On my lips: Dior Addict Lip Maximizer

I wasn't planning to buy the Dior Addict Lip Maximizer when I took a trip to the beauty department at one of my local department stores. Instead I was planning on buying the Dior Addict Lip Glow. When I got home I discovered that the Sales Assistant at the counter had picked up the wrong item for me. Well that was a little bit of a surprise but when I took a look at the Lip Maximizer I thought it looked like a cool product so I decided to keep it.


The Dior Addict Lip Maximizer in 001 Pink looks like a lip gloss but this is called a collagen active gloss. I don't know what the Collagen Active part is supposed to mean but this is a lip plumping gloss.

The color of the Dior Addict Lip Maximizer is called 001 Pink and it looks like a milky pink in the lip gloss tube but it looks almost transparent on the lips. When I use it I can definitely see a plumping effect on my lips and they look fuller and more defined. It also feels moisturizing on my lips and they feel smoother.

Before

After

When I used the Lip Maximizer for the first time I could definitely feel it. I felt a mild burning sensation on my lips, the kind of sensation that you can get when you eat very spicy food. It wasn't hurting me but I didn't actually love the feeling. This settled a little bit after a while and it became more of a tingling feeling and this lasted for over an hour. Be careful with this if you have dry patches on your lips since this will make the Lip Maximizer sting more on these areas and this is also the case if you have irritated lips.

You can use this as a treatment and you are supposed to see a more defined lip contour and plumped lips after 15 days. I used this on and off for more that 15 days and I can see a little bit of a difference on my upper lip. It looks a little bit more defined but it isn't very noticeable and I therefore didn't take a before and after picture. It makes my lips feel smoother in texture but if I stop using it this quickly disappear and I am back to my dry lips again.

Overall grade: I do recommend this product because it is a lip plumper with a moisturizing effect. It gives results but since it is Christian Dior it is pricey.