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Nivea Lip Care – Velvet Rose

Ingredients: Polydecene, Paraffin, Petrolatum, Ceresin, Cyclomethicone, Isopropyl palmitate, Copernicia Cerifera, Synthetic beeswax, Lanolin alcohol, Bisabolol, Calendula officinalis, Chamomilla recutita, Melissa officinalis, Caprylic/Capric triglyceride, Parfum, CI 11920

Boots Essentials Tinted Lipsalve

Ingredients: Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated polydecene, Polyethylene, Bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, Cera microcristallina, Cera alba, Hyrogenated castor oil, Butyrospermum parkil butter, Synthetic wax, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ascorbyl palmitate, Saccharin, Ethyl vanillin, Tocopheryl acetate, Tocophenol, BHT, Mica, CI 15850, CI 17200, CI 75470, CI 19140, CI 77499, CI 77891

Fill weight: doesn’t say on the packaging but with an eye-ball comparison, would say it’s about the same as the Nivea.

General comments:

Boots Essentials Lipsalve is dermatologically tested. Nivea Lip Care Velvet Rose contains Vitamin E, Shea butter and Jojoba oil and as dermatologically approved and preservative-free.
Both have a waxy rose smell.
Both have a slightly metallic mauvey pink colour which transfers as a slight mauvey pink sheen when applied to the lips – Nivea Lip Care Velvet Rose has tiny multi-coloured glitters.
Both have a waxy texture but Boots Essentials Tinted Lipsalve feels slightly softer and easier to apply.
No discernible difference in terms of how long they last.
Big difference in price!

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Ingredients: Isododecane, Talc, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trihydroxystearin, Triethylhexanoin, Isopropyl Lanolate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Propylene Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Methicone, Isobutylparaben

May contain: Mica, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride)

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Ingredients: Isododecane, Talc, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Glyceryl, Triethylhexanoate, Polyethylene, Trihydroxystearin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Isopropyl, Lanolate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Propylene Carbonate, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol

May contain: Mica, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), CI 77891, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)

General comments:

Neither product had a discernible strong smell.
Both light beige-peach colour – UDPP slightly peachier.
Shadow Insurance has a oilier, more cream-like texture whereas UDPP is a slightly watery lotion;
With MAC eyeshadows applied on top, effect is not as vibrant as MAC Bare Canvas Paint and MAC Beige-ing Shadestick, but both do decent primer duty for making shadows long-lasting, though Shadow Insurance might have the slight edge. Tested on wrist, wiped off with a facial tissue but left remainder on overnight. Still had some shadow left with Shadow Insurance. Suspect this is because of the slightly thicker texture of the Shadow Insurance.
The down-side of UDPP is the oft-mentioned packaging and application method, a wand applicator is not very hygienic and the packaging design means that there is a lot of wasted product sitting in the curves of the bottle.

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