Lip Plumper Fad

I'm over my cold. Finally.

Two days ago, I ventured into the mall. I finally succumbed to my inner aging voice, and purchased the new "Freeze 24/7 Lip Plumper". These 'non-prescriptive' anti-plastic surgery' remedies are appealing to me. I thought, "How Cool...a lip gloss that will make my lips look plumper, without the cost of pricey collagen injections". However, at $42 bucks a tube, this wasn't a cheap cosmetic. Immediately after purchasing, I removed the tube of gloss from the slick packaging and put some on. My lips started to tingle (irritated) and sure enough within 15 minutes, my lips did look a little fuller and softer. My husband confirmed it as we walked around the mall. Wow, I felt super model cool. $42 well spent!

Yesterday, my daughter and I were playing in her room and she asked for her 'glitter lipgloss' set she won at Chuck E. Cheese last weekend. Although I really didn't want blue, purple and green lipgloss smeared across her room, I gave in since I was there to supervise. We opened the pink plastic castle shaped lipgloss case, and my daughter put an array of colors on my mouth. First blue, then pink, then purple. I felt utterly sticky and glimmery. Then a strange tingle sensation spread across my lips. Wait a minute! This is the same feeling I got from my uber expensive lipgloss from Macy's! In about 5 minutes, my lips were BIGGER and plumper than the Freeze 7/24! I asked my daughter if her mouth felt 'tingly' and she said yes. We both wiped our mouths off and I put the princess lipgloss away.

I later grabbed both cosmetics and started comparing ingredients. They did share some of the same ingredients..namely titanium dioxide and mica. Both mild lip irritants?

Nevertheless, I'm headed back to Macy's today to return my pricey lipgloss. Maybe I'll exchange it for a shirt, or something more sane.

If you see a woman at Chuck E. Cheese madly playing games trying to win lots of tickets -- that's me. I want more of that princess castle shaped lipgloss!