There are three of them in the new 16-piece release, and to keep playing with the whole Prince/royalty metaphor, vivid purple Revenge Is Sweet commands the royal guard, while pale mauve Good Times softly sways the crowd, and shimmery lilac Perky (not shown here in this post) aims to ascend to the purple lipgloss throne.

And I don’t know… Maybe I just got a funky tube, but mine smells a little like melted plastic toys. It’s my least favorite piece from Taste Temptation so far.
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Of course they are… Okay, sure, I’m changing them a little, but it’s only because I’ve got these new purple MAC Taste Temptations Lipglasses ($15 each US, $18 CDN) on my lips and my mind.

Revenge Is Sweet

Good Times

Maybe his in-house stylist will have better luck convincing him than I’ve had. I hope so, because that cat just won’t listen to me. :)

This morning, after I grabbed my scepter and donned my bejeweled crown, I took two of them, Revenge Is Sweet and Good Times, out for a tour of the kingdom…

I feel like calling this, “Not Such a Good Time.” Yup, this pale, milky mauve applies patchy and catches on every little flake on my lips, and if I apply more than just the thinnest amount, I end up looking straight-up cray. To get this to work, I can only use a little, and I still have to blot most of it off; otherwise, it looks milky and chunky.

Oh, it’s time! It’s time! He’s coming on stage. Quick, take out your lighter and hold it up like this while we sing along. “Purples reign! Purrrples reign!”

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

He’s beginning to come around, though… I’ve been trying to talk him into trying them on. I think he could totally rock the , although holy crap! — it’s $98.