Glosses are usually a sensory nightmare for me. For a variety of reasons, any kind of sticky texture just drives me up a wall and they all end up in the bin almost immediately. I'm more of a balm girl, but sometimes I do want that juicier shine. So while I was hesitant to try this, my trust in Lisa's formulations is high, so I decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did. This goes on smoothly, with a pillowy, cushion texture that is smooth and luxurious. 'Muse' is almost exactly the shade of my natural lip, though I do find it is more of a true, desaturated rosewood than it appears on the models here (which appear to me both more cool pink, rather than rose, and more brown than the product is in person). The pictures of the product itself are very true to life, though. I think this speaks to the translucency of the formula: it is a kiss of color, not an opaque, sheeny topcoat, so that is something to bear in mind if you prefer more solid-colored glosses.

I do find that it reaches a level of tackiness as it wears and my lips absorb the product, but it's doesn't ever reach the level of sticky that other glosses do. I also don't find that it accumulates any of the crystallization around the perimeter of my lips the way many similar products do after being worn for a long period of time. I've also found that this is the perfect product to wear on long flights. Think of it like a biocollagen mask for your lips: protective and deeply conditioning with the added bonus of a wash of…