Wednesday 21 August 2013

Make-Up Nostalgia: Bonne Bell Honey Kiss Lip Gloss

Hello lovelies,

I just thought I would share some Make-Up nostalgia with you all as I had been reminiscing today. We all have products we used to be mad on as a teenager. Some we would never dream of using again while some you look back on fondly and wish it was still available. Well, this is a post regarding just that and I'm sure a lot of my readers would not have heard of this product. It is a lip gloss by Bonne Bell called Honey Kiss. 

Wonder how I got my hands on Bonne Bell cosmetics? Well, I have family in Australia and when I was 12 on a visit myself I discovered this product. I was on the turn of being a teenager at that point and bought loads of magazines to entertain myself including Dolly and Girlfriend (equivalent to the UK's Bliss or Sugar magazines). While reading these I saw a high recommendation for these lip glosses - so I had to have one! They were marketed as containing real honey which would moisturise and soothe lips as you wore it. Fabulous! So with my holiday money, I trundled off to Priceline to make my purchase.




This instantly became a favourite of my make-up bag! From what I remember, it was lovely and glossy and tasted sweet. It was delicious with it's honey-scented fragrance. It did keep my lips moisturised too so I often wore this to school in the winter. I used to share this amazing product with my cousin and she still talks about this stuff now.

However, am I really being too nostalgic? Many reviews of this online describe it as sticky and leaving a film. I cannot remember this myself but was I just so in love with this that I have ignored its negatives?

We all have a product we look back to fondly. Unfortunately for me, my fondly remembered lip gloss is now discontinued in Australia so I can't even get family members to send me some over! Do you have a particular product you loved as a teen? 

Here is more about the product here.

6 comments:

  1. What a great post! I was a teenager back in the 80's...there was a hairspray by Jhirmack that all the girls loved because it smelled like grape soda. I think they stopped making it in the 90's...and I wear really heavy duty hairspray these days. :)

    The nostalgia is sometimes better than the actual product, but that makes such a great memory. You'll always remember your visit to Australia and this lip gloss!

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    1. Thanks :) Grape scented hairspray sounds amazing! I agree, nostalgia is sometimes better than the actual product but I just still wish I could purchase these glosses, just for old times sake :) x

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  2. Hehe what a cute post! I didn't really use makeup products until I was in my 20s, but the one thing I do remember was Lip Smackers. I still look back with nostalgia on all the different flavors. :)

    ~ Yun

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    1. I remember lip smackers too! Although they were only available in one shop over here with limited flavours. But my goodness did they taste fruity :) x

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  3. When I was in elementary school there were these roll on lip glosses that everyone loved and had. I actually saw them the other day at walgreens and almost bought myself one but I didn't cause I wasn't actually gonna use them. But good trip down memory lane haha.

    Zoe
    The Caribbean Flower

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    1. I've never heard of roll on lip glosses before they sound really cool :) I can imagine loving something like that as a teen :P x

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