Flower Beauty Plump Up Gloss Stick ($11.99) is a new shiny glossy balm that plumps lips with hyaluronic acid with moisture packed blend of castor oil and vitamin E to hydrate. Everyone is pretty hyped about the new Tower28 JuiceBalm Vegan Tinted Lip Balm but what you really need to get your hands on are these Flower Beauty Plump Up Gloss Sticks!
I’m in love.

Flower Beauty Plump Up Gloss Stick has the look and feel of Tarte’s Maracuja Juicy Lip Plumping Gloss with the slick clickable pen applicator however, the size and price are considerably different as well as the formula. These weigh in at 0.05 oz for nearly $12 each (for reference Tarte’s are $24 at 0.095 oz). I’m a little disappointed at how little you get but since the formula is amazing I’m willing to overlook that. As a fan of Tarte’s formula, I was eager to compare the two and can honestly say that I actually like Flower Beauty’s version more.
Flower Beauty Plump Up Gloss Stick Swatches (Shade: Toasty)
They call this a gloss balm hybrid but I’d probably just call it a shiny lipstick. The formula is light, slick, and glides onto lips like melted butter. I detected no flavor of any kind nor any scent. It does say it has a sweet vanilla flavor but I didn’t taste anything at all. I expected some sort of strong peppermint or cinnamon flavor as that seems the norm with plumping formulas. That being said, I didn’t experience any plumping, fullness, or volume a...