Sometime in my mid-twenties I developed an allergy to a M.A.C. cosmetics which used to be my favorite makeup line. I haven't yet figured out what the culprit ingredient is, but I suspect it's animal byproducts or some other chemical. In any case, the last few years have been fun as I've experimented with different brands. I've long been a fan of the Bare Escentuals line for its all-natural, chemical free products. I happened upon a gem this past weekend at Sephora and I've been evangelizing the product ever since: Buxom Big Lip Polish. If you can make it past the bodacious babe on the packaging, inside you will find a gem of a product.

Buxom Lip Polish delivers on its promise of fuller looking and feeling lips. It comes in a variety of colors from sheers, tints, to full on colors. What I love about this lip gloss is that it's not incredibly sticky or gooey like so many lip glosses but it also stays on. But my favorite benefit from this lip gloss by far is the tingly feeling it leaves on your lips. My husband kissed me once when I was wearing it and a few seconds later he asked, "Is it bad that my lips are tingling?"

At $18 it's around the same price range of Bobbi Brown, Nars, and other cosmetic lines. The plus though is that you get a lot more for your money. I go through Bobbi Brown lip glosses in a matter of a few months. This will last you a four months at least.