First, let me congratulate Natalie C. B. on being selected by the Rafflecopter widget as winner of the Reviva Labs Peptides & More Anti-Wrinkle Cream Giveaway! Woo hoo! I have sent the winner an email and hope to hear back from her most likely today (Monday). Thank you also to all who entered. Reviva Labs and I both appreciate your interest. And there will be another giveaway from a different brand starting later this week, so stay tuned!
Years ago on a business trip to San Francisco, I discovered a Bare Escentuals store not far from the Embarcadero. I fell in love with their lipstick. A while after that, I was happy to find another Bare Escentuals store in an airport somewhere in the midwest when I was on another business trip, and I scored another lipstick.
Then Bare Escentuals hit the big time with Bare Minerals. Frankly, I forgot all about the parent brand, Bare Escentuals, and their lipsticks that I used to love. I got caught up in the mineral craze. And I somehow didn’t make the connection between the two brand names. And I didn’t associate Bare Minerals with lipstick. Duh.
A month ago or so, I received a sample size Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie lipstick in “Get Ready” in my ipsy bag. It’s the little lipstick in the photo below.
It was the first lipstick mini I’ve ever received. So handy to throw in my makeup bag in my purse. And I love the “Get Ready” shade, a rich rose pink with a bit of plum and brown tones thrown in that I find both flattering for my light skin tone and great for everyday.
Funny that I didn’t associate the new BM lipstick with the expertise that Bare Escentuals had with lipsticks years ago. At any rate, I really like Marvelous Moxie formula. The Bare Minerals website says that it is infused with vitamins and minerals. Good for you lipstick! It is super-saturated, highly-pigmented color, full coverage lipstick with a satin finish. It’s easy to apply and it glides on. It stays put on my lips and doesn’t migrate into my fine lines. It has a number of oils in it, and it is quite hydrating without being mushy. It’s relatively lightweight, and it lasts for several hours unless I eat something with oil in it, e.g. salad dressing, olive oil etc.
Recently, I accumulated 1000 points on ipsy that I received through referrals and from product feedback I gave on the products I received in my ipsy bags. I was elated when I noticed that ipsy added a full-size Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipstick in “Light It Up” to the product lineup that I could redeem my points for. Woo hoo!
Although I wasn’t as much in love with the contents of my May ipsy bag as usual, I was excited to receive my Marvelous Moxie Lipstick.
“Light It Up” is described as “vibrant melon”. I’d say it’s a great coral.
Actually, I’ve been dying to get an orange lippie since it’s one of the hot shades for Summer 2014, and with my red hair, I definitely can rock orange. This orange has a hint of red in it that makes it coral, so it’s wearable for those who might be a little timid about going completely orange.
Sometimes, “Light It Up” looks darker and more coral on my lips and sometimes it looks peachier. I think it looks peachier in the photo below, but it really is coral.
Marvelous Moxie Lipstick comes in 18 shades, so I’ve got 16 more to try 😉 The packaging is black plastic like the rest of the product line, but it has a neat feature. The lipstick tube has a silver button that locks the top onto the tube so it won’t slide off in your purse.
The price is $18 for 0.12 fl.oz/3.5 ml. Bare Minerals is cruelty-free.
Have you tried any of the Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipsticks yet?
Ingredients for “Light It Up”
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Polybutene, Isostearyl Isostearate, Polyethylene, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Pentaerythrityl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Ozokerite, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax (Candelilla Cera/Cire De Candelilla), Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline), Beeswax (Cera Alba/Cire D’abeille), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tribehenin, Vanillin, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sorbitan Isostearate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Copper Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Gardenia Tahitensis Flower Extract, Limonene, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Ascorbic Acid, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Chloride, Linalool. May Contain (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090).
Thank you so very much for your review of these lipsticks. I love that you showed the color on your hand and lips. I only shop online (dang anxiety) and this helps a ton. Have a fabulous day.
