Bareminerals Marvelous Moxie Lipglosses

I realized something recently. I have a ton of lipglosses. Of these glosses, my favorites are definitely my Marvelous Moxie glosses from BareMinerals. They are a variety of lip plumping glosses, some glittery, some shimmery, some shiny, with a variety of coverage from very sheer to moderate color payoff. The five I have are all in the mini size: I have gotten them as deluxe samples or as parts of kits or gift sets either at Sephora or from their boutique at the mall. Full sized lipglosses are a bit pointless when you have so many- you are just not ever going to run out of them.

From left to right we have: Femme fatale, Head Turner, Icon, Maverick, and Style Setter.

And now, the breakdown.

The first three there are from the "Show Me the Shimmer" set. I have three and my mom has the other three. I'm not sure if you can get the shades outside of that set. Femme Fatale is definitely the darkest of them, a dark magenta with flecks of rainbow shimmer. It is my least used simply because it is not subtle and I prefer dramatic eye looks if I have to choose one or the other. Head Turner is a sheer light pink with gold and pink shimmery particles. It's incredibly sheer, almost going on clear if that is something you're into. Icon is my favorite of this little trio. It is a golden peach color with multicolored shimmery flecks. It is less subtle than Head Turner, and has a brightening effect for most skin tones.
Maverick looks quite dark in the tube, but is actually quite sheer when applied. I'd call it a maroon color with silver flecks. This is the shade included in most of those get started kits because BareMinerals bills it as the most universally flattering shade in this line.
I got Style Setter in the "Stop, Look and Glisten" kit at the boutique. It actually has no sparkle to it, just a patent-leather like shine. It's a good nude, and goes well with the bright white shadow look that is so popular right now.

Overall, I would say I am very impressed with all of the glosses. They are all wearable, not sticky, and don't have weird quasi-fruit smells like a lot of glosses do. I guess they smell kind of minty, and cause the lips to feel tingly when applied. Anyways, swatches:

Femme Fatale, Head Turner, Icon, Maverick, Style Setter.

And now, for something completely different...

As we are in the midst of holiday gift giving season, I would like to deviate from nail polish a little bit and talk about some other cosmetic products that some of us may be giving/getting/thinking about for others this year. This year, I found the Stila color me glossy lip glaze set at Sephora for only $28 USD, which is a pretty phenomenal price for nine of their full sized lip glazes. The glazes come packaged in 3 packs of 3, so you can keep them all, give them all or do both.
I decided to keep one trio, and give one to my mom and one to my best friend, so I'll only be talking about the ones I am keeping.
The theme of my trio is berries. There are 3 shades progressing from light to dark: Strawberry Cream, a sheer light pink, Wildberry, a sheer dark pink bordering on red, and Dazzle Berry, a shimmery magenta shade. All three smell like berries and are beautiful colors.
My only concern is that they are a tad bit sticky, and I am a little skeptical about the click pen packaging. Lots of people seem to really like it, and it is a neat idea, but I'm just afraid of them drying or clumping on the brush.
I think I will get the most wear out of Strawberry Cream, but the other two are just as beautiful. Also, they make a really lovely color when they are all mixed together, which is good for the indecisive.