One of my favourite smells is fresh ground Kicking Horse Coffee. I know that I’m well dependent and addicted to my caffeine fix, I can’t start my day without it. When the Bite Beauty French Press Lipgloss was announced I got so excited, I loved the look of the Salted Caramel and Dirty Chai Glosses and the idea of a gloss that smelled like Coffee was divine.
This is my first time trying a Bite Beauty lip product that wasn’t intended as a lip care product, I do have a full review up of the Bite Beauty Agave Kisses Set which contains the Agave Lip balm, lip mask and lip scrub.
Bite Beauty French Press Lipgloss Review
Bite Beauty French Press Lipgloss retails at $26CAD for 0.16 oz of product. This works out to $173CAD/oz which is pretty darn expensive! For reference the ABH Lip glosses work out to $131/oz, the Becca Glow Lip Gloss is $150/oz, and the Nars Velvet Lip Glides work out to $170CAD/oz. It’s definitely on the higher end of the price spectrum. The French Press glosses contain resveratrol which is supposed to have antioxidant benefits.
Shade Range + Packaging
Bite Beauty French Press Lipgloss is available in six different shades: Flat White, Vanilla Latte, Salted Caramel, Dirty Chai, French Press & Black Coffee. I have the shade Dirty Chai which looked a little bit darker online than it really is in person. I still like the shade even though it’s a tad more rosy than I expected.
I’m a fan of the packaging. The gloss has a clear container with a double walled chamber to hold the gloss. The black lid has that plush synthetic feel that I’ve only ever experienced with Bite Beauty products, It’s super Luxurious!
It really looks more pink on me than I expected…
Smell
First things first, we have to talk about the smell of these Bite Beauty lipglosses. I was expecting a lovely fresh brewed coffee smell and frankly I was let down. Sephora describes the taste of the gloss as “an addictive, sweet mocha flavour” which is wrong, so wrong! The smell to me is that of day old French press. It resembles coffee but it’s not that cozy fresh coffee smell I was hoping for. It definitely doesn’t taste like sweet mocha to me, I try to avoid getting it in my mouth.
Formula
This gloss is formulated without Parabens, Pthalates and Sulfates which is something that I appreciate in my products. I’ve been looking for Paraben & Pthalate free products a lot more lately.
In terms of opacity this Bite Beauty French Press lipgloss isn’t sheer but it’s not completely opaque like Kylie Cosmetics glosses. I love that the colour actually comes through with this gloss. I’ve been wearing it a lot since I got it to complete my makeup looks, I can go about one and a half to two hours before reapplying (and I’m constantly eating & drinking).
I was worried that this French Press Gloss would be a little bit sticky but it was quite comfortable once I applied it and didn’t make my lips stick together. When it started to wear off though I didn’t feel like the gloss had actually hydrated my lips. It had kind of created a film around my lips that didn’t allow any moisture from the gloss to absorb. This gloss is supposed to contain hydrating coffee butters and Arabica cold press coffee oil, but I didn’t feel they made my lips any more moisturized.
Did you pick up the Bite Beauty French Press Lipgloss?
I do enjoy this gloss and I’m not going to return it but I do wish it was a little bit more hydrating and smelled more like fresh coffee instead of old coffee. I give this product a 3.5/5. It’s not a bad gloss but for how expensive it is per oz I expected more y’know?
If you didn’t like the scent I don’t think I would either lol. And sucks it wasn’t as hydrating but at least it wasn’t completely terrible.
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I’ve heard that the ABH glosses are amazing, you might like those more! I’ll still keep using this gloss but I can’t really recommend it =/
Ooh yes I’ve been dying to get my hands on those ABH glosses for such a long time lol.
😂 I would want something to smell like new coffee as opposed to old coffee too! I still think it’s crazy that a shade called Dirty Chai is so pink. Weird.
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It’s so strange, I thought it would at least be a deeper pink :S
Yeah exactly! They should hire us to name their new shades so they make sense! 😂
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That would be Amazing!
I looove Bite Beauty lipglosses, but this just sounds unappealing to me. I hate coffee, so the scent would really bother me. The shades don’t really stand out to me either, but their formula is awesome!
Author
WHAT!? You hate coffee??
I can’t even imagine starting my day without it haha But yeah if you don’t like coffee you won’t like the scent at all!
I know I’m crazy, everyone tells me! 😂 I’ve just never really drank it and I’m more of a tea person!
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I need to cut back on my coffee 😄 I’m trying to limit myself to one cup a day now and drink tea instead.
I totally agree with all your thoughts! I haven’t worn this gloss in a while, because it isn’t my favourite. But it is really pretty! I’m going to make more of an effort to wear it this Fall 🙂
I forgot to mention that I love the picture with your kitty in it!!
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Ion loves to get in the way when I take pictures. Sometimes I just have to roll with it lol
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Oh I didn’t realize you had commented on this already, ignore my reply in my other post where I summarized my thoughts haha!
Haha no it’s fine. I’ve been busy 😅
Haha!! Day old french press, pass 🙂 Too bad though because it would be brilliant to have a lip product that smelled like a really good cup of coffee. I love this shade on you though!!
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Right? It’s not so bad that I’ll return it but I’m a bit disappointed lol
Thanks Stella!
that’s a great shade on you & it’s always nice when lip gloss isn’t sticky!! too bad it didn’t smell more like fresh coffee… ☕️
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Sticky lipgloss is the worst! I like to wear lipgloss because it’s more comfortable than a matte lipstick and stickiness negates that entirely.
It’s too bad about the scent!
omg I was hoping the scent was good, too and it doesn’t smell like good coffee 😛 Very nice review though xx I wanted to purchase it as a gift for my best friend [she loves coffee] but now I don’t know!
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Could you maybe go to a store and smell it for yourself? She might still like it, I’m iffy on the smell but because scent is so individual it could just be me 🤔