There was a time when the 90’s beauty world was totally acceptable in everything. A transparent coloured roller ball lip gloss, rose petals floated around inside a makeup tube—reminded us of the iconic Disney’s Beauty and The Beast. Simply iconic. But what would you feel if we say you could actually relive those childhood moments in the year of 2021? Yes, hold your breath girlies, there are indeed a modern version of these flowery glosses reincarnated in the form of jelly (yummy, we know), not just it looks hella good, but they smell hella good, too.

A Chinese beauty brand called Kailijumei has long been in the cosmetic industry, and thanks to internet popularity, their flower-infused lipstick slash lip glosses has now become an overnight sensation. But what exactly are the ingredients used in order to create these aesthetically pleasing lip products? Are those actually real flowers? What makes them smell so good, anyway? 

And you know we at Beauty Insider, we wanted to make sure that we got every information we need before purchasing an item—no matter how viral they’ve become, it’s a piece of information that we’d like to collect. No harsh feelings. So, we’ve been doing everything we can to find the perfect details and sources. And here’s our final verdict for these Beauty and The Beast inspired rose-petals lipsticks; 

The Formula 

You know the drill, we at Beauty Insider, are all about prioritizing the formulas. We just don’t simply put any ingredients onto our face. Doesn’t matter how pretty they look when stacked on our makeup vanity, always double check the formula. So, when it comes to these flower-infused lipstick bullets, we did our best to learn about the formula they extract in the products. And according to the Kailijumei site, their products are infused with only natural and plant-based ingredients—Candelilla Resin, Cocoa Butter, Beeswax, Lavender Oil and a few other ingredients that pass ‘’the security test’’. Whew, okay that got our attention.

And that’s not all, they are 100% vegan and cruelty-free, so you have nothing to worry about those harsh chemicals, additional or artificial ingredients that could somehow burn, irritate or inflame your lips. If anything, you will be blessed with a more potable and kissable lip. Ain’t that what you want ladies? 

The Texture

Okay, I know you’re dying to know more regarding the texture. Do they have those thick-sticky texture? How long will they be able to stay on my lips? So on and so forth of never ending questions. Here’s our takes; in terms of texture, they are very hydrating due to the beeswax elements inside. Think of your favourite lip balm products that will keep you pretty hydrated all the time. For those of you suffering with dry lips, these Kailijumei lipsticks will literally restore balance and water elements back into your lips. In short, they’re rich in moisturizing texture. So while you’re strutting around holding a pretty eye-catching lipstick with flower petals trapped inside, you will also have that smooth, healthy and radiant appearance of a lip. A powerful 2-in-1 force, indeed. Making your lips look irresistible and at the same time, helping to restore hydration and lock in moisture. Say goodbye to those crunchy, dry and flaky lips. You won’t be able to see them for a while as long as you have these beautiful lipstick with balmy texture in your makeup bag. 

And according to global fashion sites, like Glamour, Refinery29 and even Vogue, Kailijumei lip products can almost be a dupe—also known as the cheaper version—to MAC’s colour changing lip balms. Ohh, that means that they’re really really good. Seriously, what brand can even come across a competition to MAC’s products? Unless FentyBeauty. What an accomplishment to this small Chinese beauty business?

The Shade Range

Now, onto the eye-catching feature of these Kailijumei products is literally their shade range. In case you forgot, let us remind you again, the shade of the lipstick will change according to your body’s temperature. How freak-ing-awe-some? According to its founder, they explained it like this: the colder the temperature, the pinker the colour would appear on your lip. So, I guess, since we’re living in Asia where hot weather stays all year long, we need good air-conditioning places to rock these lipsticks? Not sure how it will work but we are willing to try. But anyhow, if you go browsing through their website you will find over a hundred different lip shades from different collections that they have launched. The choices are endless. 

The Packaging

You might want to listen to this carefully, even though we casually mentioned how their gorgeous glossy see-through tubes remind us of Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, they have no affiliation with Disney, however. It’s just that their packaging mimics that iconic 90’s Disney movie. It’s like we have our own rose-glasses inspired by Belle. And yes, those are real flowers mixed inside those lipstik bullets. They used only the good-smelling fresh flowers with eye-catching colours—deep violet, blush pink striking yellow, soothing cerise, all planted at the center. How can you not have them? Even their scents will fill our house, lasting for months. 

It’s like they give you this vision of waking up in an Italian castle, filled with fresh flowers, while you wear a super long gown looking outside the window to the garden, waiting for your prince charming to come and save you. Seriously, their packaging is all about those fantasy meets reality type of princess movies. The lipstick tubes are very lightweight though, it’s easy to carry everywhere, they come in tiny sizes too, so you can just put them in your pocket and whenever your lip feels a bit dry, take them out and slap a little of that balmy texture. Super handy, right? 

Where To Buy

In order to get these beauties, you can shop them straight away from their website at Kailijumei.com. Or you can pay a visit to Amazon, iPrice, aliExpress, Lazada or even Shopee. You can own them at a low cost of $4. According to where you live. Oh, and they’re always old out every month so you might want to hurry up and purchase them. If not, you can still pre-order from their site. We’re living in the 21 first century, everything is just at the tip of our fingers, you’ll receive your very own Belle-inspired lipstick before you could even know it. 

The Final Verdict

Before we wrap this up, though we live in Asian country, I think it is safe to say that these lipsticks would look aesthetically pleasing to wear in a four season country. To quote the iconic Miranda Priestley from The Devil Wears Prada, ‘’Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking..’’ Anyhow, if you’re really a beauty cult-follower and cannot miss any single opportunity to own all of these viral, internet sensation beauty products, go ahead. They look pretty, smell pretty and will make us feel pretty upon using them. It’s a good investment. Those flowery extract tubes would look good on your Instagram feed. They’re literally worth buying. Even if you’re not going to use them (I mean they’re so pretty to use, right?) placing them in your makeup stash would totally look exceptional! 

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