Benefit Ultra Plush Lip Gloss Review

Lip gloss is a beauty product that I'm not overly keen on. I find most of them drying and sticky, which end up leaving my lips cracked and dehydrated. Over the years I have found a few lip glosses that I do like, such as Revlon's Colorburst range, with Peony being my favourite shade. I have never been tempted to splash out on a high end lip gloss for myself, purely because I don't use them regularly enough. But luckily I was gifted Benefit's Love At First Shine set, which consisted of 6 miniatures of their Ultra Plush Lip Gloss. 

Firstly, the packaging for these lip glosses is amazing. They almost have a retro/vintage look about them with the cute cream caps. The design on the tube also helps add to this. As they are so small, they are really handy, perfect for your handbag or a small clutch bag on a night out. I also like the fact that it doesn't have an applicator, instead you just dispense as much as you need onto your finger/lip brush, keeping the rest of the product inside the tube free from bacteria. 

As I mentioned, I hate sticky lip glosses, especially shimmery ones which are full of chunky glitter. Yuck! I had mixed feelings before I tried these products, but my opinion was quickly changed. These glosses apply beautifully to the lips and you only really need a tiny amount of product to do the job. Not only do they give a lot of shine, which helps to make the lips appear fuller, they do give off a nice amount of colour. Now, they are not opaque glosses, but they leave a nice sheer colour on the lips, which I think looks really natural. They can also be layered over a lipstick for a richer finish. The texture of the product is really creamy which I adore. Like most lip glosses, their lasting power is fairly short, with touch ups needed after about an hour. 

The Love At First Shine set contains a sample of all 6 shades in the range. These include Kiss You, Fauxmance, Poutrageous, Lollibop, A-Lister and Ice Breaker. My favourites include Fauxmance, which goes perfectly with MAC's Creme Cup lipstick. I also know that come the summer Poutrageous and Lollibop will be regulars in my makeup bag. All 6 shades are wearable, especially the clear gloss, which can be layered over any lip product. The shade I will probably use the least is Kiss You, purely because it has a blue undertone, but I may find something it will work with. 

Left to right: Kiss You, Fauxmance, Poutrageuous, Lollibop and A-Lister

Same order as above.

Overall I am really impressed with these glosses. The texture is the best I have tried and the colour range is also great. I'm a sucker for anything in cute packaging and this really ticks all the boxes. Well done Benefit! I will definitely be repurchasing the shades I run out of first. The full size tubes are £14.50 which I think is reasonable for such a great product. Any lip gloss lovers should head to a Benefit counter now. You can also still pick up the gift set of miniature lip glosses on the Benefit website, in the sale for £13!