e.l.f. Essential Holiday 9 Piece Glossy Lip Gloss Cube glosses in Game On, Hellooo Review + Swatches

Hellooo
Game On

Currently e.l.f. is selling a 9 piece lip gloss cube on their website, but it is limited edition so if you want it you had better get it soon. I got this cube because I am currently in love with glossy lips and this seemed like a good way to get a nice range of colors. So far, these two are my two favorites -- although more reviews and swatches will almost certainly be coming.

REVIEW + SWATCHES

Description from e.l.f.'s website:

This Lip Gloss formula leaves your lips with a healthy, glossy glow. The delicious flavor and sweet scent will leave you licking your lips in delight! The perfect on-the-go tube is mess-proof for easy application anywhere, anytime. Wear alone or layered over your favorite lipsticks for gorgeous, glossy lips!

Ingredients list from e.l.f.'s website:

WITH SPF 15: Active Ingredients: Benzophenone-3 6%, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 7.5%

Inactive Ingredients: Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Polyisobutene, Silica, Mica, Fragrance (Aroma), Methylparaben, Propylparaben. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Mica (CI 77019), Red No.7 Lake (CI 15850), Red No.27 Lake (CI 45410), Red No.6 Lake (CI 15850), Blue No.1 Lake (CI 42090), Yellow No.5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow No.6 Lake (CI 15985) 

WITHOUT SPF 15 (#2801): Ingredients: Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Polyisobutene, Silica, Mica, Fragrance(Aroma) , Methylparaben, Propylparaben. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Mica (CI 77019), Red No.7 Lake (CI 15850), Red No.27 Lake (CI 45410), Red No.6 Lake (CI 15850), Blue No.1 Lake (CI 42090), Yellow No.5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow No.6 Lake (CI 15985)

Game On

Game On is a dark slightly cool-toned mauve with light shimmer. Applied lightly, this gives the perfect berry-stained lip look.

Game On

Each gloss in this cube comes in a squeezy tube, which I don't really like. It's alright though, not a point that will keep me from using these glosses.

Game On

The formula is thick and not sticky at all. It feels moisturizing and soft on the lips, but it is thick enough to not feel slippery. It doesn't stay all day long, and you especially need to reapply every time you eat or drink, but that's normal for glosses.

e.l.f.'s website mentions a taste, but I can't detect one. I can definitely smell them, and I find the smell nice, but no taste.

Hellooo

Hellooo is a hot, warm-toned fuchsia with gold shimmer.

Hellooo

Same packaging as Game On and all the rest.

Hellooo

While in the tube this gloss looks extremely bright and vivid, on the lips it simply does not pack the same punch. It's a pretty color, that's for sure, but it isn't exactly what the tube looks like.

The formula is exactly the same as Game On's.

Adorned by Revlon
Hellooo by e.l.f.

One thing that really got me excited about this gloss is that it looks a lot like Revlon's Adorned, which is one of my all-time favorite glosses. Adorned is a bit more bluish with some purple in it, while Hellooo is more reddish.

Adorned | Hellooo

Here you can see that on the lips Adorned is a whole lot more pigmented and vibrant.

CONCLUSION

I like these glosses, the quality is surprising for just $1.11 apiece. These glosses aren't sold on their own, you need to buy the whole cube for any one of these glosses. I call it worth it, though, because you get a nice selection of high quality glosses for a very cheap price.

BUY HERE, $10.00