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If you can only have one: Lipstick or lip gloss?

Results so far:

Lipstick
35% 104 votes Total: 294 votes
Lip gloss
65% 190 votes
  • 1 of 8

    by Kledi Genie

    As children we watch the adult women sitting at their vanity tables, twirling with their bouncy hair, powdering their face, adding touches of blusher and last but not least glaz...read more

  • 2 of 8

    by Leslie Ann Campbell

    Actually, I very seldom wear either one. And, as a general rule, if I were going to wear something on my lips (besides tasty food or my husband's kiss), it would probably be li...read more

  • 3 of 8

    by Violet Fortune

    Lipstick is more versatile than lip gloss. Though they may both burst with color and shine, lipstick typically carries the stronger pigment - in fact, it is the Crayola of lip c...read more

  • 4 of 8

    by Ann Caimen

    Lipstick is much more expressive than lip gloss. While I appreciate the glow of lip gloss, most glosses are all the same. Very few lip glosses have color, and when they do the c...read more

  • 5 of 8

    by Ladymermaid

    A friend of mine made the comment to me the other day that I probably wear lipstick even when I am in bed, and you know what she is right, I do! I keep a tube of it on my nights...read more

  • 6 of 8

    by Noleen Wyatt-Jones

    I love lipstick; it's my favorite accessory. No matter how bad you feel a quick application of my favorite lipstick will always rejuvenate me. I have always favored the minimal ...read more

  • 7 of 8

    by Louisa Threesixfour

    Lipstick! Lipstick is the way to go in my opinion. There is no other single piece of makeup that can do all that lipstick can do to brighten your face, your mood and your look. ...read more

  • 8 of 8

    by Madison Starr

    I am a lipstick girl at heart. Sure, I use plumping lip-gloss occasionally to give my lips a fuller appearance, but lipstick will always have a place in my makeup bag. Therefore...read more

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  • 1 of 11

    by Anjela Dandridge

    When I first started wearing makeup, lipstick was my weapon of choice. My first shade of lipstick was a brick red that I had purchased from the Wuerzburg PX (in Germany). It did...read more

  • 2 of 11

    by Patrick Sills

    Surprise! We have a male writer on this topic. "Huh?" you ask. No, I'm not a Goth or an androgynous rock star. To set the record straight, I wouldn't be caught dead weari...read more

  • 3 of 11

    by Jennifer Cannon

    I cannot tell a lie. I have a serious appreciation for lip gloss and the boost I feel it gives me when I am wearing it. I do not leave home without it. If I were stranded on ...read more

  • 4 of 11

    by Liz Roberts

    Every cosmetic company out there is pushing both its' lipsticks and lip glosses on us female consumers. What to choose? Which is better? That's a personal choice however mine is...read more

  • 5 of 11

    by Natasha L. Kohlhoff Polak

    Lip gloss would be what I would choose, hands down. It is all a person ever really needs on a daily basis-both nighttime and during waking hours. I would be lost without mine,...read more

  • 6 of 11

    by Ashley Stenson

    I think that lip gloss is way more convenient than lipstick due to the simple fact that lip gloss is neutral to whatever setting you are in. Whether its at a party to just hangi...read more

  • 7 of 11

    by Cherelynn Baker

    Lip gloss! This miracle of products that comes in many shades and can be used in many ways. Oh! How I love thee lip gloss! Sheer ones! Matte ones! Plumpers and line fillers to...read more

  • 8 of 11

    by Margaret Ladner

    Cosmetics gives choices and can make a big difference in the way us ladies want to look. Whether it is wanting to have a certain look, making ourself look younger and better, w...read more

  • 9 of 11

    by Tiffany Thasnim

    I think if you can only have one that would be lip gloss. Lip gloss is suitable for all different types of make-up style, all occasions. - Various Eye-makeup If you have h...read more

  • 10 of 11

    by Sarah Mcmillian

    After reading recent articles on the discovery of traces of harmful iron in certain lipsticks I considered trying lip gloss. Once in middle school I wore clear lip gloss and I ...read more

  • 11 of 11

    by Belle Morte

    One can only imagine the statistics on a debate between lipstick, or lip gloss. I would have to imagine that it would be split almost equally. For my personal tastes, I would ha...read more

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