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Jane Jetsons lipgloss

I might be on the mature end of life, but my inner child comes out when I see sparkle and 3d effects, and that includes just about anything, from paper to clothing to jewelry. Especially jewelry, which can't sparkle enough.

When I saw this AMC gloss it looked radioactive to me, glowing in the tube. I have a lot of fond thoughts about radiation, starting with the cancer treatment that put me into remission to neon zebra fish I once saw lighting a tank with their scales, so I decided to buy this radiant tube.

I had a pale pink lipstick on when it arrived so popped this gloss over it. The lips immediately looked like they had depth, luster and the pink color now had blue overtones. It honestly, no lie, made me look about six months younger, with creamy smooth plumper looking lips, and best of all, my teeth looked whiter.

I have also put it on bare lips and it again, gives a nice dimension, but it's not a stark glow like the packaging. Its a clear gloss with some tones to it that enhance your lips without your looking like you kissed a jellyfish. Tomorrow I'll put it over a red lip and see what happens. Red and gloss might be too much for even me, but you never know until you try. My favorite lipstick color in the world is purple, and I know this is going to look great with it.

In my cart I have two more, all the pink toned ones, and I'm going to buy an extra 541 as it's going to be my go to gloss and I want it in both my regular bags. Wait, maybe I need four more...

There is a downside. The formulation is not sticky or goopy. Maybe that's good for some but I prefer gloss really thick, like Mac Lip Glass. But If I have to put it on every hour instead of every hour and a half, so be it. The color is worth it. I have subtly glowing lips that cast a nice blue light on my aging teeth. It's magic.

Lovely sparkle!

I like sugar. I take (vitamin) pills, which help me sparkle, baby! Maybe I'm too old for this palette, who knows? But years of cancer treatment taught me to do what I love, and I love this gorgeous, candy colored eye shadow set.

When you get older, your eyes get deeper and you need something to pop them, which these colors do, but not in a garish way. My favorite color is the Orange, which is soft and colored like a ritz dye Easter egg, (or a fluffy orange tabby kitty) and goes well on days coral is your choice. It mixes nice with soft pinks, browns and even a bolder orange if you want to punp it up. The lavender is also lovely, and matches all your more conservative plum colors or a pastel 1980s wedding. The pool blue reminds me of my mom's makeup when she had her beehive done every Friday. Update it with navy and you have a modern look. The only one that's a bit out there is the red one. It unfortunately matches the veins in my eyes so I haven't figured out how to make that one hot-sy without looking like I went totsy. I guess there are some things you are too old for.

Seriously, these shadows are lovely. No fall out, quite pigmented, and truly modern updates on colors that most reading this didn't know were worn in the dinosaur days. They are easy to tone down for mature women yet still give some freshness. This is one of my favorite palettes, as pretty to look at as it is fun to wear.

And, if a cancerous old lady like me can get away with it, and I do, you can too.