Oh, Mumzie, you are very welcome! And now I realize that I forgot to swatch the first one, the medium pink “Get Ready”. oops! I will try to do it later and update the post. I agree that swatches really make shopping online for makeup much easier by taking out some of the risk. Thank you so much for the comment! Hope you’re having a great day, too!
That color looks super gorgeous on you. I was shocked that we got a great sized sample in the Ipsy bag, but I do love it. great post!!
Thanks, Jamie. I love both shades, but I think the sample size, Get Ready, is my favorite!
that is a great shade on you!
Thanks, Brooke. I like ’em both 😉
this looks like one fantastic shade!
I think they both are, Laura!
That is such a pretty color. It really does light up your face!
Thank you, Pink! I like both of them 🙂
I didn’t realise these had a locking mechanism! I love nifty packaging. This shade looks great on you, by the way. Even with my red hair I still feel orange is hard. I feel like I have to wear matching polish or else it looks too obvious. If that makes any sense, lol
It is cool packaging, Rach. This orange is more coral so it’s really not so hard to wear, at least with my shade of red hair! Take a look next time you’re shopping. 🙂
Very flattering on you!
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Bonjour Allison, the coral lipstick is absolutely stunning on you!!!! Bonne journée ma belle!!!! Nathalie xoxo
Merci beaucoup, Nathalie! J’adore le “coral” 😉 xoxo
I haven’t tried the lipsticks, but I have a lip gloss in a deep purple shade that I like very much 🙂 Congrats on all your points too !!
Monica.
I haven’t tried the glosses yet, Monica, but deep purple sounds gorgeous!!
I used to work in the Embarcadero area and know the store you’re talking about!
I’m so glad you remember it too, Sheila! Back in the day…
Love the color on you!
Thank you, Leticia!
I think Light It Up looks beautiful on you!
Thank you, Mai! I like it too! So summery 🙂
That Moxie shade is perfect for summerrr!
Yes, the coral Light It Up is great for summer! I also like the rose shade, Get Ready, that I’m wearing right now 🙂
HUGE fan of BM lippies!!
I am now too, Jess!
Get Ready is such a super-pretty shade; just the kind of colour I love! We seem to have similar taste in lipsticks lol.
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I agree! It’s such a pretty, non-cloying shade of pink.
That shade is such a pretty color – looks fabulous on you!
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Thanks so much, Norah! I love ’em both!
Oh, I love bare minerals products! I may have to try this one!
Check out both shades, Kelly! They’re both so pretty.
I traded in my points for the same Moxie shade and I’m still trying to figure out if it is something I really can pull off. I have a look in mind for it so I hope it will work for me. 😉
Gee, I hope you can, Honey! I think the coral would look lovely on you. To me, it seemed like a good shade for cool or warm skin tones.
That is such a lovely and flattering shade on you! It will be hard to restrain yourself against buying the whole range! 🙂
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Thank you, Justina! That was so nice, and you are so correct about restraining myself from buying the whole line 😉
Both of these shades look absolutely amazing on you!
Thank you so much, Anastasia!
Such a gorgeous color on you!
Thanks so much, Lisa 🙂
Bare Minerals makes some great lippies! I usually prefer sticks to glosses, but even their glosses are wonderful. I love both of those colors on you.
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I haven’t tried the glosses yet since I’m a lipstick kinda gal. But I’m glad the glosses are great too. Thank you, Nidia!
I have the exact shade, it looks more red-coral to me.
It definitely looks red-coral in the swatch. On my lips, it becomes peachier than I would have expected. Maybe my lips are lighter and that lightens the shade, but I like it anyway.
Gorgeous shade! I love it.
Thanks, Leigh!
That shade looks amazing on you
Thanks, Betzy!
Nice color!
I agree, Melody. i like ’em both!
Great giveaway! This color is really pretty on you too!
Thanks, Kendra 🙂
Both of those shades are gorgeous on you! I also got the sample lipstick in my ipsy bag and I really like it!
Wasn’t it a nice surprise, Kristina? I was so happy when ipsy made the full size lipstick available to exchange for points, yay!