Quick post: Sloppy day lipstick

The Color Boost is helping me feel a tiny bit less sloppy at work today

It's very warm in my house nowadays, which leads to me really, really, not wanting to put on make-up. I'm afraid I'll sweat it all off. Could take some with me and fix myself up at work I guess, but... Anyway, this morning I was in a hurry but I felt uneasy at leaving the house with absolutely nothing on my face, since my outfit's very dull (again, in a hurry) today. I grabbed the first flashy thing in my lipstick box and hurried out. It turned out to be my Bourjois Color Boost lip crayon and I'm glad about that.

Bourjois Color Boost lip crayon n°01

I bought this lip crayon in n°01, Red Sunrise, way back (it's actually not that long ago) when I'd just started to wear lipstick on a daily basis. I remember liking it back then and wearing it religiously until I discovered the L'oréal Color Riche l'extraordinaire lip lacquers and I became addicted to those. I remember liking the Color Boost crayon because it felt very nourishing to my lips. I loved the colour too because it was my very first colour that wasn't dull and had a bit of a pop to it (in those days it looked totally extreme to me, imagine that). What I didn't like was that it got into the fine lines of my lips like crazy.

So, up until this morning it had been gathering dust for quite a while. When I put it on I remembered all things I had liked about it and I'm very glad I picked this one, because the colour gives my dull outfit a hint of colour, without being overpowering. The last lipsticks I've bought have either been nude or very flashy.

About it getting in the fine lines of my lips: since I've bought it I've learnt to prep my lips with some lip balm. That does help a lot. It still gets in there but it's waaay less noticeable than when my lips aren't prepped. I still love how it feels as nourishing as a lip balm. It doesn't dry out my lips and the feeling is really addicting. I like re-applying it now and then.

About re-applying,  this crayon does need that. Don't be fooled by the packaging, saying it lasts up to 10 hours and is waterproof. That would be great, but no, it doesn't do that at all. However, it does have quite a bit op lasting power. I've only re-applied it once since this morning (it's now nearly one P.M.) and there was still quite a bit of colour left. Also, apart from the line crawling it stayed in place.

I think I would like to get more of these, but I've been wondering about the Clinique ones. Maybe I should get one of those so I can compare them (yeah, I'm looking for excuses to shop more).