Can anyone compare Gleaming and Excite?

[kchalbi]

Is one more opaque or sheer than the other? Any other differences, besides the flavor of the ALG?

[Die Marchen]

Hi, just saw your post, hope not too late.
Excite is opaque, my lips look like they were dipped in gold, while gleaming was a gloss, adding just some goldiness to me and it was not too warm. Also G was great for layering while E can be topped. I owned Gleaming and when I finished the tube decided to try E because of the alg formula. I do not use it. Too opaque. I cannot swatch them side by side, sorry. Hope it helps.

[kchalbi]

Not too late-thanks so much, that's very helpful!! I was hoping for a gold a little more sheer than Gleaming. Sounds like Excite is not for me!

[Die Marchen]

Excite is opaque, so good luck with your search!

[egerandi]

Not too late-thanks so much, that's very helpful!! I was hoping for a gold a little more sheer than Gleaming. Sounds like Excite is not for me!

Not completely gold gold, but I use Fanfare when I try to match gold jewelry I wear and I need a simple lip. Gold Blush is also nice, it has slight (warm) pinkish undertones that almost perfectly match my lips, so all you really see is the gold-ish shimmer.

[Die Marchen]

Just thought of Swank. Did you try it? Could it be what you need?

[kchalbi]

I think I have Fanfare somewhere, I'll have to dig that one out again! And I've been eyeing Gold Blush for a while too! I haven't tried Swank yet... the black kind of scares me. It looks a little grayish in the pictures I've seen. But I do like Black Dahlia, so maybe Swank is worth a shot. Thanks for the suggestions!

[Die Marchen]

Going to try Swank myself, I was also scared of black, but since teal Glacier is my loved lippie, Unordinary colors might not be that frightful