, imam neki osjecaj da ce pakovanje biti privlacnije mladjem auditorijumu nego zrelijim damama. Itekako mogu zamisliti da cu preferirati nesto u izuzetno minimalistickom stihu kako godine budu odmicale. Glossissimo kolekcija sjajila se sastoji od ukupno 18 nijansi sto je jako dobar izbor. Ali u BiH sam primjetila da je dostupno nekih 8-9 nijansi (mislim da je situacija slicna u susjednim Hrvatskoj i Srbiji). Ako se nalazite u Sarajevu, zapazila sam da u Parfumeriji Carolija (u blizini Vjecne vatre) imaju ponudu da se za kupovinu jednog sjajila drugo dobije besplatno. Mislim da je isplativo kupiti 2 sjajila ove kvalitete za cca 10KM.

First shade that caught my eye was the pretty fuchsia one – Glossissimo 06*. If you like cool fuchsia shades on your lips but simply don't find the courage or the opportunity to rock a bold lip than these are a perfect way to inject some color into your every day look (without overdoing it). It contains such teensy golden flecks of shimmer which I did not even notice during the first few days of use. It basically looks like a creamy fuchsia lip balm. This shade has a terrific pigmentation when swatched on a hand but my lips do take it down a notch. My lips are naturally red and most lipglosses look simply clear on them. I do get a nice pinky, fuchsia tinge and I love the fruity scent. Not overbearing but still there. It doesn't make my lips dry and it feels like a lip balm. Even when the color goes away, lips are nicely soft. It doesn't get into fine lines of the lips and is quite forgiving if lips are a bit chapped. The formula is also enriched with the moisturising, anti-oxidant and anti-free radicals properties of Fruit of the Forest DH Complex, which forms a soft protective film over the lips that shields them from harmful UV radiation. The applicator is the standard spongey one.

Nijansa koja mi je na prvu privukla paznju je njezna ruzicasto-fuksijasta Glossissimo 06*. Ako volite hladne fuksijaste boje na usnama ali jos niste skupili hrabrosti da ih nosite u nekoj izrazajnoj varijanti te zelite ubaciti malo boje u svakodnenicu, ovo je odlican nacin za uciniti to ali na jedan nenapadan nacin. Ovo sjajilo sadrzi izuzetno sitne cestice zlatnog shimmera koje uopste nisam primjetila tokom prvih par dana upotrebe. Na meni izgleda kao obojeni balzam za usne. Pigmentacija sjajila je odlicna ako pogledate swatch na ruci ali se znacajno ublazi cim ga nanesem na usne. Moje su usne prirodno crvene i zbog toga vecina sjajila izgleda prozirno na njima dok je ovdje primjetna blaga ruzicasta boja. Ne znam da li je to vama dovoljno ali pigmentacija nije jedan od aduta ovih sjajila. Posto licno od sjajila ne ocekujem pigmentaciju vec prednost dajem njezi, ovo me nije odvratilo od njih. Posjeduje jedan vockasti miris koji nije isuvise napadan. I ono sto je meni bitno – ponasa se kao balzam za usne. Cak i kada se blaga ruzicasta boja izgubi sa usana, ostane njegujuci sloj koji cini usne mekim. Ne nakuplja se u boricama usana i ne naglasava eventualnu suhocu. Sjajilo je obogaceno hidratantnim, antioksidantnim svojstvima kao i onima koji djeluju protv slobodnih radikala a pod nazivom “Fruit of the Forest DH” kompleksa. Sve bi to u sinergiji trebalo da usne oblozi zastitnim slojem koji stiti od Uv zraka. Aplikator je klasicno spuzvasti.

Second shade I have tested is the Glossissimo 02*. This is a very cute, milky pinky-nude shade and I am wearing it today for work. It is appropriate for everything actually. From a natural nude look to the smokey-eye – it fits everything. You cannot go wrong with this one. Again, I thought that it was completely shimmer-free but during futher inspection, I have realised how it contains traces of tiny shimmer. It is so irrelevant that I was convinced for the longest time how it is shimmer-free. I am so over shimmer on my lips and I love that even though these Glossissimos technically seem to contain small amounts of it – it simply does not translate on the lips. Especially the lighter shade seems like it is glitter-free and just of a creamy texture. The only negative thing I noticed while looking at swatches of this lighter shade is that it seeps into fine lines of my lips. Dryness of my lips obviously took its toll on this creamy pinky-nude hue. I would say that this might be a bit off-putting for some. 

Druga nijansa koju sam testirala je Glossissimo 02* a to je jedna jako simpaticna, mlijecna ruzicasto-nude nijansa. Upravo je nosim dok vam tipkam. Mislim da je nosiva uz apsolutno sve. Od prirodnog zemljanog make-upa za svaki dan pa do jaceg smokey-eyea. Prilicno je nepogresiva neutralna boja. I za nju sam mislila da ne sadrzi sjajne cestice ali kada sam se bolje zagledala, primijetila sam jako rijetku koncentraciju shimmera. Mislim da je u ovom slucaju potpuno nebitan i ne vidi se na usnama. Vec neko vrijeme sam misljenja da shimmer ne zelim na usnama tako da mi je okej sto se ovaj shimmer uopste ne vidi (iako je tehnicki prisutan). Narocito svjetlije sjajilo od ova dva djeluje potpuno krem. Jedino sto bih mogla navesti kao manu jeste da se nijansa 02 uvlaci u borice usana. To sam uocila dok sam promatrala swatcheve. Ocigledno ne kamuflira suhocu najbolje sto bi nekima moglo predstavljati problem.

The fruity scent is something I personally don't mind but I do think that if these were scent-free it would make them seem more grown-up. They last the average 2 hours on my lips – one hour with the color on and the second hour I am left with a balmy coating. These have the minimal sticky factor and are very pleasant to use. Overall, these are actually great drugstore lip glosses. Probably targeted to a slightly younger audience due to the packaging and the fruity scent. Perhaps the mostly shimmer-free appearance can make them appealing to more mature ladies out there? If you can get your hands on the reddy hues, I definitely would also try those out. Are you more of a lipstick or a lip gloss kind of gal?

Vockasti miris je takodjer prisutan kao kod prethodne nijanse. To je nesto sto meni ne smeta ali mislim da bi mozda ova sjajila bila privlacnija i zrelijim damama da je miris u potpunosti izostavljen. Trajnost je standardna 2 sata od kojih se tokom prvog sata zadrzava boja na usnama a tokom posljednjeg sata ostane njegujuci sloj poput balzama. Ljepljivost je na minimalnom mogucem nivou kada su sjajila za usne u pitanju. Sveukupno, odlicna su drogerijska sjajila. Vjerovatno je i cljana publika nesto mladja ako pogledamo odabir ambalaze i vocni miris. Eventualno bi nesto zrelijim damama mogla biti privlacna zbog toga sto nemaju izrazen shimmer. Preporucila bih da ako mozete isprobate crvenkaste nijanse pored ovih koje sam vam pokazala u postu. Da li ste tip koji vise voli sjajila ili ruzeve za usne?

Deborah Milano Glossissimo 02

Deborah Milano Glossissimo 06

*PR samples