Have I mentioned how much I like lip glosses? :)

I find it such an easy and convenient way to brighten up your face and it is quick to apply when in a hurry.

I am also a big fan of Japanese cosmetics and makeup brands as I tend to find them more suitable for my skin and colouring. Not to mention the really cute packaging they come in! Hence, I was quite thrilled to find a nice little lipgloss in the form of Canmake Lip Essence.

Canmake Tokyo is a Japanese brand which carries a range of cosmetics for your eyes, face, nails, lips and fragrances. It is a Japanese drug store brand and provides a decent quality makeup range for a reasonable price. It is not currently available in Malaysia but can easily be found in Japan drugstores and Watsons in Taiwan. Their makeup tends to seem more muted and appealing to younger girls as they have a wide variety of products in pretty cotton candy pink hues.

The Canmake Lip Essence comes in a sleek and pretty container with a nylon tip which provides easy application. The lip essence comes with a light scent depending on the colours you buy and is available in 3 different colour ranges:

  • 01 – A light sheen which turns into a polarizing pink; has a cherry scent
  • 02 – Cassis Pink; a pink which melts into red for luscious lips, has a cassis scent
  • 03 – Milky Pink; a cute and sweet cherry-blossom pink, has a strawberry scent

The scents are not very strong and I found them to be quite pleasing and sweet. As a lip gloss, they promise that it can prevent chapped lips with a beauty fluid to protect your lips. I am not sure about this as I don’t usually have chapped lips but I did find that it glided on smoothly onto my lips without any thick or sticky feeling. I personally found the colours a little light but it would be great if you are using it as a base under your lipstick to give it some shine or as a gloss stick for weekends :)

Canmake Lip Essence promises to plump your lips up and add volume to it. I am not sure about this but I did find it rather moisturing and it felt quite pleasant on my lips even a few hours later.

Canmake lip essence retails for approximately 680 yen (RM27) which makes it a really cheap and nice lip gloss if it was available in Malaysia! For those of you lucky enough to have access to it, do give it a try! :)