Review&Swatches: Lime Crime Carousel Glosses

This is going to be a review of Lime Crime Carousel Gloss lip glosses.

This is NOT GONNA BE a review of the company, company's owner(s) or how they handle problems with customers or anything.

I'm aware of all the drama, and if you want to know more about it, use google or go to Ana's blog. 

I've been really interested to review and swatch these babies since they came out, but couldn't get them in my hands until now.

"Carousel Gloss boasts semi-opaque coverage combined with bursts of nebulesque sparkle that comes alive in indoor lighting. Cruelty-free/vegan formula glides on smoothly on bare lips or over your favorite lipstick. Each gloss arrives in a sumptuous purple foil box resembling an antique merry-go-round."

So let's again start with the packaging.

The box looks quite big because of the hexagonal shape, but the gloss is tightly secured inside because of the small cardboard piece inside:

Each gloss has it's name labeled on the top of the box:

Here's the ingredient list from the side of the package:

(They have also listed the ingredients on their website:
Polybutene, Octyldodecanol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tridecyl Stearate, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Microcrystalline Wax, Ozokerite, Trihydroxystearin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethyl Hexyl Salicylate, Phenoxyethanol, Capryl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Vanillin, Silica, Tin Oxide [+/-] Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Yellow #5 Lake (CI 19140), Red #7 Lake (CI 45410 :2,C115850:1), D&C Red #6 (CI 15850), Blue #1 Lake (CI42090:2). (Source))

The glosses have the Lime Crime trademark unicorns on the top of the tubes:

The containers are spiral-shaped, like good carousel gloss should be.

Anyway, let's move on to glosses:

Candy Apple:

"Deep ruby-red with crimson glitter. Semi-opaque coverage; swatches shown on bare lips. For intensified effect, layer this shade over Glamour 101!"

 

Candy Apple is my favourite of these glosses.

It's almost opaque red with slightly blue undertone, so it fits my skin color. It also has bright red glitters in it that sparkle in sunlight, and they are clearly visible in indoor lighting too.

Sunlight

Indoors with flash

It doesn't really stain my lips, it applies nicely, and it looks gorgeous!

Video of application and removal: