Hi guys! I’ve been meaning to do this post for a long time, actually, but I kept accumulating stickglosses so I never had a complete picture! LOL! Anyway, today I want to bring you a special review on one of my favorite cosmetics products EVER – the Laura Mercier Stickgloss. As you can see, I have 7, which easily makes the Stickgloss my most purchased/swapped for product in my entire collection.

Laura Mercier Stickglosses in Baked Earth, Peach Sorbet, Poppy, Cranberry, Black Orchid, Sugar Plum, Rosewater

The Stickglosses aren’t necessarily a unique concept – lots of brands have glossy finish lipsticks that are supposed to be like a gloss in a tube. For me, what makes Laura Mercier’s so special is the formula.

First, the texture is just incredible. They have a light balm-like texture that has, in my opinion, the perfect amount of slip. They are very comfortable to wear and are the only lipsticks I have ever found that I don’t have to wear balm under. They are advertised as hydrating and they are the only lipsticks that do actually lightly condition my lips and leave them better off than when I first put them on. (For reference, I have stupidly dry, sensitive lips and I find both the MAC Lustre finish lipsticks and all the Burt’s Bees lip balms to be drying.) Furthermore, the Stickglosses look beautiful. They are incredibly forgiving to deep vertical liplines and dryness, and they never sink, feather or bleed.

Second, the pigmentation is excellent. Unlike other brands, I find the Stickglosses to all be buildable to opaque. While they may not necessarily photograph this way because of the glossiness, they can definitely be full-coverage, even on my pigmented lips. I have struggled finding sheers that show up true to tube in other brands (*coughDIORcough*), but I’ve never been disappointed by a Stickgloss. That being said, they can easily be worn sheer as well. In this regard, I think the Stickglosses are some of the most versatile lip products out there since they wear equally well no matter how you wear it.

Aside from that, lasting power is decent, a good 4-5 hours on me with no eating though some of the darker colors easily last through some light snacking as well. Considering I have very dry lips, and most lip color billed as “long-lasting” causes an entire layer of my lips to flake and peel off within half an hour, I am very happy with the lasting power of the Stickglosses. I also think Laura Mercier has done a phenomenal job formulating colors that are truly easily wearable by a very wide variety of skintones. I don’t feel like I have to work to wear any of the colors I have (which is about half the line and I’m eyeing more!).

Laura Mercier Stickglosses in Baked Earth, Peach Sorbet, Poppy, Cranberry, Black Orchid, Sugar Plum, Rosewater

Here are the swatches – I do apologize the lighting makes the colors run a little yellow. I’ve linked each name to all the FOTDs I’m wearing the color in, so you can see how they actually look. Like I said, they don’t swatch or photograph that well on the arm, but they do build up to opaque on my lips in real life. I personally think most of the Laura Mercier website color descriptions are inaccurate and their color swatches are horrid.

Baked Earth is a warm brown red with very subtle gold shimmer. It’s my favorite to throw on everyday because it’s MLBB for my pigmented lips. Peach Sorbet is probably my new favorite lip color ever – it’s a very bright, satin-finish medium peach-coral that really lights up my face. Poppy is a bright orange-red with silver and red shimmer. Cranberry is a glossy cream that is muted medium berry pink when applied sheerly and builds up to a true neutral red when layered. It’s the only red I have that doesn’t pull pink or orange on me. It also really brings out the natural flush in my cheeks (this is pretty impressive considering it’s basically nonexistant) and doesn’t make me look sallow. Black Orchid is the sheerest Stickgloss I own, and is a medium purply plum-berry cream. It’s what I think Clinique Black Honey should have been (Black Honey is totally a sheer red.). Sugar Plum is probably the most versatile Stickgloss I own. It’s a slightly-warm medium pink cream that pairs really well with practically any combination I have ever tried to pair it with. Rosewater is a high shimmer, satin finish peachy pink, leaning on the pink side.

Unfortunately, Peach Sorbet is discontinued, but I think Tiger Lily is similar.

Here are the ingredients, from Sephora:

Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Isostearyl Isostearate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Lanolin Oil, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polybutene, Polyethylene, Pentaerythrityl, Hydrogenated Rosinate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Isostearyl Isostearate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Lanolin Oil, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polybutene, Polyethylene, Pentaerythrityl, Hydrogenated Rosinate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax Palmitate, Fragrance (Parfum), Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Silica, Tribehenin, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Retinyl Palmitate, Vitis Vinifera (Grape ) Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Mica ( CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850). May Contain (+/-): Iron Oxides (CI 77492, CI 77499), Carmine (CI 75470), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 21 (CI 45380), Red 22 Lake (CI 45380), Red 27 (CI 45410), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Red 33 Lake (CI 17200), Red 36 (CI 12085).

The Stickglosses are widely available wherever Laura Mercier is sold (Nordstroms, Neiman Marcus, Laura Mericer.com) except for Sephora which only stocks 4 of them (Courtisane, Black Orchid, Brown Sugar and Peony). I adore the Stickglosses. I rarely wear other lipsticks these days (and when I do they’re usually my Tsumori Chisato Rouge Unlimiteds!) because these are so low maintenance and comfortable!