Pucker Up (Pout Plump)

Member Name: annaroos1

Product:	Pout Plump
Date:	07/08/06 (1605 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Shiny, red lips

Disadvantages: Fairly expensive

A few weeks ago I sat down to read my favourite weekly gossip mag and found a special offer whereby readers that ordered products from pout.co.uk would be applicable for a 10% discount and a free lipstick! As I have always been interested in trying the Pout products and I love freebies this was a golden opportunity.


The website is pink with dots of bright colours everywhere and it is very easy to find yourself browsing it for much longer than you had intended and be tempted by the many products on offer. However, I soon found what I wanted which was Pout Plump. This is similar to a lip gloss but amongst other things it promises to hydrate the lips, increase collagen and with repeated use it has supposedly been shown to improve lip plump fullness by up to 40%! This sounds much too good to be true was my first thought, but on the other hand, what would be the harm in trying…


The website makes all its products look good enough to eat and when it came to choosing a colour for my new Pout Plump I was at a loss – they all look gorgeous! However, I decided to try the original clear colour as this would mean I could put it over lipstick (not that I really ever use it mind, but still I like to keep my options open). Apart from the clear gloss there are 5 other shades, all which look lovely; especially “the forbidden fruit” looked tempting – no surprises there then.


With my 10% discount the gloss ended up costing me a somewhat reasonable £14.40 (for the maths challenged amongst us this means the full retail price is £16.00). I don’t think you will find the gloss cheaper than this anywhere else but there’s no harm in having a look for discounts or special deals in the Pout stores.


A few days later my package arrived and I eagerly tore it open. Inside I found the gloss encased in a small, air filled bag (if you look carefully you can see it on the picture). Normally I dislike unnecessary packaging but in this case I think it was warranted as the gloss comes in a squeezy tube. Knowing how the Royal Mail works it wouldn’t have been surprising if I had received a very sticky package with an empty tube of lip-gloss inside without the protective packaging. I also have to admit to loving the cute, girly little bag. It’s pink with a black little rosette and a swirly pattern on it and it was pretty enough to make me not want to cut it open to get my Pout gloss out.


Oh well, we all have to make out sacrifices and so I tore it open to reveal my film star lips in a tube. The tube is also pink with the same black, swirly patterns as the bag and it is very pretty, not a gloss to be ashamed of applying when you are out and about (not that I care but I have heard rumours other people sometimes do).


So, the moment of truth - would my new U magazine beauty award winning gloss really be “the ultimate lip plumping gloss for a full-on celebrity style Pout”? Well, as I put it on I could certainly feel my lips start to tingle. I ran to the mirror to have a look but – surprise, surprise, I couldn’t really tell a difference…After a few minutes my lips did seem a lot redder and maybe slightly more pouty than usual. In fact, they looked like they normally do after I’ve had a spicy meal. As it says on the website that it should be applied 2-3 times a day I decided to wait and see what had happened by the end of the day. Again, there wasn’t really a noticeable difference in plumpness but by now I had started to like the colour of my lips and also the feel of the gloss.


The gloss is pretty sticky, one of those where you really don’t want any wind outside blowing your hair in your face as this will mean instant Abominable Snowman look. It smells very strongly of cinnamon and tastes of it too. This is certainly strange as the main ingredient that is supposed to plump up your lips is peppermint. The website also lists their trade marked ‘Maxi-Lip’ as a vital ingredient to ensure plumpness – what this is nobody knows! The gloss glides on smoothly and does give a lovely shine, but needs reapplying once an hour or so. I don’t find it painful to apply, even though I can certainly feel my lips tingle, but some of my friends had to rub it off as they said it hurt too much. I guess this depends on how sensitive you are and how high your pain threshold is…


In my experience the pictures that show a marked increase in lip volume do not tell the truth. Some of my friends have also tried this and have had pretty much the same effect as me. Saying that, this is a decent enough gloss that gives a lovely colour to your lips even though it’s clear and so could be used just for this effect. Even though there was a very slight increase in lip volume this soon returned to normal, and even if you keep reapplying your lips seem to ‘get used’ to it after a while. For a better effect I would recommend rubbing a super strong chilli on your lips; that should make them fatter! Then again, I guess that’s not the best option if you are after a romantic night, people could get hurt!


I would recommend this to anyone who wants a pretty lip-gloss that gives your lips a nice colour. At £16 for 10ml it is slightly expensive for what it offers I find but it does last for ages (2-3 months) and I would consider buying it again. For anyone who is very sensitive I would suggest another alternative as this might be too painful to use.

Pout Plump can be ordered online at www.Pout.co.uk. If you want to have a better look at it there are stores in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin and a few other cities. If you want to find out whether there’s a store near you, just log on to the website and use the store locator.

Summary: Even though the gloss does not fulfil all its promises it's a good product