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Review: Lancome Juicy Shaker in Mint To Be
A few months ago I saw a whole pile of YouTubers talking about the Lancôme Juicy Shakers and couldn’t help but be intrigued. Lisa Eldridge had helped develop the Juicy Shakers and that woman can sell me on practically anything with all of her knowledge!
The Lancôme Juicy Shakers are a bi-phase formula which combines the active relief of nourishing oils with the revitalizing power of colour pigments. The product in its natural state will separate the pigment from the oil and you need to shake it like a cocktail shaker to mix the two pigments. It’s really cute, but you will look a bit loony tunes in your office building if you’re doing it (I speak from experience). Thankfully, the oil does stay mixed with the pigment for a good long while – I’d say about three hours or more.
To apply the Juicy Shaker, you twist the top off to reveal the spongy tip. The tip collects product from the well located in the middle of the shaker. It dispenses a decent amount of product, but I did find I was dipping back in quite a bit to add even more product to my lips.
The spongy tip is SO WEIRD and yet SO NEAT all at the same. It’s super soft and pliable. It almost feels potentially too soft, like it could rip at any second. However, I’ve been using it frequently without any kind of tearing issue. I think the material is super flexible but study enough to hold up.
The Juicy Shakers come in a wide variety of colours that all smell different based on what their shade name is. I opted for the only really unique colour in the whole range – Mint To Be. The luminescent blue really spoke to me, although I knew the colour payoff would be practically non-existent. Sadly, this shade seems to be a US exclusive shade and I had to go through hoops to get it. (Seriously, my friend in Baltimore had it shipped to my in-laws in Wisconsin, who then drove it up here when they came to visit in June!)
As you can see, the Lancôme Juicy Shaker in Mint To Be is really just a sheer wash of light oil on my lips. It makes them look plumper, it feels hydrating, but it really doesn’t do much of anything else. I wouldn’t wear this over lipstick because I feel like the oil would breakdown the lipstick.
Mint To Be as a very slight mint scent – it is not overly pungent, and it definitely won’t freshen your breath as I’ve heard some people say!
Final Thoughts
The Juicy Shakers are an innovative and adorable lip oil, but aside from the packaging and shaking mechanism, there isn’t anything particularly unique about the formula of the oil itself. I do like that the price tag isn’t insane ($21 USD/$28 CAD) because I was really expecting it to cost a lot more because of the brand and unique packaging. Is this a necessary item in my collection? Absolutely not. Is it fun to have and use? Sure is!
The Lancôme Juicy Shakers can be purchased on macys.com for $21 USD (this is where I got the blue one!), or, if you’re Canadian like me and don’t have access to the US, you can order them on sephora.ca for $28 CAD.
What I Bought This Month – June 2016
Monthly haul time! Looking back, this month ended up being pretty palette heavy!
I was really excited to get my hands on the BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection Face Palette earlier this month… although it may have been really late May.
I got my review up a week or so ago, and I’ve been really enjoying the palette. I love each of the blush shades quite a bit. I was predominantly drawn to Pamplemousse, but Rose Spritz has been my most used shade so far! Prosecco Pop looks a bit odd on me (more yellow than I expected), but I’ve been using it regardless!
The BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection Eye Palette was very short lived in my collection. As my review said, I didn’t suffer with inconsistencies like some other people did with the formula. However, I discovered it was so similar to my Ombre Rouge palette that I just couldn’t be bothered to keep it, so I returned it shortly after my review was posted.
The palette was no longer available by the time I wrote my review (and had subsequently pulled from Sephora’s lineup for this collection), but I wanted to get my thoughts and opinions out there regardless. The frenzy and hype surrounding this palette was fast and furious, as was the subsequent hate that came out of the production issues. I was nervous to put my post up, but it was incredibly well received and Jaclyn Hill actually read it herself and thanked me for it on Twitter. I was more than a little bit surprised by that, but it was really nice to get some reaffirmation from the person who helped to create that palette, regardless of the outcome. And in case I’ve piqued your curiosity and you still have no idea what I’m on about, you can read that post here: BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection Eye Palette (Swatches + Discussion).
This was easily the item I was most excited about this month. The Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette kind of popped up on Instagram suddenly and beauty lovers went NUTS for it. This is the first permanent palette for ABH and it’s a good one. I’m amazed at how many RED shades there are in here! I’ve already done a Swatch Sunday, and there will be an upcoming Challenge Week featuring this palette soon!
I also picked up some more Makeup Geek shadows and some Z-palettes to go with them. My quest to own ALL of the Makeup Geek shadows keeps being hindered by the fact that Marlena keeps releasing new ones! ACK!
While my parents were in France a few months ago, I asked if they could grab me an Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentre while they were there since it’s a fair bit cheaper. This is a staple moisturizer in my routine and I’ve gone through about 6 tubes or so now over the years.
This is a smaller sample size of the Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer that my mother in law isn’t a fan of. I’m okay with the scent so she gave me the freebie that came with another product. If you haven’t tried this, it’s an after shower moisturizer that sinks into your skin no matter how wet it is. So a unique formula.
And of course, what’s another month without me purchasing some more Too Faced products? My friend Julie of Swatch and Review was in Chicago with Zoe (of Writing Whimsy) and they were at a Nordstrom Rack that was selling discounted Too Faced La Creme lipsticks. So she snagged me two shades I didn’t already own! LOVE this formula so, so much.
One of the items I was trying to get my hands on this past month was the Lancome Juicy Shaker in Mint To Be. As it turns out, this particular shade isn’t available anywhere on the Canadian market. So I had my lovely friend Sara in Baltimore order it from Macy’s, she then had it shipped to my in laws in Wisconsin who then brought it up to me in Canada while they were visiting in early June. What an ordeal for a lip product!
That’s it for June! Did you pick up anything new and exciting this month?