I recently saw this video on youtube from ‘Finds Compilations’ where they showcased different things from amazon and saw this lip gloss from a kaja brand, wonder if anyone saw it and if it’s worth it? The video was called something like Amazon’s Best Find Compilations # 2.
I’ve seen and heard of Kaja products before. They’re carried in Sephora and they also advertise a lot on Instagram. The products I’m the most familiar with (purely from ad nauseam advertising) is their little bronzer/blush/highlight trios and their stamp on blush (it’s a super cute heart stamp which you then blend out).
Anywho, the brand itself is legit, and is decently highly rated on Sephora’s website, but I would be *very* hesitant to order their products off of Amazon or any other website except their own and Sephora’s. Their products are touted as a Sephora exclusive, and the black market for makeup is alive and well.
If you’re getting fake or knockoff makeup products there is *zero* regulation about what they could put in there and you can look up the tests done on some of these black market products yourself. The results are, frankly, terrifying. I would be especially skeptical if they’re listed for significantly cheaper than the prices on their website or at Sephora.
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It depends.
A lipgloss mostly looks like a lipgloss (excepting some sparkly or unusually pigmented ones). If you love the smell/taste and formula, it might totally be worth it. If you are only interested in the color, then honestly a drugstore one is fine. Kaja seems nice, but there’s nothing magical about it unless they have a unique shade.
I’ve found that some of the nicer lipglosses wear longer than drugstore ones — but this is not universal.