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.
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. :)
ReplyDeleteThe 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!
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
DeleteHehe 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. :)
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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
DeleteWhen 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.
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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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